Yunnan Bags the Plastic Bag
Without a doubt, the banning of free plastic bags in China was one of the largest symbolic steps we witnessed during 2008.It gained praise and media exposure from around the world, which reinforced the...
View ArticleDan Gilbert on Why We Fail to Act
Last year, I watched perhaps one of the more interesting Poptech videos. It was of Dan Glibert, a Harvard professor in psychology, on why we as humans have failed to respond in any meaningful way in...
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China to Susidize 100 Million CFLs
AFP report that China ramps up subsidies for energy-efficient light bulbs is welcome news for a number of reasons: 1) The previous program proved successful 2) The previous program was successful...
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PETA Girls Get the Lettuce on In Chengdu
While, I am not a vegetarian myself, I must admit that I enjoy seeing the PETA Girls strap on some lettuce for a good cause, and I take double pleasure knowing that they have apparently pulled it all...
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Chinese Bamboo Keyboard
One of the more interesting things about firms in China is just how randomly innovative they can be. When reading through the article Bamboo keyboards expect to bring green life to computer users, I...
View ArticleEvent Notice: Cars, Electrical Cars and the Consumers
The Shanghai Foreign Correspondents’ Club Presents: Old Wang Gets Mobile – Cars, Electrical Cars and the Consumers A Lunchtime Talk with Yale Zhang and Klaus Paur 1 Oz 3 Wednesday, May 6th, 12pm (talk...
View ArticleChina’s Addition to Everything Disposal and Neatly Wrapped
If you have spent any time in China, and have taken a moment to look around, the fact that there is a lot of prepackage waste in China. It was the source of inspiration for my recent post, Wasting Away...
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CSR and Social Media in China
One of the more popular topics in China these days is the impact of social media. It’s popular (in my eyes) for two reasons. The first is that firms in China see the potential in the platform as a way...
View ArticlePlanning For Consumer disruptions
In the recent article The Cheapest Generation, a paragraph stood out: It passed out 100 of the cars to influential bloggers for a free six-month test-drive, with just one condition: document your...
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Bored Consumers Will Pull Brands to Sustainability
One of the key stakeholders, and primary drivers, of a firm are its consumers, and regardless of the issue that is being discussed, the role of the consumer has been almost always seen as the change...
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Packaging Waste – 5 opportunities for sustainable development
On Monday, we addressed the rise of China’s consumer waste industry. One stream outlined was packaging, an area of waste that is facing challenges along its supply chain. Here we delve deeper into the...
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Plastic Waste In China
In our final consumer waste post we examine the challenges faced in the area of plastic waste production and management. China has a big history with plastic. Throughout its rise to economic...
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Getting It Right: IKEA and the Power of Consumer Behavior
None can deny the critical importance of China’s market to global corporations and their leadership. With a population of over 1 billion consumers, China has become a proving ground for CEOs, an...
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6 Barriers to Tech Ownership Among China’s Elderly
Dormant – People who do not possess a smartphone or smartphone-like technology (e.g. iPad) and have no interest and/or ability to acquire. There are many reasons why elderly do not adopt new...
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Chinese Elderly: At Home or on the Move?
Consumer-based companies have long predicted that the future of consumerism rests in the wants and needs of the next generation. China, however, is presenting an entirely different story. The Chinese...
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Connecting China’s Generations with Technology
Technology is central to daily life across China and, in recent years, the smartphone has become the king amongst the tech savvy across the country and smartphone connections in China are predicted to...
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New Report: Elderly in China
“A critical time is soon approaching, as the number of elderly is predicted to overtake the number of youths by around 2020… The urgency towards action is illustrated by the recent repeal of the...
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Sustainable Product Design – Nudging for Change
What is the best design? How do you create the perfect product? How do you engage your audience and generate user uptake? These are questions that all entrepreneurs, companies, and organizations ask...
View ArticleNew Report: Activating the Elderly
“As China’s ‘graying population’ grows exponentially, the elderly population will be a major economic target for growing markets and services. While both the public and private sectors have made...
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Zero Waste: Green Initiatives Forum Tackles the Big Questions
Yesterday, Green Initiatives sponsored a Zero Waste forum featuring Collective Responsibility’s Research Manager, William Morris. Alizée Buysschaert, Will Morris, and Antoine Moussali encouraged...
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