On May 28, 2018, under the guidance of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China, the Ministry of Commerce, and the China National Textile and Apparel Council, hosted by China Textile Information Center and the German International Cooperation Agency, organized by the Social Responsibility Office of China National Textile and Apparel Council, China Oriental The "Asian Sustainable Development and Regional Cooperation Shengze Summit and Asian Textile and Apparel Industry Sustainable Production Dialogue" co-organized by the silk market was held in Shengze, Jiangsu, the silk capital. Textile and garment industry organizations from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China, Ministry of Commerce, China National Textile and Apparel Council, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Pakistan, leaders from Shengze Town and China's Oriental Silk Market, and China Overseas More than 150 representatives of investment companies, brands and social organizations attended the summit.
 
Mr. Fan Jianlong, Member of the Standing Committee of Wujiang District Committee, Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Wujiang High-tech Zone, Secretary of the Shengze Town Party Committee, Secretary of the Party Working Committee of China Oriental Silk Market, Mr. Fan Bin, Deputy Director of the Policy and Regulation Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China, Mr. Mr. Wang Tianruo, First Commercial Secretary of the Department of International Economic and Trade Relations of the Ministry of Commerce of the Republic of China, Mr. Chen Dapeng, Vice President of China National Textile and Apparel Council, and Mr. Jile, Chief Representative of Germany International Cooperation Agency in China, delivered speeches for this Asian Cooperation Conference successively. The meeting was co-chaired by Ms. Yan Yan, Director of the Social Responsibility Office of China National Textile and Apparel Council, and Ms. Alexandra Behns, Director of the China Region of the German International Cooperation Agency SLSG Project.

Mr. Fan Jianlong, Member of the Standing Committee of the Wujiang District Committee, Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Wujiang High-tech Zone, Secretary of the Shengze Town Party Committee, and Secretary of the Party Working Committee of the China Oriental Silk Market, pointed out in his welcome speech that the continuous and in-depth advancement of the "Belt and Road" initiative, the Silk Road Economic Belt Countries along the route have established a good multilateral cooperation framework and formed an open, shared and collaborative development environment, and the textile and garment industry has also benefited greatly. In the future, Shengze Town and China Oriental Silk Market will firmly follow the direction of "One Belt, One Road", uphold the development concept of win-win cooperation and green sharing, and play a role in promoting the textile and garment industry in Asia into a healthy and sustainable development track. positive effects.

Mr. Fan Bin, deputy director of the Department of Policy and Regulations of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China, pointed out that corporate social responsibility and sustainable development in China have been further elevated from concept to concept to firm belief, and in practice has been further transformed from passive to action to Consciously take the initiative. As the promotion and guidance department of social responsibility work in the industrial industry, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will continue to improve the policy system, optimize the responsibility performance environment, strengthen the main responsibility of enterprises, encourage social participation in strengthening international exchanges and cooperation, and continue to further promote the construction of corporate social responsibility.

In his speech, Mr. Wang Tianruo, First Commercial Secretary of the Department of International Economic and Trade Relations of the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China, emphasized the importance of international dialogue and regional cooperation in the field of corporate social responsibility. To establish a regional information exchange network and platform, promote the formulation and promotion of regional social responsibility standards, and enhance the brand influence of regional manufacturing. He suggested that all parties continue to strengthen regional sustainable development and dialogue mechanisms, continuously strengthen communication with relevant countries, strive to build a regional economic belt with long-term and healthy development, and build a "Silk Road Pearl" connecting the inside and outside of the industrial chain, logistics chain, and value chain. ".

Mr. Chen Dapeng, Vice President of China National Textile and Apparel Council, believes that Asian regional trade and investment are reshaping the global value chain. China Textile Federation advocates and encourages enterprises that invest and operate under different cultural and institutional backgrounds to refer to and adopt CSC9000T Textile and Apparel Corporate Social Responsibility Management system, strengthen cross-cultural management, and support and encourage Chinese-funded enterprises that “go global” to obtain local legal licenses and local social licenses, making positive contributions to the sustainable development of local society and economy.

Mr. Jile, the chief representative of GIZ in China, introduced the cooperation between GIZ and the China National Textile and Apparel Council and industry organizations in other Asian countries under the framework of Sino-German cooperation to promote the "Asian textile and garment industry society and labor" In the future, the German International Cooperation Agency will continue to support active dialogue and cooperation between industry institutions in various countries to build a responsible and sustainable supply chain for the textile and apparel industry at the Asian level.
 
 
Six Highlights
 

Highlight 1: China's textile industry cluster contributes to global sustainable development goals
At the beginning of the meeting, Mr. Bo Jiade, senior policy advisor of the United Nations Development Program, gave a keynote speech titled "United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the "Belt and Road" Initiative: Action Framework for Global Responsible Enterprises", responding to the global common concept, Wujiang High-tech Zone Mr. Zhang Jianhua, Deputy Director of the Management Committee, Deputy Secretary of Shengze Town Party Committee and Director of China Oriental Silk Market Management Committee, delivered a speech entitled "Sustainable Development and Responsible Transformation and Upgrading of China's Textile and Garment Industry: Taking Shengze Textile Cluster as an Example" Keynote Speech.
 

