TIC International Council established a professional working group in China, and Wei Yungang, Vice President of Bureau Veritas, was invited to deliver a keynote speech

On July 12, 2022, the Establishment Ceremony of "professional working group in key areas" of TIC Council was successfully held in Shanghai. Tao Yonghua, deputy director of Shanghai Municipal Market Supervision Bureau, LV Xuecheng, deputy head of Pudong New Area People's government, Zhang Li, director of Pudong New Area Market Supervision Bureau, Yuan Yefeng, deputy director of Shanghai Free Trade Zone Lujiazui Administration Bureau, Mr. Wei Yungang, vice president of Bureau Veritas commodities and Industry and facilities division, chairman of TIC Council China Steering Committee, Mr. mark quillinan, vice chairman, and representatives of TIC institutions attended the ceremony, And jointly witnessed the launch of the special working group.

In order to fully support the development of the industry, the TIC Council has established professional working groups in five key areas: ESG (environmental, social and corporate governance), digital and intelligent manufacturing, product testing and certification, commodities and government publicity, which aims to promote the best practices and the highest standards of safety, quality, health, ethics and sustainable development, and lead the inspection, testing and certification industry to open new ideas, new paths and new cooperation, Provide strong support for sustained and high-quality economic and social development.

As the spokesperson of the global independent testing, inspection and certification industry, TIC Council has great influence in the world. On the day of the establishment of the "professional working group in key areas", Wei Yungang, chief representative of the Shanghai Representative Office of TIC Council and vice president of Bureau Veritas group, launched six heavy support initiatives to its member units to help China's high-quality economic and social development and accelerate the restoration of economic and social development order in Shanghai, including:

• Jointly serve the construction of the free trade zone and promote the internationalization of the industry.
• Jointly improve the quality of products and services and safeguard public health and safety.
• Jointly promote the development of national digital economy and support innovation.
• We should pay attention to environmental protection and achieve the goal of energy conservation and emission reduction.
• Jointly promote international trade and stabilize the global supply chain.

As the deputy leader of ESG working group, Ms. Zou fengxian, general manager of Bureau Veritas certification business group, made a special report on the mission, objectives, strategy formulation and work direction of the working group:

As an indicator, ESG measures the sustainability of enterprise development from the perspective of environment, society and corporate governance, which is the main driving force to promote green transformation. In addition, at the level of financial institutions, ESG is an important starting point for coping with climate risks and pracTICing low-carbon investment and financing; For enterprises, ESG not only provides a basic guarantee for the achievement of carbon neutrality goals, but also an important path support for enterprises to implement "carbon neutrality" initiatives and achieve their own sustainable development capabilities.