According to reports in the Daily Economic News, the Chinese non-profit organization China Labor Watch is releasing a report on Wal-Mart's Chinese suppliers, disclosing illegal behavior by these suppliers.

The effect of China's post-Olympic melamine scandal is still causing corporate ripples as China's leading dairy group Mengniu, a sponsor of the U.S.-based National Basketball Association, has published a report stating that according to the unaudited management accounts as of November 30, 2008 and other relevant documents, the group might see a CNY900 million loss [...]

Shandong-based Shengtai Pharmaceutical, a manufacturer and distributor of high-quality, pharmaceutical grade glucose products in China, has announced that it has completed factory improvements providing technological and environmental best practices in the company's cornstarch facility.

A new report by Business for Social Responsibility says that companies working directly with factory managers to equip suppliers with skills, knowledge and systems to take ownership of corporate social responsibility issues are more effective in addressing persistent issues such as labor standards violations, environmental degradation, and poor health and safety protection.

Jiangsu Lee & Man (Changshu) Paper Manufacturing Limited has reportedly been ordered to stop production by officials from the Ministry of Environmental Protection because of illegal discharges into the Changjiang River.

Zhong Shanshan, president of Nongfu Spring, told First Financial Daily that to support the earthquake relief of the disaster areas in Sichuan, Nongfu Spring will invest RMB300 million to build a mineral water factory in these areas.

Hong Kong's Environmental Protection Department, the Guangdong Economic and Trade Commission, and the Hong Kong Productivity Council have worked with local businesses to launch the Cleaner Production Partnership Programme.