Decision makers in any industry will have "sustainability" on top of their priorities for 2021, and automotive, as always, is a front runner. Customers, esp. millennials and GenZ as upcoming most important target group, define sustainability as one important purchasing criterion. China is by far the biggest CO2 emitter worldwide and needs to take serious action to decarbonize as it nudges up its commitment to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and issued major guidance for future implementing.

• 2021-05-28 | 10:00 - 11:30
• Unit 2204, Shui On Plaza, 333 Huai Hai Zhong Road, Shanghai

We are delighted to invite you to our next Working Group Meeting on 18 March, co-organised by the European Chamber and String Capital, Investment and Finance Committee of China Energy Storage Alliance (CNEAS), ENetF. In this meeting, Mr. TAO Ye from the Energy Research Institute under NDRC, Mr. WAN Lin and Ms. LI Yue from String Capital will analyse the latest macro trends and policies on energy development, aiming at helping European companies in China compare and make informed choices among the multiple paths and measures toward their net-zero carbon goal. The meeting will take place offline at the European Chamber Beijing office on 18th March from 14:30-16:40. Online access will be offered to members not able to attend in person.

• 2021-03-18 | 14:30 - 16:40
• European Chamber Meeting Room C405 and Zoom online

The R&D WG is pleased to invite you to the first working group meeting in 2021 to kick start the year with an election of the WG chair and vice-chairs.

• 2021-03-04 | 14:00 - 16:00
• European Chamber Office Shanghai, 22nd Floor, Room 2204

The R&D and HR Working Group are pleased to invite you to a working group with the China Country Representative of the EURAXESS - Researchers in Motion, to have an exchange session about international talent mobility in the academic and corporate world.

• 2020-12-04 | 14:30 - 16:00
• European Chamber Office Shanghai, 22nd Floor, Room 2204

The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to our joint working group meeting on the latest updates on business compliance in data and personal information regulations by having an outlook on Personal Information Protection Law (Draft) in China and EU's Schrems II Judgement with Ms. Ying Jiang from LEGO and Dr. Ralf Sauer from DG JUST, the European Commission.

• 2020-11-05 - 2020-11-05 | 15:15 - 16:50
• European Chamber Beijing Office C405, Zoom

The R&D Working Group is pleased to invite you to a meetingwith the Head of the Science and Technology Section of EU Delegation to China, Dr Philippe Vialatte,which is taking place on Wednesday, 28th October, 13:30-14:30 (GMT+8), in the Delegation of the EU to China office in Beijing.

• 2020-10-28 | 13:30 - 14:30
• Delegation of the EU to China

The Finance & Taxation and Research & Development Working Groups are pleased to invite you to the meeting “R&D Tax Benefits: Challenges and Opportunities for Business”, which is taking place on Thursday, October 15th, 15:30-17:00 (China time), both online (via Zoom) and on-site at the European Chamber’s Shanghai and Beijing offices.

• 2020-10-15 | 15:30 - 17:00
• European Chamber Office Beijing

Innovation and R&D constitute the prime drivers of long-term competitiveness and sustainable development for companies across geographies; at this meeting, Jason Yu, Tax Director, and Blaze Wang, Tax Manager of KPMG China (bios attached) will start from addressing some of the common hurdles companies face in filing R&D incentive applications and then proceed to unravel the steps that enable China-based entities to fully enjoy R&D deductions.

• 2020-10-15 - 2020-10-15 | 15:30 - 17:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, European Chamber Beijing Office, Zoom

工信部国际经济技术合作中心的绿色制造和供应链专家分享 “ 什么是绿色绿色供应链管理， 为什么进行绿色供应链管理及如何进行绿色供应链管理”。同时，我们也将了解到绿色制造国际合作现状与展望。
2020年10月15日中心在武进召开第一届中欧绿建创新论坛，届时希望会员能为示范项目献计献策。

• 2020-09-18 | 15:00 - 16:30
• European Chamber Beijing Office, Office C405 & Zoom online

工信部国际经济技术合作中心的绿色制造和供应链专家分享 “ 什么是绿色绿色供应链管理， 为什么进行绿色供应链管理及如何进行绿色供应链管理”。同时，我们也将了解到绿色制造国际合作现状与展望。
2020年10月15日中心在武进召开第一届中欧绿建创新论坛，届时希望会员能为示范项目献计献策。

• 2020-09-18 | 15:00 - 16:30
• European Chamber Office Shanghai