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July 24, 2007: Responsible Round-Up

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

• Chinese local government ignoring national green agenda
  Environmental Data Interactive Exchange
  By David Gibbs

While Beijing strives to appear to balance the economic and environmental needs of China, it’s business as usual for many officials working in the provinces.

• China vows funding to support green production
  Reuters

China’s finance ministry will beef up its fiscal support for resource conservation in the second half of 2007, Finance Minister Jin Renqing said in a statement published on Tuesday.

• Barclays Chinese Deal Dismays Ethical Investors
  FinanceDaily

The Chinese Government’s proposed financing of the Barclays Bank takeover of ABN-Amro has dismayed the ethical investment sector, due to China’s abysmal human rights record.

ENVIRONMENT

• China cancels environmental report
  LA Times
  By Mitchell Landsberg

From a public relations standpoint, it didn’t look good. In the space of less than a month, China had quashed two potentially embarrassing environmental reports that would have said what most people already know: This is a country facing a costly and increasingly deadly environmental crisis.

• China Should Prioritize Energy Efficiency to Deal with Challenge of Reducing Emissions
  China Watch
  By Jishua Pan

As the global temperature warms, how to deal with climate change has become a hot topic among the international community. As such, it is important to recognize both the potential and the challenge that China faces in reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

• Green vs growth battle in Beijing
  The Australian
  By Rowan Callick

A FIERCE battle is being waged between leading Chinese government bodies about the introduction of a “green GDP”.

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