First investigation report on gender impact on overseas investment released in Beijing
On 23rd January, SynTao, the leading domestic corporate social responsibility research and consulting agency, held a press conference on the “Investigation Report on the Gender Impact on China's Agricultural Overseas Investment” (referred to as the “Report”) in Beijing.Representatives from governments, enterprises, industry associations, and social organizations attended the meeting. In order to promote the participation of companies and various stakeholders in the overseas investment process, they discuss the relevant practices and impacts of gender issues in the overseas investment process of Chinese companies
It’s reported that as scale of China's overseas investment increase year by year, Chinese companies are also facing increasingly severe social responsibility risks in response to increasingly fierce international market competition. And in this report the writers analyze the importance of women to The importance of business continuity and project management, from the perspective of social licensing and women's access to human capital and social capital.
Through literature research, questionnaire surveys, interviews, and case studies, the report uses investment in Laos and Cambodian Chinese agricultural enterprises as examples to specifically analyze the impact of the project on the development of local gender equality.
Ford Foundation Program Officer Cheng Enjiang delivered speech
Ford Foundation Program Officer Cheng Enjiang and Syntao's General Manager Dr. Guo Peiyuan delivered speeches for the conference. SynTao Research Manager Huang Siran shared the report. Prof. Guo Yi from Beijing Technology and Business University School of Economics made a wonderful comment on the report. In the keynote speech, Ms. Cai Yiping, member of the "New Century Women's Development and Selection" (DAWN) Executive Committee, advocated enterprises to solve women's development issues through consultation and dialogue. Qiu Aimiao, director of public and government affairs of Tianjin Julong shared the case of Julong Indonesia Palm Plantation to improve the life standard of local residents and promote gender equality.
General Manager of Syntao, Dr. Guo Peiyuan delivered speech
