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China is a major power in the 21st century, and Germany has a strong interest in a stable and healthy China: the future of German companies depends on their role in Chinese society. By practicing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), companies can have a true impact on all aspects of society, including economic, social, and environmental. The continuing success of German companies in China depends on a new perception of the business environment here: namely, that China is more than just a market!
Starting in 2015, the More than a Market initiative has become a leading platform for sharing best CSR practices by German companies in China. Throughout the year, a variety of workshops and publications on relevant topics are being hosted and released. Once a year, an annual prize is being awarded to honor companies who set a positive example with their engagement.
We are excited that in its fifth year, our More than a Market Awards have reached a remarkable number of 84 applications. The companies behind these projects generate more than 500,000 jobs in China. This shows the strong and growing engagement of German businesses in Chinese society.
In the past weeks, the members of the More than a Market jury - experts from the fields of German and Chinese businesses, academia, and the public sector - have reviewed all submitted projects and compiled a shortlist of nominees – with the first category presented below. The winners in three categories will be announced at the More than a Market Awards Night on 29 October 2020 in Shanghai.
In this year's special edition of More than a Market, shortlisted companies will get the chance to introduce their projects in a series of online events in September.
Join us to learn about outstanding CSR initiatives and to connect with like-minded enthusiasts during our More than a Market 2020 celebration of 5 Years 5 Days. Participants will get a chance to win free tickets* to our workshops, taking place 26-30 October in Shanghai!
And now, the nominees ...
First Category: Small & Medium Enterprises
(less than 1000 employees in a legal entity, in alphabetical order)
- Bosch Automotive Technology Service (China) Co., Ltd.
- Project: Dream Serious Charity Activities
- Crossboundaries
- Project: Live With Less
- Ottobock (China) Industries Co., Ltd.
- Project: Running Clinic
- tesa Plant Suzhou Co, Ltd.
- Project: Early Childhood Development Program
- Wemhoener (Changzhou) Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Project: Wemhoener Charity Foundation
The nominee-month will kick off on 2 September at 5 PM CST. Don't miss the chance to meet the representatives of the shortlisted companies that submitted their projects in the first category!
The event registration for all further online events will be released weekly.
Stay tuned for the nominees in the second category "Large Enterprises"!
The next online event will be on 9 September at 5 PM CST.
*Tickets will be raffled among all participants and notified on 28 September 2020!
Agenda
4
45PM
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5
00PM
5
00PM
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5
10PM
Welcome and Opening
Mr. Titus von dem Bongart (Moderator)5
10PM
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5
25PM
Ottobock: Running Clinic
Katja Li5
25PM
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5
40PM
5
40PM
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5
55PM
Wemhoener: Charity Foundation
Melody Yu5
55PM
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6
10PM
Bosch: Dream Serious Charity Activities
Xiufeng Li6
10PM
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6
25PM
6
25PM
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6
30PM
Closing Remarks
Mr. Titus von dem Bongart (Moderator)Welcome and Opening
Speakers
Mr. Titus von dem Bongart (Moderator)
Partner/Head of GBN Greater China, ASEAN, and Korea at Ernst & Young (China) Advisory Ltd. Shanghai Branch OfficeTitus von dem Bongart qualified as German Attorney-at- Law in 1996. After working 10 years for other companies, he joined Ernst Young Shanghai as a Partner in 2006. He is a lecturer for Chinese Tax at the University of Hamburg as well as the Tongji University in Shanghai. Titus is the Vice-Chairman at the German Chamber of Commerce Shanghai and Chairman of the More than a Market Steering Committee.
Since 20 years, Titus von dem Bongart has regularly advised clients on various matters related to their China investment, e.g. the restructuring of their China stet-up/ China impact of international restructurings including supply chain models and other changes He deals with various matters related to different areas of foreign investment in China, e.g. forex, permanent establishments, tax compliance, tax efficiency and incentives Titus is a frequent speaker related to China tax matters and regularly publishes relevant articles He has served all Dax 30 companies with investment in China as well as a big number of medium sized and small scale companies in different industries.
Ottobock: Running Clinic
Speakers
Katja Li
Market Communication Supervisor at Ottobock (China) Industries Co., LtdKatja is a marketing and communication expert in the health care industry and has more than 10 years of working experience at Ottobock China. In her current role, she is in charge of Ottobock's digital communication as well as online and offline events and exhibitions. Katja led several CSR projects at Ottobock such as the Running Clinic which has been established in 2013.
tesa Plant Suzhou: Early Childhood Development Program
Speakers
Vivian Pan
Senior HR Manager at tesa Plant (Suzhou) Co., LtdVivian Pan joined tesa in 2016 and is now the Senior HR Manager and fully in charge of the Human Resource Management for the tesa Suzhou Site which includes the tesa Suzhou Plant and R&D Center of Asia Pacific. During her 16 years of work experience in HR, she has participated and organized various Corporate Social Responsibility programs and continues to be committed to deploy the tesa education sponsorship program in schools for migrant workers in Suzhou.
Wemhoener: Charity Foundation
Speakers
Melody Yu
Managing Director Assistant of Wemhoener (Changzhou) Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd.In her role as Managing Director Assistant, Melody Yu manages Foreign Affairs and Human Resources for Wemhoener (Changzhou) Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd. . Melody joined Wemhoener in 2007 and started to work for the Wemhoener Charity Foundation when it was established in 2015. She is carrying out funding programs, mainly supporting a variety of football projects for primary and secondary schools. Melody is the main contact person between Wemhoener’s headquarters in Herford and Changzhou.
