On September 12, 2023, The 2023 Circular Economy and Carbon Neutrality and Green Supply Chain Forum jointly sponsored by Lvse Jiangnan Public Environment Concerned Centre, Green Procurement Committee of Green Supply Chain Alliance of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Public Environmental Research Center, Shanghai Greenman Environmental Technology Co., LTD., Shanghai Anyou Environmental Technology Co., LTD., Suzhou Ottetin Environmental Technology Co., Ltd. was successfully held in Suzhou. There were important guests from all levels of ecological environment departments, industry experts, suppliers and other representatives attended the forum.
Mr. Jia Feng, former director of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment Education Center and adjunct professor of Peking University, shared "Climate Change You and I Walk together". Professor Jia first reviewed the changes in carbon dioxide concentrations since the Industrial Revolution and the latest advances in climate science; Then I will talk about the origin of the concept of circular economy and its role in breaking energy and environmental constraints. Based on the historical emissions of greenhouse gases by different countries, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change established the principle of "common but differentiated responsibilities", which has become the norm for the international community to cope with climate change.
As a major and responsible developing country, China is transforming from a participant in global environmental governance to a leader, becoming the world's largest investor in energy transformation, and redrawing the world's energy map. Finally, Professor Jia pointed out that the consumption of carbon reduction and pollution reduction can not be ignored. He believes that the formation of a green and low-carbon lifestyle will not only affect the production of measured energy and other commodities, helping to peak earlier, but also explore the creation of a healthy and simple life. Jia Feng stressed that the practice of green and low-carbon lifestyle in many areas of clothing, food, housing and transportation is not only the need to cope with climate change, but also the development of the excellent traditional Chinese culture and tradition of diligence and frugality.
Mao Tao, Director of the International Cooperation Department of the International Economic Cooperation Center of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, shared the new challenges faced by Chinese enterprises in building green supply chains. At present, policies are increasingly favorable for enterprises to build green supply chains, and green supply chain management pilot demonstration enterprises are taking the lead. Director Mao Tao pointed out that China's green supply chain practice has the characteristics of institutional guidance, pilot drive, and third-party assistance.
The world is facing the pressure of joint carbon reduction, and China is actively responding to climate change. At present, China mainly adopts administrative control, market control and social control measures to promote energy conservation and carbon reduction, and Chinese enterprises are also constantly exploring zero-carbon supply chains. At the same time, Chinese enterprises to build a green supply chain are facing new challenges such as intensified global low-carbon competition, increased low-carbon access threshold, and increased pressure on enterprises to reduce carbon.
Director Ma Jun, founder of the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE), shared his views on "Promoting zero-carbon supply chain Construction in multiple ways" at the meeting. He mentioned that at present, the global extreme weather is frequent, the climate situation is grim, and all walks of life are more looking to the business community to assume the main responsibility of emission reduction. Director Ma introduced that nearly a thousand well-known brands and investors around the world have made carbon neutral commitments, but the crucial decarbonization of supply chains has yet to be implemented. To this end, IPE and its partners have launched the Towards a Zero-Carbon Supply Chain Initiative, which calls on leading companies to take a leading role in strengthening governance, accounting disclosure, scientific target setting, and advancing climate action and performance evaluation. At the same time, we advocate all sectors of society to create a good external environment to support the construction of a zero-carbon supply chain.
Director Ma analyzed the favorable conditions for the construction of zero-carbon supply chain, including China's firm promotion of the two-carbon strategy, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and other ministries attach importance to green supply chain work, the construction of climate digital infrastructure has made progress, many Chinese and foreign brands carry out green procurement with the help of environmental big data, and environmental protection organizations actively participate in supervision. And develop solutions such as digital carbon accounting, scientific goal setting and product life cycle greenhouse gas emission coefficient library. Director Ma believes that these measures will help promote multi-party efforts to promote the construction of zero-carbon supply chains for enterprises and strengthen the climate resilience of supply chains in China.
The whole country is a chess game, and the city is in action; Cities are the key responsible subjects for implementing the dual-carbon "1+N" policy, and they are also the main subjects for jointly promoting carbon reduction, pollution reduction, green expansion and growth. Dr. Yang Pingjian, Director of the Department of Environmental Sociology of the Chinese Academy of Environmental Sciences, shared the "Evaluation of the Double Carbon Index of Chinese Cities".
The purpose of the evaluation of urban dual carbon index is to identify the advantages, key points, difficulties and potential of "dual carbon" governance by scientifically evaluating the situation of "dual carbon" in cities. Combined with the comparative analysis of the data of 2021-2022, the city has made important progress in the implementation of dual carbon, but also faces no small challenges. Dr. Yang gave specific policy recommendations for cities and authorities.
Mr. Fang Yingjun, founder and director of Lvse Jiangnan (PECC), shared the theme of "Green supply chain should promote more upstream and greener". Director Fang mentioned that the brand should promote the green development of all links in the value chain of the entire industry, achieve positive interaction with nature and various social groups, achieve the unity of short-term interests and long-term development, and realize the sustainable green development of the entire industry.
