Green Supply Chain Management: Empowering SME Suppliers

Ma Jun published his book “China’s Water Crisis” in 1999. In 2004, he was selected for the Yale World Fellows Program. In 2006, he founded the Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs (IPE), and led the development and launch of China’s first environmental public database, as well as the Blue Map, a mobile app that visualizes air, water, ocean and soil quality data and tracks the performance of hundreds of thousands of major emitters.

In 2020, he led the launch of the Blue Map for Zero Carbon and collaborated with professional organizations to develop regional Carbon Peak and Neutrality Index, as well as Corporate Climate Action Transparency Index (CATI). Major multinationals and financial institutions have incorporated the use of Blue Map data and the digital solutions into their sourcing and investment codes, motivating more than 20,000 companies to openly address their violations or measure and disclose air, water and carbon emissions data.

In 2006, he was awarded as China’s “Green Person of the Year” and was named as one of TIME Magazine’s World’s 100 Most Influential People. Ma was also honored with the Magsaysay Award in 2009 and the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2012. In 2015, he received the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship. In 2019, Ma was invited as a Special Observer by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment. In 2022, Ma received the Asia Game Changer Awards from Asia Society.

With 15+ years of experience in Government Affairs, working for the 500 Fortunes multinational companies in public affairs, Erin Xu has successfully developed public affairs strategies, advocating for legislation changes, and involving both public and private actors. In 2022, Erin joined H&M Group Production to create the Great China Public Affairs team for the supply chain and drive both business and sustainability impact. Prior to joining H&M, Erin served as head of China government affairs at AMD and Infosys, where she was responsible for government relations, standards, and compliance. Erin holds a bachelor’s degree in international economic and business law from the University of International Business and Economics, master’s degree in business administration from the FuDan University.

Kai has worked for ZF Group, STIHL, MAN and ThyssenKrupp in top management positions. He mastered in International Project Engineering with hands on experiences in multi plant operation, crisis management and setting up high performing plants with diverse teams. He has been in China for more than 12 years and has excellent performance in turning business around. His own company is specialised in New Energy Vehicles, Automotive Engineering, Design for Manufacturing and Innovations, paired with German characteristics.