Latest comments posted about Finding “green” profits in China on ChinaDialogue en-gb http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/2668-Finding-green-profits-in-China http://staging.chinadialogue.net/images/cdlogo.gif http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/2668-Finding-green-profits-in-China China should have emerged a number of eco-entrepreneurs and green businesses ,which pay attention to enterprises in the design, production, sale, recovery of business practices, and follow environmental standards.At present,the Circular Economy Promotion Law is implemented in China,and will give birth to eco-entrepreneurs and green businesses.To enterprises violating environmental standards and causing environmental pollution ,department in charge of industry and commerce should carry out the publishment that warning to fine, a second prohibited the corporate operations,and ask compensation for all costs to repair the environment, and grant loans to encourage green businesses and eco-entrepreneurs. Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:16:41 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2668#comment-8183 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2668#comment-8183 Invetment in green technology - or at least ensuring that laws relating to pollution etc are enforced - is perhaps more likely to ease social pressures (and generate wholesome national pride) than investment in intimidatory services i.e. the military and police. However, China's failure to respect intellectual property rights is a major disincentive to genuinely foreign investment in green technology. Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:27:36 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2668#comment-8181 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2668#comment-8181 In China, when talking about enterprises, we tend to think of pollution-makers and ecology-destroyers. There are few enterprises who consider improving the environment as their mission. We should not ignore this deficiency. China needs to groom and strengthen this area of green enterprise. Acts of improving the environment driven by economic profits are even more powerful and effective than those derived from governmental administration. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:21:46 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2668#comment-8169 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2668#comment-8169 Won't those small enterprises run by young entrepreneurs be successful in green industry? It's not enough for us to think merely about cost, and we should also think about enterprise creativities. The environmental protecting industry should be the blue sea,instead of an extremely competitive industry, which suggests the lack of creativity. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:51:44 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2668#comment-8175 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2668#comment-8175 Actually there is a lot of interest from investors, especially ethical investors, in green and otherwise sustainable business. This makes business sense as well as moral sense. If a business is damaging society, sooner or later it will have to pay damages (look at the tobacco industry in the US) and investors know that in the long term bad business is a bad investment. So the smart investors see that green business, clean tech and so on are the businesses of the future and why would you not want to be there, rather than in the businesses of the past, which can only die in the long term? Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:41:23 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2668#comment-8174 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2668#comment-8174 In the past I knew little about the environmental industry. I learnt a lot from this article. Undoubtedly, environmental industry in China, like in many western countries, is growing fast. Its scale is expanding and the capital input is increasing, which shows that both the government and the citizens are wising up to environmental problems now. This is really comforting. Still, I have a question; since the development of the environmental industry in China depends on the policy guidance of the government, what kind of view does the government have now? To choose the treatment after pollution pattern, or to develop the economy at the same time as curing environmental problems? I feel that, according to the news in this field, the situation varies from place to place. I hope someone can answer my question. Thanks. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:34:17 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2668#comment-8170 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2668#comment-8170 Green industry is now a new industry, so how many investors would pay attention to it? I'm afraid it won't be a large number. The immature nature and the long profit circle of this industry may dampen investors. However, the current finance and housing slump might be an opportunity to this industry. Maybe some investors would turn to it. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:02:54 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2668#comment-8173 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2668#comment-8173 I believe Chinese government also wants to reduce the pollution to protect the environment while developing the economy, then green industry would be a perfect choice to it. Then why not provide some powerful support to green industry? For example, the government can offer some policy support, promote cooperation between scientific institutions and green enterprises, or offer some guidance in the operation model of these enterprises. I believe the green industry would develop more smoothly if the government did so. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:54:33 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2668#comment-8172 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2668#comment-8172 Green industry is very important for China's sustainable development. Yet, since there are so many problems, it still has a long way to go. If the government can provide some policy support and encouragement, and if managers of these green enterprises can take mature commercial operations, it will be easier for this industry to develop. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:54:11 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2668#comment-8171 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2668#comment-8171