w88 casino News Network (Draft by the International Cooperation and Exchange Office)2009Year12month13Sunday morning, President Shi Jianjun cordially met with Hart of Cornell University (Stuart Hart) Professor and a group of three people.
President Shi first extended a warm welcome to Professor Hart's visit, and briefly introduced the distinctive features of w88 casino's multidisciplinary, research-oriented, and international nature, as well as some of the research projects carried out by w88 casino's scholars in environmental protection and sustainable development. He said that the "pyramid" sustainable development model advocated by Professor Hart has strong reference significance for China, and the "Green Leap" plan chaired by Professor Hart (Green Leap7485_7608
Professor Hart thanked President Shi for his consistent support for the "Green Leap" China plan, and reported the latest progress of on-site inspections of some Chinese companies. He firmly believes that despite facing huge challenges, implementing the "Green Leap" plan in China is still a thing worth trying. While paying attention to the development of enterprises such as Jiangsu Bauhinia Textile Technology Co., Ltd. that have already participated in the plan, he is also very willing to actively cooperate with Chinese partners such as the University of Foreign Economic and w88 to conduct enterprise case studies in more regions, accumulate valuable experience, and provide more effective guidance and services for the sustainable development of Chinese enterprises.
Xia YoufuProfessor attended the meeting and had in-depth exchanges with Professor Hart and others on issues such as corporate development and social responsibility, environmental protection and farmers' poverty alleviation. Both parties agreed to conduct more detailed consultations after the meeting on conducting cooperative research, co-organizing seminars, and carrying out special training and education. Director Xia Haiquan and Deputy Director Chen Xiao of the International Cooperation and Exchange Office accompanied the meeting.
Professor Hart is the world's top authority on business strategy for sustainable development and environmental protection. Unlike other experts and scholars in this field, Professor Hart pays more attention to the micro-level of sustainable development and puts forward "Base of the Pyramid (the Bottom of the Pyramid, referred to as BOP) strategy” and the "Green Leap" idea are intended to encourage enterprises to use green technologies and develop corresponding business models to allow the vast agricultural population to join in this "leapfrog" process, thereby forming a win-win situation not only in terms of environmental protection, but also in solving the poverty problem at the bottom of the pyramid, and achieving comprehensive sustainable development of the community (region) where it is located.
