Jul 2009 - China is planning for an installed nuclear power capacity of 86 gigawatts by 2020, up nearly 10-fold from the 9 gW capacity it had by the end of last year

Jul 2009 - Xinjiang Region will receive a loan of US$100 million from the ADB for urban living improvements designed to spur sustainable growth and improve the environment

Jul 2009 - Real-time information about the quality of water available from the country's major rivers will now be available online

Jul 2009 - Employers to pay employees double if no labor contract

Jun 2009 - PepsiCo opens first plant to comply with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design standards

Jun 2009 - 12 officials jailed for mine accident that kills 277 in north China

Jun 2009 - Siemens Home Appliances gives ten washing machines to Sichuan's Guixi Junior Middle School

Jun 2009 - Ministry of Environmental Protection releases the English summary of its State of the Environment report

Jun 2009 - Hong Kong aims to introduce a minimum wage by early 2011 to protect low-income groups

Jun 2009 - Environment ministry orderes an ecological assessment for a proposed Yangtze River dam that conservationists fear could threaten hundreds of fish species

Jun 2009 - There is growing evidence that factories are ignoring or evading the new labour law, and that the government is reluctant to enforce it

Jun 2009 - China Mobile has laid out an aggressive energy blueprint in which it plans to cut electricity consumption per unit revenue by 40 percent before 2010

Jun 2009 - China is a key player in the global market for photovoltaic (PV) technology that uses energy from the sun to generate electricity

Jun 2009 - Telecommunications solution provider creates new position of chief staff health and safety officer

Jun 2009 - China Beijing Environment Exchange and BlueNext sign pact on carbon trade

Jun 2009 - $10 billion in private funding for projects could put China on track to become a leading market for solar equipment in the next three years

Jun 2009 - China's potential wind power resources alone are sufficient to meet its entire electricity demand

Jun 2009 - China's 15 year old Consumer Rights Protection Law will soon undergo a major amendment

Jun 2009 - China suspends environmental impact assessments on three hydropower and iron and steel projects

Jun 2009 - Tyco Electronics and Sinosteel Corporation recognized as Golden Bee Corporate Social Responsibility 'Leading Enterprise'

Jun 2009 - Aluminum Corporation of China Limited releases 2008 CSR report

Jun 2009 - China First Heavy Industries fined Y200 000 for illegal environmental activities

Jun 2009 - Ford launches its global driver education program in China, together with partners Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Co and Jiangling Motors

Jun 2009 - Baoshan Iron and Steel Group releases its first social responsibility report

Jun 2009 - US says it will not demand binding carbon cuts from China, instead she will be expected to commit to action on energy efficiency and renewables

Jun 2009 - Yingli Green Energy has signed an agreement to supply US power company Recurrent Energy with crystalline photovoltaic modules through to 2012

Jun 2009 - Siemens to construct 581-million-yuan wind power equipment plant in Shanghai

Jun 2009 - China to increase its investment to curb rural pollution

Jun 2009 - To meet its commitment to a greener economy, central government has urged all industries to adopt cleaner technologies and reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Jun 2009 - Construction of the second phase of the Sanmen nuclear power plant, China's first third-generation nuclear project, is expected to start at the end of 2011

Jun 2009 - China is likely to complete its mandated emission cuts of major pollutants ahead of schedule

Jun 2009 - Industrial Bank of China is named Asia's sustainable bank of the year at FT awards

Jun 2009 - The Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) announces proposals to assist in the inclusion of climate change-related information in annual reports

Jun 2009 - How is China doing one year after plastic bag ban?

