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On July 15, 2020, the China Business Council for Sustainable Development (CBCSD) held an online press conference of the "Top Ten Trends for the Sustainable Development of Chinese Enterprises in 2020" with the theme of "Enterprise Sustainable Development under the Epidemic Examination". Senior leaders, experts and representatives from CBCSD directors, member companies and governments, industry and commerce, academia, and social organizations attended the meeting. The number of live broadcasts on major platforms reached 570,000.

The meeting was presided over by Zhu Hongren, executive vice president and chairman of the China Enterprise Confederation (CEC) and delivered a speech. Wang Jiming, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and chairman of CBCSD, released the report "Ten Trends for the Sustainable Development of Chinese Enterprises in 2020", state-owned assets of the State Council Ren Hongbin, member of the Party Committee and Deputy Director of the Supervision and Management Committee, Xu Heyi, Chairman of BAIC Group, Zheng Daqing, BASF Global Senior Vice President, Yang Shixu, President of bp China and Senior Vice President of bp Group Regional Affairs and Urban Low-Carbon Solutions, attended the meeting and delivered speeches. Suggestions and suggestions on the sustainable development of current enterprises, and shared practical results.

Ten trends of sustainable development

The global spread of the new crown epidemic has brought unprecedented shocks and challenges to the economic and social activities of countries around the world. Before releasing the ten major trends, Wang Jiming, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Chairman of CBCSD, listed a series of figures-affected by the epidemic, my country’s GDP in the first quarter fell by 6.8% year-on-year, and for the first time there was a negative growth. The economic operation pressure has increased, which is uncertain. Increasing sex, global supply chain risks have risen sharply. Taking the manufacturing PMI index as an example, it was 50.0 in January, 35.7 in February, and rebounded to 50.9 from March to June, showing a big V shape.

Wang Jiming, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and chairman of CBCSD, believes that the epidemic once again reminds humans that they must deeply reflect and strengthen their understanding of sustainable development. Humans and nature are living communities, and any social and production activities must follow the laws of nature. In the face of the uncertain superimposed effects of the epidemic, companies need to focus on long-term economic and social benefits, positively understand the period of transformation and development opportunities, adjust development strategies according to the situation, deepen reforms with unprecedented intensity, enhance corporate vitality, and comprehensively improve corporate quality with the market as the center , Continuously improve sustainability.

CBCSD summed up the six key words of "survival, safety, controllable, cooperation, responsibility, and breakthrough" from the corporate perspective, and completed the "Top Ten Trends for the Sustainable Development of Chinese Enterprises in 2020" to continue to provide energy for the sustainable development of enterprises.

Trend 1: The restructuring of the global industrial chain is accelerating, and the security risks of enterprise supply chain management are prominent;

Trend two, black swan incidents occur frequently, and corporate risk management and control face major challenges;

Trend three, the supervision of stakeholders is strengthened, and the integrity of enterprises has attracted much attention;

Trend four, digital technology improves business efficiency, and smart enterprises help scientific management;

Trend 5, sustainable consumption is on the agenda, and environmentally friendly products will become the focus of enterprise research and development;

Trend 6: The trend of intensifying global warming disasters has not changed, and the pressure on enterprises' green production has doubled;

Trend seven, circular and low-carbon economic models are more resilient, and companies should actively transform to circular economy;

Trend 8: The integrity of the ecosystem has declined, and biodiversity conservation is facing challenges;

Trend 9: Pollution prevention and control effects appear, and pollution prevention and control supervision is becoming stricter;

Trend 10: Food security issues become prominent, and scientific and sophisticated management accelerates the construction of the industrial chain.

Academician Wang Jiming once again reminded that the sustainable development of enterprises in the post-epidemic era is crucial to the high-quality development of the Chinese economy. In the post-epidemic era, Chinese companies must adhere to the principle of seeking truth from facts, and strive to deal with greater economic, social and ecological challenges, and seek new opportunities for sustainable development.

Ren Hongbin: "Corporate Responsibility and Responsibility under Normalized Epidemic Prevention and Control"

Mr. Ren Hongbin, Member of the Party Committee and Deputy Director of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, gave a keynote speech entitled "Corporate Responsibility and Responsibility under Normalized Epidemic Prevention and Control". He mentioned: "After the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, Chinese enterprises and all sectors of society will Concentric forces, mobilize forces, organize resources, fully demonstrate China's speed, Chinese power, and Chinese spirit. Make full use of the powerful explorations in technology innovation and applications such as big data, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, etc. in recent years. Actively respond to changes and accelerate The digital transformation process of Chinese enterprises. At the same time, all kinds of enterprises in China are accelerating the connection of supply chains, repairing the industrial chain together, and making concerted efforts to promote the bottoming of China's economy. In the post-epidemic era, central enterprises and enterprises of all types still need to develop together and strengthen their industries. Chain cooperation, to jointly solve the main difficulties faced in production and development, especially in the internal circulation, strive to form a more connotative agglomeration effect, jointly create a safe and stable industrial ecosystem, and promote the sustainable development of enterprises."