In terms of promoting green supply chain, since 2013, Lvse Jiangnan and IPE have jointly released a number of research reports on environmental and social responsibility of green supply chain. In view of the environmental pollution problems of enterprises found in the research process, Green Jiangnan has submitted environmental research reports to local ecological environment departments, and has carried out friendly and close communication and cooperation with local ecological environment departments, fully relying on ecological environment departments. Jointly promote the environmental problems of pollution sources to be effectively managed and improved, and have been recognized by ecological environment departments around the country, and won the honor of "Friend of forthrightly and mirror of the government" from the ecological environment department.
Building the capability of suppliers is the key to success. Jason Ho, Director of Supply chain Procurement at Dell, shares a discussion about net zero emissions in the Dell supply chain.
Dell has integrated sustainability into its business strategy and adopted a target-driven approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, while driving supply chain partners to actively participate in emission reduction programs to expand its presence in the industry.
Mr. Gui Shiqiao, general manager of Shanghai Anyou Environmental Technology Co., LTD., and Mr. Zhu Binbin, chief energy expert of Anyou Environmental, mainly shared with us the practical experience of zero waste landfill and the practical experience of energy efficiency improvement projects.
Based on the certification goal of zero landfill project, enterprises can improve the waste conversion and utilization mode as an opportunity to promote the internal waste related activities and technology improvement, so that enterprises in the same industry units to achieve a higher level of production technology. In terms of energy efficiency, enterprises can achieve cost reduction and efficiency increase while reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions by implementing energy efficiency improvement projects.
Ma Yingying, director of the Climate and Energy Programme at IPE, shared "Scientific Carbon Targets".
Science-based targets provide a clear path for companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Ms. Ma Yingying explains how companies can set targets scientifically with a case study. At the same time, IPE has launched a new "Corporate Carbon Reduction Target Setting Tool", which aims to support companies in simulating their science-based targets and assist companies and relevant third parties in assessing their targets.
Science and technology achieve the environment, ingenuity cast harmony. Xu Shuying, EHS consulting manager of Shanghai Greenman Environmental Technology Co., Ltd. shared from waste free city to green and low carbon from cause finding, road finding and practice.
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "A good ecological environment is the fairest public good and the most inclusive people's livelihood. "In 2023, the state and local governments have introduced a number of environmental protection related policies, from no waste to green and low-carbon is an important topic in the new era, each step of practice has its meaning, inspired in the pathfinding, divergent thinking in the pathboarding."
Green technology helps green supply chain. Chen Jiajun, manager of Suzhou Otestin Environmental Technology Co., Ltd. introduced the company's business scope, honors, etc., focused on sharing the application of environmental protection technology in green production and analyzed with specific practical cases.
He mentioned that enterprises in the production process will produce hazardous waste, waste water, waste gas and other hazards, for these pollutants and hazards, need to use environmental protection technology to solve, and reduce the operating costs of enterprises.
Sustainability is a business imperative. Raoul Yang, Senior Manager, Regulatory Certification and Environmental Affairs, Dell Asia Pacific, gave a presentation on the Carbon footprint of Dell Products. He emphasized the need for sustainable development, highlighting product carbon footprint (PCF) and full life cycle impact assessment (LCA).
By 2050, Dell will achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Scope 1, 2 and 3. By 2030, Dell will reuse or recycle an equivalent product for every product purchased, and 100 percent of the company's packaging and more than half of its product components will be made from recycled or renewable materials.
Frank Gong, Director of Environmental Safety and Health, Dell Asia Pacific, gave a "Dell Green Factory Practice Share".
He said that Dell has always adhered to the concept of sustainable development from the five aspects of recycling, design, use, manufacturing and logistics, and introduced to us the process and experience of Dell's green development actions from the four aspects of focusing on energy management, using clean energy, building smart factories, and fully participating in green energy conservation to actively promoting green factory projects.
Solving challenges for a sustainable future for humanity. Qin Chao, Regional Director of Vision Energy, shared the practice of carbon neutrality in the supply chain. More and more enterprises have realized that carbon management is a challenge and opportunity for enterprises to meet.
Director Qin shared the friendly cooperation cases with other enterprises, and introduced that Vision Technology Group is committed to promoting global green low-carbon transformation with digital zero-carbon technology, and its products and technologies cover green energy fields such as "source grid charge hydrogen storage", providing enterprises with zero-carbon comprehensive solutions and helping enterprises achieve organizational carbon management.
The report of the Party's 20th National Congress pointed out that "promoting green and low-carbon economic and social development is the key link to achieve high-quality development" and "promoting high-end, intelligent and green development of manufacturing industry". Actively participating in supporting the goal of carbon neutrality and striving to build a high-quality green supply chain is an important way to promote the green development of China's economy and society.