Bosch: Dream Serious Charity Activities
Speakers
Xiufeng Li
General Manager at Bosch Automotive Aftermarket (China) Co., Ltd.Xiufeng Li is responsible for full P&L and Value Chain Management in the China market. Before this role, he was the VP of Bosch Automotive Aftermarket. During his tenure, Bosch has gained a big success in both independent aftermarket and vocational channels.
Xiufeng graduated from Duke University, NC. US. and Tsinghua University Beijing. He is deeply involved in vocational education and introduced the most advanced teaching methods to automotive maintenance and repair education, as well as delivered more than 6000 qualified technicians to the industry every year. These activities pushed China Auto Aftermarket development further. Under his actively promotion, Bosch has fully supported all levels of technician contests including secondary, higher vocational China skills, and World Skills in CN.
He frequently visits western poverty schools in China. With his leadership, the Bosch Automotive Aftermarket team has brought the charity activity, "Dream Series Courses" to life.
Closing Remarks
Speakers
Mr. Titus von dem Bongart (Moderator)
Partner/Head of GBN Greater China, ASEAN, and Korea at Ernst & Young (China) Advisory Ltd. Shanghai Branch OfficeTitus von dem Bongart qualified as German Attorney-at- Law in 1996. After working 10 years for other companies, he joined Ernst Young Shanghai as a Partner in 2006. He is a lecturer for Chinese Tax at the University of Hamburg as well as the Tongji University in Shanghai. Titus is the Vice-Chairman at the German Chamber of Commerce Shanghai and Chairman of the More than a Market Steering Committee.
Since 20 years, Titus von dem Bongart has regularly advised clients on various matters related to their China investment, e.g. the restructuring of their China stet-up/ China impact of international restructurings including supply chain models and other changes He deals with various matters related to different areas of foreign investment in China, e.g. forex, permanent establishments, tax compliance, tax efficiency and incentives Titus is a frequent speaker related to China tax matters and regularly publishes relevant articles He has served all Dax 30 companies with investment in China as well as a big number of medium sized and small scale companies in different industries.
Speakers & Moderator
Mr. Titus von dem Bongart (Moderator)
Partner/Head of GBN Greater China, ASEAN, and Korea at Ernst & Young (China) Advisory Ltd. Shanghai Branch Office
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Melody Yu
Managing Director Assistant of Wemhoener (Changzhou) Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
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Mr. Titus
von dem Bongart (Moderator)
Partner/Head of GBN Greater China, ASEAN, and Korea at Ernst & Young (China) Advisory Ltd. Shanghai Branch Office
Titus von dem Bongart qualified as German Attorney-at- Law in 1996. After working 10 years for other companies, he joined Ernst Young Shanghai as a Partner in 2006. He is a lecturer for Chinese Tax at the University of Hamburg as well as the Tongji University in Shanghai. Titus is the Vice-Chairman at the German Chamber of Commerce Shanghai and Chairman of the More than a Market Steering Committee.
Since 20 years, Titus von dem Bongart has regularly advised clients on various matters related to their China investment, e.g. the restructuring of their China stet-up/ China impact of international restructurings including supply chain models and other changes He deals with various matters related to different areas of foreign investment in China, e.g. forex, permanent establishments, tax compliance, tax efficiency and incentives Titus is a frequent speaker related to China tax matters and regularly publishes relevant articles He has served all Dax 30 companies with investment in China as well as a big number of medium sized and small scale companies in different industries.
Katja Li
Market Communication Supervisor at Ottobock (China) Industries Co., Ltd
Katja is a marketing and communication expert in the health care industry and has more than 10 years of working experience at Ottobock China. In her current role, she is in charge of Ottobock's digital communication as well as online and offline events and exhibitions. Katja led several CSR projects at Ottobock such as the Running Clinic which has been established in 2013.
Xiufeng Li
General Manager at Bosch Automotive Aftermarket (China) Co., Ltd.
Xiufeng Li is responsible for full P&L and Value Chain Management in the China market. Before this role, he was the VP of Bosch Automotive Aftermarket. During his tenure, Bosch has gained a big success in both independent aftermarket and vocational channels.
Xiufeng graduated from Duke University, NC. US. and Tsinghua University Beijing. He is deeply involved in vocational education and introduced the most advanced teaching methods to automotive maintenance and repair education, as well as delivered more than 6000 qualified technicians to the industry every year. These activities pushed China Auto Aftermarket development further. Under his actively promotion, Bosch has fully supported all levels of technician contests including secondary, higher vocational China skills, and World Skills in CN.
He frequently visits western poverty schools in China. With his leadership, the Bosch Automotive Aftermarket team has brought the charity activity, "Dream Series Courses" to life.
Vivian Pan
Senior HR Manager at tesa Plant (Suzhou) Co., Ltd
Vivian Pan joined tesa in 2016 and is now the Senior HR Manager and fully in charge of the Human Resource Management for the tesa Suzhou Site which includes the tesa Suzhou Plant and R&D Center of Asia Pacific. During her 16 years of work experience in HR, she has participated and organized various Corporate Social Responsibility programs and continues to be committed to deploy the tesa education sponsorship program in schools for migrant workers in Suzhou.
Melody Yu
Managing Director Assistant of Wemhoener (Changzhou) Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
In her role as Managing Director Assistant, Melody Yu manages Foreign Affairs and Human Resources for Wemhoener (Changzhou) Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd. . Melody joined Wemhoener in 2007 and started to work for the Wemhoener Charity Foundation when it was established in 2015. She is carrying out funding programs, mainly supporting a variety of football projects for primary and secondary schools. Melody is the main contact person between Wemhoener’s headquarters in Herford and Changzhou.
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