Environment and EHS compliance: legal updates and business cases

China's Environmental Law and Regulatory Scheme:

How Does It Affect Your Business?

Legal Updates, Business Cases & Networking

19 November

OCEA HUB (Xuhui) 6/F, Xiangyan South Road 218

Introduction

According to the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, 186,000 environmental violations had been punished in 2018 with fines totaling RMB 15 billion, increasing 32% from the year before. It is foreseen that the Chinese Government will maintain a high pressure of environmental protection to companies for a mid-term. In recent years, the Chinese government has made efforts to address environmental quality that have included the enactment of new laws on air pollution, water pollution, and contaminated sites, and provisions strengthening enforcement. While PM2.5 levels have declined significantly, much work remains to enjoy clean air quality, and restore, water pollution and soil contamination.

China’s environmental regulations are constantly changing. For example, the expanded scale of eligible plaintiffs in environmental lawsuits and the possibility of an enormous amount of compensation to victims will expose companies with great environmental risks. Other stricter regulations and measures also require companies to improve their capacity of managing environmental risks and disclosing data. This development and trends already have a significant impact on business operations of both foreign companies and their suppliers in China. It’s imperative to stay on top of the who, what, when, where, why, and how necessary to understand, achieve, and maintain compliance.

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Outline

The event will start by reviewing China’s main environmental legal updates providing useful take-away points. The legal review will highlight different components including:

• Becoming aware of regulatory changes on the horizon;
• Learning how to manage your obligations under revised Environmental Impact Assessment Law and latest regulations, Soil Pollution Prevention and Control Law;
• Learning the latest Central Governmental Inspections and what to expect during an inspection;
• Becoming familiar with how to manage environmental risk especially regarding regulatory tools including public interest litigation and ecological compensation regime; and
• SO MUCH MORE!

The second part of the event, an open discussion panel will take place, business leaders from different industries will share their latest business cases. A scholar expert on China’s environmental matters will be the moderator of the roundtable. She will activate debate with the aim to learn about panelists’ insights on strategies and solutions that companies could take to manage environmental risks in their business and supply chains in China. The discussion panel is designed to provide the opportunity to explain how, mainly, foreign companies fulfill the technical and legal requirements necessary for compliance by using practical examples.

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Who and why should attend?

Training is designed for CEOs, presidents, vice presidents, business owners, CFO, in-house lawyers, EHS directors and managers, engineers, operational directors, and managers.

Benefits for Participants:

- Attendance of renowned lawyers specialized in environmental and EHS will bring analysis of the newest legal trends in the industry;

- Takeaway main issues to be in compliance for companies operating in China;

- Avoid costly errors and learn new solutions ;

- Learn about practical cases from business leaders and practitioners;

- Meet business professionals and exchange opinions;

- Platform for examining the possibilities to new business and excellent collaboration opportunities;

- Build relationships: get direct access to regulators, innovators, founders, experts, and engineers;

- Face-to face communication opportunity experts and leaders in the industry.

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Agenda

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Registration

3:00 pm – 3:10 pm Welcome Speech by Dr. Kathinka Fürst

3:10 pm – 3:40 pm Xiuxiu Zhang, Environmental Attorney at A&Z, will give a talk on“Environmental Legal Updates”, and Q&A

3:40 pm – 4:40 pm Roundtable. Presentation and discussion of business cases related to environmental compliance from an industry perspective.

4:40 pm – 5:00 pm Q&A session with panelist

5.00 pm – 6:00 pm Networking

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Details of the event

- Language: English  (Chinese simultaneous translation provided)

- Workshop – Fee:  Free-of-charge

- Seats: Limited to 50 participants  (Granted on a first come first served basis)

- Address: OCEA HUB (Xuhui) 6/F, Xiangyan South Road 218, Xuhui District, Shanghai

上海市徐汇区襄阳南路218号现代大夏6楼

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Registration Please register by scanning the QR Code or sending an email to Ms. Elena Goal at egomez@a-zlf.com.cn. Upon successful registration, you will receive a confirmation email from A&Z Law Firm.

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