Highlight 2: Cultural Diversity and Regional Cooperation in Asian Textile and Apparel Industry
At present, the status quo of regional trade and investment in Asia is reshaping the global value chain. Intra-regional trade in Asia and the internationalization of Asian multinational companies have provided a new impetus for the reshaping of the global value chain. Representatives of industry organizations from six countries discussed how to carry out cross-cultural management in Asian regional supply chains to help companies properly deal with different laws, regulations and sustainability standards in different countries.
At the meeting, Ms. Pham Minh Huong, Director of Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association, Mr. Junaid Makda, Deputy Chief Coordinator of Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers and Exporters Association, Mr. Ken Loo, Secretary General of Cambodia Garment Manufacturers Association, and Sai Maung, Joint Secretary General of Myanmar Garment Manufacturers Association Mr. Miran Ali, Executive Director of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, and Mr. Xu Yingxin, Vice President of China National Textile and Apparel Council, discussed this topic together. The director, Mr. Marc Beckmann, presided.

 
Highlight 3: "Overseas Investment and Corporate Social Responsibility of China's Textile and Apparel Industry: Country-by-Country Research Report of Four Asian Countries" released
Dr. Liang Xiaohui, chief researcher of the Social Responsibility Office of China National Textile and Apparel Council, and Deputy Chief Economist of China Textile Information Center, Dr. Liang Xiaohui officially released the "Overseas Investment and Development of China's Textile and Apparel Industry" in Cambodia, Myanmar, Bangladesh and Vietnam by the Social Responsibility Office of China National Textile and Apparel Council. "Corporate Social Responsibility" research report, and pointed out that compliance management, cultural traditions and the influence of trade unions are the most important challenges for Chinese-funded enterprises to fulfill their social responsibilities in these countries.


Highlight 4: Chinese textile and garment enterprises share cross-cultural management experience of overseas investment
At present, more and more Chinese multinational enterprises are opening subsidiaries in Asia, which effectively promotes the investment and trade of the textile and garment industry in Asia. Chinese textile and garment enterprises shared the experience of cross-cultural management. Ms. Huang Qin, chairman of the labor union of Oriental International (Group) Co., Ltd., Secretary General of Textile Enterprise Association of Cambodia Chinese Chamber of Commerce, General Manager of Jingwei Hong Kong Trading Co., Ltd. Ms. Li Kunying, Manager of Enterprise Management Department of Lu Thai Textile Co., Ltd. Mr. Guo Heng, Chairman of Nantong Xingao Printing and Dyeing Co., Ltd. Mr. Tang Qun, Myanmar Chinese Enterprise Chamber of Commerce Garment Branch Vice President, Mr. Cao Haidong, Chairman of Nantong Dongfangxing Garment Co., Ltd., Mr. Zhang Xiaohui, General Manager of Youngor Xinma Garment Vietnam Co., Ltd. shared, and Ms. Kang Ying, Executive Director of Ruilian CSR (Beijing) Consulting Co., Ltd. hosted.
 
 
Highlight 5: Launch of STAR (Sustainable Asian Textile Network) website
Ms. Qiao Yanjin, Director of China Textile Information Center, and Ms. Irene Genzmer, Director of Regional Cooperation of the SLSG Project of the German International Cooperation Agency jointly released the "Asian Sustainable Asian Textile Industry Network (STAR)" (http://star-textile.net). The website will become an information exchange platform for enterprises from all over the world to invest in and operate the textile and garment industry in Asia and provide information on sustainable development and social responsibility.
 
 
Highlight 6: Three-year Action Plan for Overseas Sustainable Development of China's Textile and Apparel Industry under the "Belt and Road" Initiative (2018-2020)
Ms. Yan Yan, Director of the Social Responsibility Office of China National Textile and Apparel Council, on behalf of the Social Responsibility Office of China National Textile and Apparel Council, issued a statement aimed at helping Chinese-funded enterprises "going out" to promote economic and social development along the "Belt and Road" with responsible business behavior "Three-Year Action Plan for Overseas Sustainable Development of China's Textile and Apparel Industry (2018-2020)" for environmental sustainable development. In the next three years, China National Textile and Apparel Council will assist Chinese-funded enterprises to solve their problems in the process of "going out" through guidelines development, system promotion, capacity building, industry network, local support, policy advocacy, international exchange and experience promotion. development challenges in the areas of social responsibility, labor standards and environmental protection.
 
Finally, Ms. Yan Yan, director of the Social Responsibility Office of China National Textile and Apparel Council, and Mr. Marc Beckmann, director of the SLSG project of the German International Cooperation Agency, made a summary of the meeting.