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China

Carbon labels to arrive in China

2nd Jul 2008

Carbon Trust to open office in Beijing as UK government steps up plans to address supply chain emissions.

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Get the best from your business relationships in China

1st Apr 2008

A recent Quality Digest article looks at the recent quality problems in China and how the U.S. media have become quick to blame the Chinese as “cost-cutting, get-rich-quick cheaters. Two parties make up a transaction, and we forget the responsibilities of the purchasers, the U.S. companies.

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CSR Reporting in China

17th Mar 2008

A website looks at the issues of Corporate Social Responsibility and how they are being delivered in China.

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Corporate Social Responsibility increasingly key issue for firms

17th Mar 2008 by razchaudary

How do Taiwanese companies support their CSR decision making?

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China’s food safety guarantee

5th Mar 2008

After a year of food scares, China tries to assure the world that food for Olympians will be safe. John Vause reports. See the video on CNN.

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Product recalls in the UK hit a new high

14th Jan 2008

Product recalls in the UK hit a new high as problems with goods from China increased, new research says.

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Spirits group calls for Chinese counterfeit crackdown

27th Nov 2007

A quarter of all spirits brands claiming to be of European origin now sold in China are counterfeit, according to an EU liquor association.

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China switch to energy efficient lighbulbs

12th Nov 2007

A recent article reports that China has agreed to phase out incandescent bulbs in favor energy-efficient ones.

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Fake food and drink on the rise

30th Oct 2007 by Alex Briggs

Counterfeiting costs the food and drinks industry an estimated $75 million, not to mention the damage to brand reputation and consumer confidence. With an increase between 2003 and 2005 of 250% in the volume of counterfeited food and drink items, there is a clear need for collaboration between industries and governments to fight the problem.

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Choice Editing and China

18th Oct 2007 by Alex Briggs

China has agreed to phase out incandescent lightbulbs, according to this article.
The switch could mitigate 500 million tonnes of carbon dioxide annually, equal to about half the climate-warming emissions of Germany.
The European Union is scheduled to “choice edit” out inefficient lightbulbs within a decade.
China currently produce 70% of the world’s lightbulbs.

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Climate Change

The Climate Change section is your one stop shop for news, blogs, podcasts, events, standards and other climate change resources.

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Supply Chain

The Supply Chain Assurance section covers news, blogs, podcasts, standards, events and resources on supply chain issues.

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Food

The Food section focuses on issues of food safety and the food supply chain, and provides news, blog posts, podcasts, resources, standards and events.

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CSR

The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) section focuses on current CSR issues which face all companies all over the world. This information is provided to you via six sections: news, blog posts, podcasts, resources, standards and events.

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Product Conformity

The Product Conformity section contains news, blogs, podcasts, events, standards and resources covering Product Conformity and other European Union related issues.

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Carbon Labelling

The Carbon Labelling section was launched in sync with the Check-out Carbon report, June 2008. The section contains information on news, blogs, podcasts, events, standards and other carbon labelling resources.

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