The China Business Council for Sustainable Development (CBCSD) was established in October 2003 by the China Enterprise Confederation (CEC) and World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), as well as long processes of preparation by numbers of well-known Chinese and international companies. CBCSD is a coalition of leading Chinese and foreign enterprises registered and operating in China as a national organisation, established through the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People’s Republic of China.
Its purpose is to provide a platform for exchange and cooperation among Chinese and foreign enterprises, government and social communities, share information, experiences and best practices in the field of sustainable development, in order to help companies improve understanding and performance in environment health safety (EHS), corporate social responsibility (CSR), climate change, and other related areas, and to push forward the course of sustainable development in the world by common hard efforts.