Jun 2009 - China is planning to introduce more stringent appraisal standards for air quality

Jun 2009 - China says it will strictly monitor the government's economic stimulus package for projects that cause pollution

Jun 2009 - China should try to free itself of excessive dependence on the world energy market and set up a self-reliant energy structure

Jun 2009 - China calls for developed nations to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40% by 2020 from 1990 levels

Jun 2009 - China is drafting a long-term plan for climate change

Jun 2009 - China Merchants Bank releases 2008 CSR report

Jun 2009 - China's wind power installed capacity is expected to exceed 30,000 megawatts by the end of 2010, up from 12,000 mW last year

Jun 2009 - China's largest coal producer plans to establish the country's first coal and coke futures exchange

Jun 2009 - Great Wall Motor Company and Bulgaria's Litex Motors in joint venture producing environmentally friendly vehicles

Jun 2009 - China's new Food Safety Law comes into effect 1 June

Jun 2009 - China is emerging as fertile ground for green investment, with the government supporting the growth of a green economy

Jun 2009 - Chinese government says labour disputes doubled in 2008

Jun 2009 - The government has completed a draft of mandatory environmental measures for the increasing number of Chinese companies involved in overseas projects

May 2009 - Apple under fire in Taiwan as labour groups target a supplier of the US computer giant

May 2009 - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is in China this week leading a congressional delegation to discuss, among other things, climate change and environmental protections.

May 2009 - Chinese officials have drafted automotive fuel economy standards that are more stringent than those outlined by President Obama for the USA

May 2009 - The China Environment Forum at the Woodrow Wilson Center is seeking a Program Assistant.

May 2009 - Beijing has halted sales of Xi'an Jahoo's Shenkang Injection because of reports of serious side effects on patients.

May 2009 - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, promotes common ground with China in the fight to combat global warming

May 2009 - Chinese companies investing abroad will be asked to improve their environmental standards under guidelines drafted by the government,

May 2009 - An interactive seminar on CSR was held by Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business in Beijing on Wednesday, May 27, 2009.

May 2009 - Foreign firms complain that China's quest for a domestic clean energy industry is coming at their expense.

May 2009 - China boosts subsidies for car and appliance buyers to stimulate economy and to encourage energy efficiency

May 2009 - Chinese government promotes sustainable development to curb the country's growing rate of carbon emissions

May 2009 - World Bank lends $80m to N China's methane project

May 2009 - Climate negotiations must promote capacity building, not impose quotas

May 2009 - Officials sign up to new clean tech and environmental planning training course

May 2009 - SASAC says releasing CSR reports is part of an enterprise's social responsibility process

May 2009 - Disney is under fire after an under-age worker died in an industrial accident at a south China factory owned by one of its suppliers

May 2009 - BOC releases 2008 Corporate Social Responsibility Report

May 2009 - Baidu in talks with workers on strike over pay

May 2009 - China's environmental watchdog deals another blow to the country's heavy polluters

May 2009 - China National Offshore Oil Corp to invest 20 billion yuan in Zhuhai to build offshore engineering base and gas terminal

May 2009 - International nonprofits have a growing presence in China, but they still face an uphill battle to gain state approval and acceptance

May 2009 - Chongqing to carry out compulsory clean production assessment for 51 companies

May 2009 - Officials commission study into viability of introducing carbon tax as they step up efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions

May 2009 - 290 llsted companies released CSR reports in 2008

May 2009 - China's banking sector issues first social responsibility report

May 2009 - Beijing to raise water prices this year in attempt to conserve supplies

May 2009 - Government to provide financial subsidies for high-performance air conditioners and refrigerators

May 2009 - China emerges as leader in cheaper and cleaner coal technology

May 2009 - Chinese government says labour disputes doubled in 2008

May 2009 - China's NEA aims to revitalise new energy industry

May 2009 - China increases investment on energy conservation and environmental protection

May 2009 - China's largest waste-to-energy system heads for Shenzhen

May 2009 - Tianjin Harbor Stock Company releases its first CSR report

May 2009 - Walmart's optimisation plan highlights dirty tricks used by companies to lay-off employees

May 2009 - Government to release plan to support the country's renewable energy industry

May 2009 - Agricultural Bank of China releases 2008 corporate social responsibility report

May 2009 - CNOOC in 30b yuan coal-to-gas enterprise in Datong, Shanxi province.

