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Applying Business Logic to Philanthropy: Adream Foundation

March 30, 2020 By Zhu Rui, Cui Huanping, Zhu Yunhai,

Structured like a business and operated on commercial lines, Adream is powered by the language of efficiency, and the use of business matrixes and financial models.

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Social Good, Strategy Tagged With: Case Study, China in Transition, Social Innovation

China’s Bet on Smart Cities

November 25, 2019 By Jens Kastner

China, home to half of the world’s Smart Cities, is rapidly enhancing its technology to upgrade urban management. With the imminent rollout of the Internet of Things (IoT), Smart Cities featuring a centrally-controlled approach to just about everything, are becoming a reality, and China is leading the way.

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Digital Economy, Innovation, Social Good, Technology Tagged With: Big Data, Smart Cities

See in the Darkness: Cai Shiyin Discusses How Dialogue in the Dark Develops in China

February 18, 2019 By Liu Sha

“Human beings cannot see with their eyes in absolute darkness, but they can see with their mind,” says Cai Shiyin, an entrepreneur who started the social enterprise Dialogue in the Dark in China.

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Conversations, CSR, Q&A, Social Entrepreneurship, Social Good

It’s a Given: the State of Chinese Philanthropy

June 7, 2017 By Ida Knox

Some people think Chinese people and enterprises have not formed the habit of giving. Is it true? Although it is the world’s second largest economy and has the second largest number of billionaires, China ranks 144th out of 145 countries on the 2015 CAF World Giving Index, which measures engagement in charity and willingness to help strangers. It is also reported that China’s top 100 philanthropists gave $3.2 billion—which is less than the amount given by just the top three givers in America. But despite the disappointing numbers, there are reasons to believe philanthropy is on the rise, with an awakening of social awareness and increasingly new ways to give.

Filed Under: All Articles, CSR, Culture, Know China, Social Good, Sustainability Tagged With: CSR, Philanthropy

WildAid’s Offbeat Approach to Conservation

May 30, 2016 By Deng Yuanyuan

“As a father, I want our children to know that rhinos are not just pictures in the book,” says Prince Williams, the Duke of Cambridge, in a campaign video on wildlife protection. Behind this campaign is WildAid, an NGO with the catchy slogan: “When the buying stops, the killing can too.” WildAid’s mission is to end illegal wildlife trade and slow down climate change. It focuses on the end consumer hoping that reducing demand would force the supply side to curtail itself. In this interview WildAid’s Chief Representative for China May Mei explains the significance of the emphasis on demand reduction and WildAid’s successes in China so far.

Filed Under: All Articles, Conversations, Q&A, Social Good, Society Tagged With: Environmental Sustainability, Media, Social Sustainability, Wildlife Protection

How Embedded Education Can Solve Many Problems

November 16, 2015 By Neelima Mahajan

In every country, there are vast populations that need to be educated about something, like say personal health or hygiene, but it’s hard to do that because they are too poor, too busy, too old or just plain shy. The challenge then becomes: how do you reach out to them and achieve the desired outcomes. A concept called ‘embedded education’ can help here. Embedded education, or the practice of educating people through encounters that they already have with existing delivery systems, might just prove to be more effective than traditional mechanisms. So don’t be surprised if your barber starts educating you on hypertension the next time you get a haircut.

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Social Good, Society, Videos Tagged With: Education

Fairphone Takes a Crack at Fair Trade in Mobile Phones

October 13, 2015 By Li Hui

Are you among those who worry about where their products come from? So you prefer to shell out an extra buck for fair trade coffee instead of a regular cup of joe. You look for the Fairtrade certification when you buy clothes. But what about your phone? Fairphone, an Amsterdam-headquartered company, is selling phones on the premise that they are made from conflict-free minerals. Is that a compelling proposition for customers? Will they pick an ethically produced phone over an iPhone which has greater functionality, more aspiration value and a style quotient?

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Conversations, Q&A, Social Good, Supply Chain, Sustainability Tagged With: Fair Trade, Fairphone, Labor, Smartphone, Sustainability

China’s Pollution Tax: Putting a Price on Pollution

September 15, 2015 By Brian Viard

In a bid to improve the environment, the Chinese government is considering imposing a pollution tax. But how exactly should it determine the tax amount?

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Environment, ExpertSpeak, Invisible Hand Revealed, Know China, Policy and Law, Social Good, Sustainability Tagged With: Air Quality, Beijing Air, Brian Viard, Environmental Pollution, Government Control, Slider

JingJinJi, a Chinese Megalopolis in the Making

August 20, 2015 By Li Hui

A megalopolis six times the size of New York, JingJinJi will ease the pressures being faced by China’s capital Beijing.

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Infographics, Know China, Resources, Social Good, Sustainability Tagged With: Demographics, economic development, Environment, Infrastructure, Slider, Urbanization

Starting a Business in China Needs a Strong Adversity Quotient

June 16, 2015 By Major Tian

In this series on The Chinapreneurs, we look at entrepreneurs’ experiences in starting a business in China. In the first one, Kevin Zhao, CEO of Wangli Bank, elaborates on starting up in China’s fast-changing internet finance sector.

Filed Under: All Articles, Banking, Best Practice, Digital Economy, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Internet Finance, Social Good, The Chinapreneurs Tagged With: Entrepreneurship, P2P, Philanthropy, Slider, Start-ups, The Chinapreneurs

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