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MarchDr. Rebecca Sta Maria, the new Executive Director of the APEC Secretariat visited China and Debriefed Tianjin Pilot Center (TPC) Work Report
4-5, March
Represents of GSCNET Tianjin Pilot Center attended APEC first Senior Official Meeting.
March
Tianjin Pilot Center and GSCNET member GECA held a workshop in Sydney
17, May
TGCC signs MOU with CBI - New Partnership To Develop Green Finance And Green Services In China
20, August
China updated CTI on the Green Supply Chain Cooperation Network, including plans for the Annual Conference to be held in Guangzhou, China on 28-29 September, and the completion of the APEC Green Supply Chain Showcase Center in Tianjin. China encouraged economies to attend the conference.
28, September
APEC GSCNET Annual Meeting was held in Guangzhou China,
08
MayThe website of APEC Cooperation Network on Green Supply Chain was launched. The website strives to promote connectivity and information sharing of green supply chain among economies in the Asia-pacific region, update APEC and even global green trends in a timely manner, present green supply chain best practices of various organizations, serving as a green information sharing platform for corporations, research institutes and the civil society to facilitate communication, interaction and cooperation.
03
MarThe APEC 2016 First Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM1) was held in Lima, Peru during 20th Feb. – 4th March, 2016. Delegation of Tianjin Pilot Center attended the conference and briefed the progress of Tianjin Pilot Center to the Committee on Trade and Investment (CTI), the coordinating body for all of APEC's work. With concerted efforts by all parties, the construction of GSCNET (Green Supply Chain Network) was made a high priority of 2016 APEC’s work and was listed on the outcome document of this Senior Officials’Meeting.
01
MarThe initiative of establishing APEC Cooperation Network on Green Supply Chain Tianjin Pilot Center was listed in the 13th Five-year Plan of Tianjin National Economic and Social Development.
01
MarTianjin Development and Reform Commission Printed and Distributed the 2016 Assignment on Management of Tianjin Green Supply Chain.
26
FebThe Chief Executive Officer of Good Environmental Choice Australia(GECA),Kate Harris, visited APEC Cooperation Network on GSC Tianjin Pilot Center.
21
JanThe expert meeting on the construction of Cooperation Network on Green Supply Chain was successfully held in 21st, Jan. Presented experts were: Cui Jindu, deputy director of the Standing Committee of the NPC of Tianjin municipality, Wu Chu, director of Financial and Economic Affairs Committee of the NPC of Tianjin municipality, members of the leading group of Tianjin Green Supply Chain Pilot Work, experts and scholars from Nankai University , Tianjin University etc. and chief editors from China Environment News and other media.
01
JanHuang Xingguo, Acting Party Secretary and Mayor of Tianjin delivered Report on the Work of the Government (2016).He stressed that green development is one of the five engines of 13th Five-Year Plan in Tianjin,and APEC Green Supply Chain Tianjin Pilot Center is one of the priorities on the agenda.
18
MayAPEC GSCNET work process was commended in the meeting paper of Ministers Responsible for Trade 2016: we commend progress in the work of the APEC Cooperation Network on Green Supply Chain (GSCNET), including the launching of a bilingual website operated by GSCNET Tianjin Pilot Center; welcome new member institutions which have joined the GSCNET and encourage members to nominate more institutions and experts to participate and contribute to a well-functioning GSCNET.
29
JulyAnnual Conference and Capacity Building Workshop of APEC Cooperation Network on Green Supply Chain 2016 was held in Tianjin, China.
23
AugustTianjin pilot center attended the third APEC Senior Official Meeting (SOM3) and reported working progress.
18
November2016 APEC Ministerial Meeting Joint Ministerial Statement commended progress in the work of the APEC Cooperation Network on Green Supply Chain (GSCNET), including the launching of a bilingual website operated by GSCNET Tianjin Pilot Center; welcome new member institutions which have joined the GSCNET and encourage members to nominate more institutions and experts to participate and contribute to a well-functioning GSCNET.
01
DecTianjin Government issued the Interim Measures for Tianjin Green Supply Chain Management. It requires to establish management mechanism featuring government support, standard guidance, enterprises demonstration and social service, and put forward green supply chain management according to the methods of founding, improving, limiting and abolishing.
17
NovThe 27th APEC Ministerial Meeting launched the declaration that welcoming the establishment of APEC Cooperation Network on Green Supply Chains (GSCNET) Tianjin Pilot Center, and the outcomes of the GSCNET Dialogue held in May. We endorsed the Work Plan of the GSCNET and encourage members to establish more Pilot Centers to promote cooperation to this end.