May 2009 - Recyclable plastic bottles to be launched In China

May 2009 - Eight Chinese ministries work on environmental protection

May 2009 - China sets target for renewable energy consumption of 40 percent of the market by the year 2050

May 2009 - H&M released its annual CSR report last week

May 2009 - The Danish Embassy in Beijing and a number of Danish companies are to enter an agreement with Vanion, one of China's largest developers

May 2009 - Dongguan factory pays workers 200 yuan bonus to deceive audit inspectors

Apr 2009 - The number of labour disputes in China have soared as laid-off employees seek salaries owed to them by suddenly defunct companies

Apr 2009 - Cities set to jointly fight air pollution

Apr 2009 - A wave of low-carbon opportunities is sweeping the Chinese mainland, according to a recent report by the Climate Group.

Apr 2009 - China is trying to clean up its coal habit in an effort to reduce some of its environmental problems.

Apr 2009 - Global carbon asset developer Camco eyes up China as its major business driver this year

Apr 2009 - Wal-Mart's reshuffle plan in China is halted as unions step in

Apr 2009 - Sinopec Fujian involved in labour disputes

Apr 2009 - China will construct five nuclear power plants this year as part of an effort to dramatically expand its nuclear power capacity by 2020

Apr 2009 - China will boost the use of the hydroelectric resources along the Yangtze River in the coming decades despite increasing opposition

Apr 2009 - China has made remarkable progress in intellectual property rights protection says world official

Apr 2009 - Shanghai encourages the purchase of automobiles with low emissions

Apr 2009 - China starts construction of first third-generation pressurized water reactors

Apr 2009 - Shanghai district to pilot carbon credit trading plan

Apr 2009 - Work safety in China has improved in the first quarter this year as the number of work-related accidents and deaths both fell greatly from the same period last year

Apr 2009 - Hydropower plant approved by the United Nations to sell carbon credits

Apr 2009 - The State Council in early March released long-awaited rules governing the recycling and disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)

Apr 2009 - US could be ray of hope for troubled solar sector

Apr 2009 - New investment in clean energy fell 53 percent in the first quarter of this year compared with the same period last year

Apr 2009 - Beijing exposes five substandard food products

Apr 2009 - Asia's first offshore wind power generator installed in East China Sea

Apr 2009 - GRI launches new programme for transparency in supply chain

Apr 2009 - HP, Lenovo and Dell get an e-waste penalty point in Greenpeace guide

Apr 2009 - Bank of China to lend NW ethnic region 60 billion yuan for energy infrastructure

Apr 2009 - China to strengthen protection of IPR

Apr 2009 - Environmental resources exchange opens in central China

Apr 2009 - SAIC to initiate special campaign on plastic bags

Mar 2009 - China will continue to invest in large windfarms despite insufficient electricity demand amid economic downturn

Mar 2009 - 5.8% of migrant workers suffer wage arrears

Mar 2009 - The way forward for trade unions and workers in China: a new research report from CLB

Mar 2009 - New report focuses on failures of China's environmental regulation

Mar 2009 - Green energy projects increase

Mar 2009 - China passes 500 mark for U.N. clean energy projects

Mar 2009 - Top Chinese state think tank proposes global greenhouse gas trading plan to reflect the different historic emissions of rich and poor nations

Mar 2009 - Playing with labour rights: music player and game console manufacturing in China

Mar 2009 - E-waste industry proving difficult to monitor

Mar 2009 - Official warns of tougher environmental monitoring in 2009

Mar 2009 - Urumqi exposes 17 construction companies for wage arrears

Mar 2009 - China makes additional investment in pollution control in Songhua River Basin

Mar 2009 - Migrants' job situation in cities better than expected

Mar 2009 - How clean are Hong Kong's clothes? Oxfam HK releases Transparency Report II on 26 Hong Kong garment companies

