The European Chamber is delighted to invite Mr Peng Jilai 彭纪来, General Manager and Managing Partner of SynTao Consulting Beijing Office, to join our next Forum meeting and give an interpretation of the Corporate Sustainability Disclosure Guidelines No. 1 – Climate (Trial) (Draft for Comments) recently released by the Ministry of Finance and the Exposure Draft of IFRS S2 Climate-related Disclosures. The 2025 CSR Forum Beijing Chair Election will take place during the second half of the meeting.
During his presentation, Mr Peng will identify the relevance and difference in the focuses of the two documents and discuss their potential impact on the information disclosure practices and daily operation of businesses. He will also share his insights on recommendations for member companies in navigating the information disclosure policy framework and relevant compliance requirements in both the EU and China.
If you would like to attend this meeting, please register on this page or contact Mr Zhisen Chen at intern006@europeanchamber.com.cn, indicating your attendance offline in Beijing or online, before May 19 COB. Please note that this is an industrial-only event and only open to participation of representatives from European Chamber member companies.
Agenda
9:30-9:35 Opening remarks by Mr Henry Xu, Chair of the CSR Forum Beijing
9:35-10:35 Interpretation of the MOF Climate Disclosure Guidelines Draft for Comments and IFRS S2 Climate-related Disclosure Exposure Draft by Mr Peng Jilai, General Manager and Managing Partner of SynTao Consulting Beijing Office
10:35-11:10 Q&A Session
11:10-11:30 2025 CSR Forum Beijing Chair Election and Candidate Speeches
2025 CSR Forum Chair Elections
In this meeting, the 2025 CSR Forum Beijing Chair Election will take place. The Corporate Social Responsibility Chair and Vice-Chairs play crucial roles in driving forum activities. The desired qualifications of a Chair and a Vice Chair are a representative with relevant expertise and government and industry contacts who has the time and willingness to support the Forum. The experience of participating in the Forum in the past year is essential. Before applying for the position of Chair or Vice Chair, we recommend that you obtain approval from your company. For more information, please find the attached “The Starter Kit for Chairs”.
Should you be interested in putting your name forward for the election or nominate any candidates, please firstly read the attached “The Starter Kit for Chairs” which outlines the roles and responsibilities of a Chairperson and then please send a short biography and a motivation letter, stating whether you intend to run for Chair or Vice Chair and your plans to promote the Working Group to Mr Ziyao Jing at zyjing@europeanchamber.com.cn no later than 2pm, 14th May 2025. We have one chair position and one vice chair position for the CSR Forum in Beijing.
In accordance with European Chamber internal guidelines, another email will be sent to the Forum prior to the election, with the biographies and motivation letters of all candidates attached. Voting for the election, one vote per company, must be conducted in person at the Forum meeting after each candidate has had the opportunity to give a short speech on why they would like to run in the election. The duration of the term for both Chairs and Vice Chairs is two years. All elected Chairpersons must sign the attached Starter Kit following the election. To familiarise yourself with the Code of Conduct and responsibilities as chairs, please refer to the attached Starter Kit.
We encourage as many of our members as possible to attend the meeting to have their say in the leadership and representation of the Forum in the year ahead.