Xu Heyi: Reshape the value of new energy vehicles and lead the way to sustainable development

Xu Heyi, Chairman of BAIC Group, mentioned in a speech entitled "Reshaping the Value of New Energy Vehicles and Leading the Path of Sustainable Development" that new energy vehicles are brand-new value products promoted by the concept of global sustainable development. In the post-epidemic era, the advantages of new energy vehicles will become more prominent. BAIC Group will continue to reshape the functional value based on the people-oriented development concept, reshape the technological value on the basis of the intelligent network development framework, and rebuild on the basis of a good interactive development system. Plastic cost value. In particular, work hard on the core components of new energy, increase research and development, and enhance the technological content and practical value. Work hard on the consumption model, fully shift to a consumer-centric approach, promote the development of power exchange technology, and gradually explore the separation model of car and electricity. As the demand for low-carbon development in the whole society gradually increases, the price of the new energy support system will also become more reasonable, and the low-carbon consumption model will usher in the best opportunity period for market development in a new historical environment. With sustainable development as the direction, BAIC Group has opened a new journey for the development of new energy vehicles.

Zhu Hongren: Promote digital transformation and help sustainable operations under the new normal of epidemic prevention and control

Zhu Hongren, Executive Vice President of the China Enterprise Confederation, in his speech "Promoting Digital Transformation and Helping Sustainable Operations under the New Normal of Epidemic Prevention and Control" also called for companies to insist on sustainable development in the face of the complicated external development environment. Development as the direction of digital transformation, adhere to comprehensive reform as the driving force of digital transformation, adhere to practice exploration as the focus of digital transformation, adhere to personnel training as the guarantee of digital transformation, adhere to the entrepreneurial spirit as the guidance of digital transformation, and strive to achieve sustainable development goals . The new crown epidemic is not only a threat to the safety of human life, but also a test of the sustainable development of enterprises. If a company still regards profitability and expansion as a single goal, and takes excessive demand from the environment and society at any cost, it will definitely be severely punished by nature. Sustainable development emphasizes that while improving their own survival and development, human beings must respect nature, act in accordance with the laws of nature, and insist on being green and low-carbon. Chinese companies must learn from the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, and adhere to the entrepreneurial spirit as a guide for digital transformation. Companies use digitalization to upgrade the value chain, accelerate business transformation, and achieve sustainable development.

Zheng Daqing: Chemical innovation promotes sustainable social development

Zheng Daqing, senior vice president of BASF, gave a detailed introduction of BASF's sustainable practice results from three aspects: carbon management, circular economy and systematic promotion of sustainable solutions with the theme of "Chemical Innovation Promoting Social Sustainable Development". By means of carbon management projects, it has achieved a doubling of production while reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 50%. In particular, the development of a new catalyst system has greatly reduced carbon emissions during the synthesis of dimethyl ether. BASF insists that circular economy should run through the upstream and downstream of the value chain, and use product resources in the best way to create value for customers. BASF specifically puts forward the concept of smart recycling, that is, each element can be used as effectively as possible for a long time, obtain the maximum value from products by reducing waste, and recycle and regenerate products and materials at the end of their life, so as to realize the full life cycle of products. People's production and life are inseparable from chemistry, and innovation is the driving force for the development of the industry. By providing sustainable development solutions in different fields, BASF continues to improve the comprehensive value of the value chain.

Yang Shixu: Advancing the energy transition to achieve "net zero" emissions

Yang Shixu, President of bp China, mentioned in his speech "Promoting Energy Transition to Achieve "Net Zero" Emissions", bp was one of the first foreign-funded enterprises to participate in China's economic construction in the early 1970s, witnessing the gradual progress of China's energy and petrochemical industries The whole process of making great achievements. As an energy company, today is facing the dual challenge of the world needing more energy and less emissions. In February of this year, bp issued a sustainability declaration to restructure the global energy industry by improving the energy supply structure. In addition to reducing the carbon emission intensity of the original business, it must continue to increase its investment in non-oil and gas projects. bp especially emphasized the need to become a leader in information transparency and openness, carry out constructive cooperation, and formulate best practices and standards for reporting transparency; establish a new team to provide comprehensive solutions for the development of clean energy and mobility, and help countries, Decarbonization of cities and enterprises. To this end, bp is undergoing a fundamental reorganization to achieve growth in company performance and value through four major business segments: production, production operations, customers and products, natural gas and low-carbon energy innovation and engineering.

Finally, the guests gave feedback on the issues raised, and further discussed the ten major trends in the sustainable development of enterprises and the most pressing challenges facing enterprises, the promotion of digital transformation and the development of circular economy, which are of profound significance to the sustainable development of enterprises .

CBCSD was established in 2003. It upholds the concept of sustainable development, actively promotes the sustainable development of Chinese industrial and commercial enterprises, and calls on more companies to follow the laws of nature and effectively integrate the concept of sustainable development into development goals, strategies and business activities. At present, it is necessary to proactively balance immediate and long-term interests, actively improve innovation capabilities in an inwardly strong manner, and act together to meet the challenges of sustainable development. In the post-epidemic era, Chinese companies must use the principle of seeking truth from facts and strive to cope with the greater economy and society. And ecological test, looking for new opportunities for sustainable development.

The release of the "Ten Trends in the Sustainable Development of Chinese Enterprises in 2020" report provides references for the sustainable development of Chinese enterprises, especially in response to the continuous spread of the global new crown epidemic, and the accelerated restructuring of the global industrial chain. Management safety, the frequent black swan incidents caused corporate risk management and control challenges. Stakeholders strengthened supervision and urged companies to strengthen integrity building, digital technology enhances corporate operating efficiency and scientific management and other important risks, challenges and development opportunities faced by companies. Enhance the company's sustainable development capabilities.

News source: China Business Council for Sustainable Development