Mar 2009 - Changzhou Mobile releases CSR report

Mar 2009 - Fortune China releases CSR Report 2009

Mar 2009 - AmCham Shanghai and the Shanghai Soong Ching Ling Foundation present scholarships to 60 medical students

Mar 2009 - Shanghai Bell issues its first corporate social responsibility report

Mar 2009 - China says 60,000 alternative-energy vehicles to hit roads by 2012

Mar 2009 - Low carbon economy helps tackle financial crisis, climate change

Mar 2009 - China should act now to reexamine the policies for millions of migrant workers who are unemployed due to the economic crisis, said a leading policy maker.

Mar 2009 - ZTE becomes a member of UN Global Compact

Mar 2009 - First plug-in petrol-­electric hybrid car now on sale

Mar 2009 - Datang Releases CSR Report 2008

Mar 2009 - Electronic products recycling supermarket opens in China

Mar 2009 - Countries that buy Chinese goods should be held responsible for the carbon dioxide emitted by the factories that make them in any global plan to reduce greenhouse gases says official

Mar 2009 - Official pledges no change to Labour Contract Law

Mar 2009 - ASTM has published its latest revision to F963, Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety. The 2008 version of the standard contains revised sections on ingestion of magnetic components, impaction hazards, acoustics, flammability amongst others

Mar 2009 - Renewable energy sector gets a big push

Mar 2009 - China made progress in reducing its energy use last year says government report

Mar 2009 - China will continue its drive toward energy conservation, emissions reduction and environmental protection as consumption falls

Mar 2009 - Supply chain report reveals need to improve supplier awareness of business threats from climate change

Mar 2009 - Risk management essential for China's food safety says report

Mar 2009 - McKinsey maps out China's options for going green

Mar 2009 - Clean Energy Trends 2009

Mar 2009 - Finland to buy CO2 emissions from Chinese biogas project

Mar 2009 - China adopts Food Safety Law

Mar 2009 - Denmark finds toys with excess lead levels in RoHS enforcement sweep

Mar 2009 - Illinois approved the Lead Content Labeling Act

Mar 2009 - Climate Risk Profiles Released for Top Companies

Mar 2009 - New research reveals increasing impact of climate change on investment decisions

Mar 2009 - Chinese Academy of Sciences releases 2009 China's Sustainable Development Strategy Report

Mar 2009 - Red card polluters face credit crunch

Feb 2009 - Illegal brickyard operator sentenced to just 18 months in prison after elderly worker dies

Feb 2009 - Lenovo to offer support services to redundant workers

Feb 2009 - Forced leave will cost Beijing enterprises $82 a month per employee

Feb 2009 - Unions initiate programme for migrant workers

Feb 2009 - Five key regions have been designated for environmental evaluation to promote both industrial development and environmental protection

Feb 2009 - China's environmental problems remain serious says minister

Feb 2009 - The current tough economic climate will be a key test of a brands commitment to sustainability

Feb 2009 - Helping small companies go green in order to remain afloat

Feb 2009 - Solar thermal power station to be built in Beijing

Feb 2009 - China plans for economic recovery by expanding energy output

Feb 2009 - 74 killed in coal mine explosion

Feb 2009 - Firms display greater responsibility as more publish CSR reports says survey

Feb 2009 - Survey says 27 pct of foreign firms cutting China jobs

Feb 2009 - Tech coalition launches sweatshop probe

Feb 2009 - High Tech Misery in China. The dehumanization of young workers producing our computer keyboards

Feb 2009 - Shenzhen to build 10 BOT waste water processing plants

Feb 2009 - DuPont named Most Responsible Company in China

Feb 2009 - Clean-burning hydrocarbon fuel to be used to power Shanghai's buses

Feb 2009 - Environmental protection will be given utmost importance while constructing the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge

