As of January 1, 2007, 203 companies from around the world, including ten from China, are officially removed the United Nations' Global Compact Office list of participants for failure to meet consecutive Communication on Progress deadlines.

Ericsson and the Stockholm School of Economics have agreed to create a program aiming to generate in-depth knowledge of Chinese business and economics and China's impact on global trade patterns.

Euro Tech Holdings has entered into a letter of intent to acquire a 20% equity interest in Zhejiang Tianlan Desulfurization and Dust-Removal Company, a company in flue gas desulphurization, flue gas de-nitration, dust removal and purification of industrial waste gases.

A project that aims to revitalize rural China by addressing problems surrounding property rights, governance and the provision of public services has been signed in Beijing between United Nations Development Programme and the Chinese government.

Computing giant Lenovo has announced a free computer recycling service in mainland China.

An award-winning campaign to promote energy-efficient CFC-free refrigerators, which dramatically increased the number of "green" refrigerators sold from 1,000 units in 1999 to 40 million in 2005, has come to a successful end after a five-year campaign period in China.

Chinese home appliance retailer Suning, Tsingdao Beer Group and Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group have all been listed among the top socially responsible businesses in China for 2006.