The Waste Management Department of Shanghai Municipal City Appearance Bureau announced that they had found new ways of classifying the city's waste. Read More >

China's State Environment Protection Administration has published the names of ten listed companies that have failed to pass the latest environmental review. Read More >

UPS driver Andy He Jinchang of Guangzhou, has earned the company's top global community service award from CEO Scott Davis, the first time a non-U.S. employee has ever been so honored. Jinchang was recognized for his personal outreach efforts to rural communities in Guangdong Province where he is helping school children, mentally-challenged children and the elderly.

Grand Metropark Hotel Nanjing has recently been recognized as a Gold Leaf Grade China Green Hotel. Read More >

Shanghai Municipal Health Department says that they have identified 18 medical institutions that have been involved in hiring illegal medical brokers and have revoked the business licenses from three of them. Read More >

Crowne Plaza Pudong Shanghai visited the Gao Hang Senior Elder's Home with dumplings and cakes for the Lantern Festival. Gaohang Senior Elder's Home signed an agreement with the hotel which is a promise from the hotel of taking social responsibility for the home. Director of Finance & Business Support Annie Chi, Chairman of the Labor Union Wang Kai Ming, and hotel employees brought greetings to the hotel.

Beijing Mobile has launched a green initiative by offering non-woven fabrics to supermarket customers to coordinate with Chinese government's order of banning plastic bags. Read More >

Beijing Energy-saving and Environment Protection Promotion Society has been formally unveiled in Beijing. Read More >

By Bill Valentino
The United Nations Global Compact emphasizes a link between corporate social responsibility and communications by declaring that "Effective two-way communications is essential to CSR success." CSR is not just a buzzword anymore. Communications are rapidly taking on a critical role in the evolution of CSR by informing and creating awareness of its role in connecting business and society. Read More >

China will build 400 wind towers of 70 meters and 100 meters high in regions where there is abundant wind energy to carry out a detailed survey and evaluation of the country's wind resources and potential. Read More >

China Mobile will soon release its Social Responsibility Report 2007. Read More >

Tencent Holding's charity foundation has signed a letter of intent with the Land Surveying Division of State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping and promised to donate RMB2 million in the initial phase to support South Pole scientific study projects. Read More >

The Jiangxi Tourism Bureau has announced that a total of thirty-five hotels have passed their star-grade renewal while eight lost their star-grade qualifications, four had the renewal deferred, and four were requested to rectify problems within a specified time. Read More >

Shaanxi Forestry Department has apologized to the public for releasing the information about the finding of the South China Tiger. Read More >

British Airways took fresh steps to intensify its work in limiting aviation's impact on climate change by unveiling a new carbon offset scheme. Customers offsetting their flight emissions will be supporting a new wind farm in China's Ningxia province, as well as run-of-the-river hydroelectric plants in China's Gansu province and Brazil's Santa Catarina region.