01
NovTianjin Development and Reform Commission printed and distributed the Working Plan on Tianjin Green Supply Chain Pilot Center, the Working Guidance on Tianjin Green Supply Chain management, the Management Methods for Portal and Registration Platform on APEC Cooperation Network on Green Supply Chain Tianjin Pilot Center(interim)
06
SepAPEC 2015 Third Senior Officials’ Meeting endorsed the Work Plan on APEC Cooperation on Green Supply Chain. The objective of the work plan is to build green supply chain network that could share information of the APEC Cooperation Network on Green Supply Chain. The network will start to work in 2016.
25
AugMinistry of Commerce printed and distributed Opinion on Support Innovation for Free Trade Zone. It supports Tianjin to play a lead role in the establishment of APEC Cooperation on Green Supply Chain Tianjin Pilot Center, explores a management system of Green Supply Chain and encourages green trade.
28
JulyTianjin Standardization Administration printed and distributed the Work Plan on the Standardization of APEC Green Supply Chain Tianjin Pilot Center. It urges related institutions to implement research on the system of APEC Green Supply Chain Standard and form an overall pattern for green supply chain.
25
JulyFormer Assistant Secretary-General of United nations, Shafqat Kakahel, visited APEC Cooperation Network on GSC Tianjin Pilot Center. The Political Counselor Pakistan Embassy in China, Shozab Abbas, and the Representative of UNEP China, Zhang Shigang, also take a visit.
16
JunLaunching Workshop APEC Cooperation Network on Green Supply Chain Tianjin Pilot Center was held in Tianjin Financial District-the central district of Tianjin Free Trade Zone, co-organized by Ministry of Environment Protection (MEP) and Tianjin Municipal Government. It marks the initiation of APEC green supply chain network Tianjin pilot center endorsed in the Beijing Declaration. Green supply chain has becoming an important concept to catalyze APEC’s promotion of green trade cooperation.
01
JunTianjin Development and Reform Commission and Tianjin Environmental Protection Bureau printed and distributed the 2015 Assignment on the Construction of APEC Cooperation Network on Green Supply Chain Tianjin Pilot Center.
07
MayTianjin Civil Affairs Bureau approved the establishing approval of Green Supply Chain Association. Before the foundation of the Association, the preparatory team, according to the requirements of society registration, organized Tianjin Green Supply Chain Association, convened founding meeting, chose Tewoo Group, Tianjin Housing Group, Bohai Steel Group, Bank of Tianjin, Tianjin Chengjian University, New Finance Company, Tianjin Green Supply Chain service center and other 23 member units as founding member and elected chairman, vice-chairman and general secretary.
01
MayApproved by the Ministry of Environmental Protection, Tianjin government issued the Construction Plan of APEC Cooperation Network on Green Supply Chain Tianjin Pilot Center.
08
AprThe State Council printed and distributed Framework Plan for the China (Tianjin) Pilot Free Trade Zone. In the Plan, the State Council makes it clear to establish APEC Cooperation Network on Supply Chain Tianjin Pilot Center, explore a management system on Green Supply Chain and encourage green trade.
01
AprAPEC Cooperation Network on Green Supply Chain Tianjin Pilot Center was listed into the First Innovation List of China (Tianjin)Pilot Free Trade Zone.
11
NovThe 22nd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting was held at the Yanqi Lake International Convention Center in Huairou District, Beijing. “We positively value the APEC High-level Roundtable on Green Development and its declaration, and agree to establish the APEC Cooperation Network on Green Supply Chain. We endorse the establishment of the first pilot center of APEC Cooperation Network on Green Supply Chain in Tianjin, China, and encourage other economics to establish the pilot centers and advance related work actively.”
01
AugAPEC Third Senior Officials’ Meeting(SOM3) proposed and endorsed the Establishment of APEC Cooperation Network on Green Supply Chain.
01
JulTianjin Finance Bureau printed and distributed the Management Method of Government Procurement for Tianjin Green Supply Chain Products, in order to promote green development of government procurement, enlarge green procurement and lead green production and consumption under the guide of government procurement policy.
08
MayThe APEC High-Level Roundtable on Green Supply Chain was held in Tianjin, China, and declared to promote green development and substantial cooperation on green supply chain. Cooperation Network on Green Supply Chain was highlighted and Tianjin Pilot Center is welcomed, both of which are open to APEC economies.