Feb 2009 - Call for establishment of food safety checking centre in Guangdong

Feb 2009 - BMW China releases its 2008 CSR report

Feb 2009 - More than 2,400 factories close or suspend work amid economic downturn

Feb 2009 - Lantern Festival fireworks worsen Beijing's air quality

Feb 2009 - ZTC owes employees CNY 2.76m in back pay

Feb 2009 - Companies to give government 30 days notice of layoffs

Feb 2009 - Shanghai to build Asia's largest household garbage transfer system

Feb 2009 - Pew Center and Asia Society issue roadmap for accelerated US - China collaboration on climate change

Feb 2009 - China's First Ecological Compensation Trade Licensed

Feb 2009 - China urged to cut use of nitrogen fertilisers

Feb 2009 - Ecos joins China-U.S. Energy Efficiency Alliance

Feb 2009 - Alcoa forms strategic cooperation agreement with Henan Province on aluminum projects

Feb 2009 - Novozymes and Chinese partner COFCO enter a new partnership with the major Chinese oil and energy company Sinopec to develop bioethanol from agricultural waste.

Feb 2009 - Siemens to invest additional EUR150 million in China to expand production capacity for alternative energy

Feb 2009 - Shenlong Company praised for outstanding contribution in fulfilling their social responsibilities

Feb 2009 - Senior Chinese legislator wants more jobs for women

Feb 2009 - ACFTU plans for 2009 and union vigilance against hostile forces

Feb 2009 - China Mobile releases 2008 CSR Report

Feb 2009 - Green companies do better during downturn says new report from AT Kearney

Feb 2009 - Hunming Province to implement environmental pollution liability insurance

Feb 2009 - Global Procure Summit, Singapore

Feb 2009 - Union to participate in Intel China factory relocation

Feb 2009 - Jiangxi to build waste power generation plant

Feb 2009 - Shandong is taking a proactive role in integrating CSR into its appraisal of famous brands.

Feb 2009 - Leading Perspectives on CSR in China : CSR in the financial crisis, environmental protection and water management in supply chains.

Feb 2009 - Chinese Academy of Sciences launches an initiative to boost the development of solar energy technology

Feb 2009 - China to phase out incandescent lamps and promote green lighting to save energy

Feb 2009 - HSBC China CSR Report 2008

Feb 2009 - Inspectors told to pay particular attention to corruption involving food and drug safety

Feb 2009 - Government to subsidise clean-energy vehicles for public fleets in 13 cities to help the automobile industry develop green technology

Feb 2009 - CNNC Corporate Social Responsibility Report

Feb 2009 - Climate Group announces plans to develop 15 to 20 low carbon cities in China

Feb 2009 - Beijing's air quality will not diminish after the successful hosting of the Olympics

Feb 2009 - Global 100 most sustainable corporations in the world released at World Economic Forum

Feb 2009 - Sun is setting on China's solar industry as large manufacturers expect a drop in solar module prices in 2009

Feb 2009 - Beijing has no plans to impose vehicle emission fees in 2009

Feb 2009 - Economic stimulus should not be at the expense of the environment

Feb 2009 - ADB to support government initiatives to reduce sulphur dioxide gas emissions, increase energy savings and strengthen a fund that supports clean energy projects.

Feb 2009 - China's environmental watchdog said it would continue to keep a close watch for the return of energy-intensive and heavy-polluting firms.

Feb 2009 - China is to provide as much as 10 billion yuan in subsidies to big power companies, the latest effort on the part of the government to help the country's struggling industries.

Feb 2009 - The Ministry of Environmental Protection has granted approval to 153 projects around the country involving investments of around 470 billion yuan.

Feb 2009 - Sales tax on vehicles with engines of less than 1.6 liters will be halved and exchange of old vehicles for new ones with smaller engines subsidized to boost the auto industry.

Jan 2009 - HSBC China CSR Report 2008

Jan 2009 - New proposed WEEE and RoHS Directives set to alarm electrical and electronic equipment manufacturers