The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), together with business partner, the Foreign Trade Association of the German Retail Trade (AVE), has launched a project to introduce uniform standards to improve working conditions in factories of China-based suppliers to the German retail trade. The project is part of a larger initiative that seeks to improve factory working conditions in eleven countries.
A core component of the initiative is the convening of regular Round Table meetings, organised by GTZ, which provide an open and neutral environment for participants to discuss strategies and issues related to CSR adoption in China. Participants consist of a diverse range of stakeholders including private and public sector, as well as representatives of Chinese civil society. The project was launched in February 2004 with a series of workshops in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. You can find more information about the round tables on the website.
The website features a China CSR map, an English-Chinese directory of all major CSR organisations with operations in China. It also informs about other CSR initiatives in China and provides a number of useful further links. The site is available in English and Chinese.