Dear Shanghai Community Members,

World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated on the 5th of June every year, and is the United Nation's principal vehicle for encouraging awareness and action for the protection of our environment. First held in 1974, it has been a flagship campaign for raising awareness on emerging environmental issues from marine pollution, human overpopulation, and global warming, to sustainable consumption and wildlife crime. 

Shanghai is making its step towards a more sustainable developing mode. With the new policy of mandatory garbage sorting starting from 1st July 2019, garbage collection and disposal, which helps control environmental pollution and reduce resource consumption, becomes an important topic for all parties. The CSR Forum promotes best practices already established by European companies and emphasises the importance of a strategic and innovative approach to CSR. The forum fosters CSR collaboration and co-innovation between the European Chamber, Chinese government agencies, professional organisations and local nongovernmental organisations. 

The third “Zero Waste campaign” session, in the afternoon of 5^th June, will provide a platform for you to exchange with speaker from the European Union Delegation to China, Head of Environment and Climate, First Counsellor, Ms. Vicky Pollard on ‘An Overview of EU Measures on Plastic and Marine Litter’, covering the European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy and the newly agreed EU Directive on Single Use Plastics.

Agenda:

14:30-15:00 Registration and Networking

15:00-15:45 Presentation by Ms. Vicky Pollard on “An Overview of EU Measures on Plastic and Marine Litter’

15:45-16:30 Q & A

16:30-16:40 Check-out

Speakers

Ms. Vicky Pollard

Head of Environment and Climate

Ms. Vicky Pollard

Head of Environment and Climate

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Vicky Pollard
Head of Environment and Climate, First Counsellor, EU Delegation to China
Vicky has been working environmental policy and economics since 1993 in a range of jobs, including as a consultant, as chief executive of the European Wind Energy Association and as economist in the UK government and Environment Agency. She joined the European Commission in 2004 and worked on the EU’s Lisbon Strategy for Growth and Jobs and the review of the EU Sustainable development strategy before joining the climate change team. She has worked on climate change for the Commission since 2006 covering international negotiations, relations with the US and other OECD countries and domestic policy. Before moving to Beijing, Vicky was deputy head of unit in the European Commission's Directorate General for Climate Action responsible for implementation of the EU emissions trading system. In August 2014, Vicky took up the post of First on Environment and Climate in the EU's delegation to China and Mongolia, based in Beijing, where she covers all aspects of the relationship with China on environmental and climate- in terms of bilateral policy dialogues and cooperation on implementation and issues related to international negotiations, including circular economy.

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