Environmental Management

On January 16, 2025, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, together with 11 central administrative departments, including the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry …

On April 25, 2024, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation published a recommended national standard, “Green Manufacturing—Green Supply Chain Management in Manufacturing Enterprises—Implementation Guide” (GB/T 43902-2024). The standard will come …

On April 25, 2024, the State Administration for Market Regulation issued a voluntary national standard named “Green Manufacturing–Evaluation indicators” (GB/T 43914-2024). The standard will come into effect on August 1, …

On May 20, 2024, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology published experimental guidelines for improving the management of manufacturing supply chains. The guidelines call on manufacturers to develop environmentally …

The Standing Committee of the Provincial People’s Congress of Shandong province, China, adopted regulations on Yellow River protection at its eighth session, and published it March 27, 2024. These regulations …

On March 11, 2024, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced that it started accepting 2024 applications for designation as a model manufacturer of recycled chemical fibers. Applicants need …

On Jan. 30, 2024, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued measures on the phased nurturing and management of green factories, which came into effect immediately. These measures set …

On Dec. 29, 2023, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced a pilot program for “Corporate Green Barcode” that shows “Green Levels” (environmental status) of green factories. Companies can …

On Dec. 5, 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment issued principles for the review and approval of environmental impact assessment (EIA) reports for facility construction in the following industries: …

On July 31, 2023, the Beijing Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau issued the “Guidelines for environmental performance evaluation of enterprises and projects （Trial）”. The Guidelines came into effect on the …

On May 16, 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published Measures on Ecological and Environmental Administrative Penalties, which will come into effect July 1, 2023. These measures are a …

On Sept. 14, 2022, the government of Tianjin, China, released draft measures setting limits on pollutant discharge by private companies and public entities. Comments on the draft will be accepted …

On Sept. 6, 2022, the Market Regulatory Administration of Jiangsu Province, China, issued a local standard called the Guidelines for Whole-process Environmental Management of Industrial Enterprises (DB/T 4342-2022), which will …

On July 19, 2022, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment issued new rules for labeling automated monitoring data of pollutant discharge. The rules aim to help establish a system to …

On July 5, 2022, the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment announced a plan for 2022 to carry out compliance inspections of pollutant discharge permit holders across Shanghai, China’s …

On May 27, 2022, the Standing Committee of the Zhejiang Provincial People’s Congress issued Provincial Regulations on Environmental Protection, which comes into effect on Aug. 1, 2022. The Regulations of …