China News Service, Beijing, November 16 (Reporter Chen Su) On the 16th, the 19th China Corporate Social Responsibility Forum hosted by China News Service "China News Weekly" was held in Beijing. With the theme of "Towards Resilience: Sustainable Responsibility", this forum invites guests from all walks of life in government, industry, academia and research to explore ways to fulfill responsibilities under the new situation.
The China Corporate Social Responsibility Forum was founded in 2005 and has been held for 19 consecutive sessions. The forum focuses on annual hot topics and is committed to exploring persistence and innovation in the field of social responsibility. In the face of profound and complex changes in the domestic and international economic environment, how companies can take root in society and build resilience has become the focus of this forum.
"This year, we chose 'To Resilience' to express the underlying logic of high-quality corporate development and fulfillment of social responsibilities." In the organizer's speech, Zhang Lei, deputy editor-in-chief of China News Service, recalled the promise of responsibility. He said that an event that has lasted 19 years can be said to be "a long-term success." The insistence on paying attention to the persistence and innovation of market players is also a manifestation of resilience. He pointed out that resilience is the determination to remain calm in any situation, the endurance to run for a long time, and the courage to turn crises into opportunities. It does not lie in an instant explosion, but in persisting all the way and walking towards the light.
"The concept of corporate social responsibility has been integrated with traditional Chinese business practices, shaping the business civilization of the new era." Ma Peihua, vice chairman of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and chairman of the China Concentric Warmth Engineering Foundation, said in his speech that to make corporate social responsibility a definite and sustainable concept, the key word "resilience" is inseparable. To this end, he suggested that enterprises should improve their internal strength and use technological innovation to inspire resilience; maintain determination and enhance resilience through green development; only by keeping the family and country in mind and doing good business can the foundation be everlasting.
Guo Jun, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, former deputy secretary-general and vice-chairman of the China Economic and Social Council, said that resilience should be the wisdom of enterprises in the process of survival and development and the ability to withstand risks and changes. He suggested that entrepreneurs should stick to the green hills and not relax, and should have the rationality based on reality, the tenacity to work hard, and the courage to take responsibility.
Shen Zhanli, spokesperson of the Ministry of Emergency Management and Director of the News and Publicity Department, shared a set of data. Compared with 2012, the total number of production safety accidents and deaths nationwide in 2022 will decrease by 92.2% and 70.9% respectively, and the number of major and major accidents and the number of deaths will decrease by 81.4% and 76.5% respectively. She said, "A company that has the courage to assume social responsibilities must be a company that consciously implements its main responsibility for safety production; a company that attaches great importance to safety production will also be able to better win the market and achieve sustainable development."
Yu Jun, spokesperson and director of the Press and Publicity Department of the State Administration for Market Regulation, said that China’s economy is highly resilient, has great potential, and is full of vitality. One of the important factors is enterprises, that is, business entities. They provide strong support for the high-quality development of our country's economy and are the most valuable, reliable, and predictable strategic resources that create our country's economic resilience. "Today we are 'committing to resilience' and more importantly, we are 'paying tribute to the billions of business entities' who have promoted the stability and long-term development of our country's economy."
According to Zhang Wenkui, deputy director of the Enterprise Research Institute of the Development Research Center of the State Council, the economic environment is the "general temperature" for enterprises. For enterprises, it is not enough to have confidence but not understand the "general temperature" of changes in economic growth. If an enterprise is in a macro-growth environment with certain vulnerabilities, it needs to enhance its resilience to achieve appropriate development, which is also a social responsibility. Resilient businesses are of particular importance in fragile environments. To enhance corporate resilience, we need to understand where the "temperature" lies, coordinate corporate development and corporate security, and at the same time strive to become world-class in enhancing resilience.
On that day, many representatives from the business community shared their respective cases of responsibility fulfillment. During the roundtable dialogue, business representatives had in-depth exchanges on how to explore sustainable ways of responsibility.
As an operating entity and a responsible entity, enterprises need to constantly explore new trends in the field of social responsibility. At the forum that day, China News Weekly released the report "To Resilience: China's Corporate Social Responsibility Major Trends in 2023", proposing ten major responsibility trends in 2023, providing reference for companies to plan social responsibility strategies from the perspectives of climate risks, green finance, credit disclosure standards, and ESG ratings.
This forum also released the 2023 liability cases. Among them, the local government responsibility innovation is Shenzhen Futian District; the annual responsible enterprises are: China Petrochemical Corporation, China Salt Industry Group Co., Ltd., China Communications Construction Group Co., Ltd., Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, China Construction Bank, Ping An Insurance (Group) Co., Ltd., Bank of China, JD.com, Alibaba, Bank of Communications, Taikang Insurance Group Co., Ltd., Douyin Group, Volkswagen Group (China), Ford Motor (China) Co., Ltd., OPPO, Mengniu Group, CITIC Bank, GAC Trumpchi, Poly Development Holdings , Roche Pharmaceuticals China, Anheuser-Busch Investment (China) Co., Ltd., Jaguar Land Rover China, GlaxoSmithKline (China) Investment Co., Ltd., Gilead Sciences, Carl Zeiss Optics (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd., Master Kong, Yangtze River Pharmaceutical Group, Sinar Mas Group APP (China), China UnionPay Co., Ltd., H3C Group, Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co., Ltd., China Feihe, Wenjian Medical & Cotton Times, Mona Lisa Group Co., Ltd., Tangshan Bank, Aikang Group; the person responsible for the year is Mainland Chinese actor and director Wang Baoqiang. (over)
