A PRC Government body has released draft guidelines with potentially far-reaching ramifications for foreign investors’ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities.  The guidelines raise the possibility that foreign companies will be required by law to adopt CSR initiatives at a later date.  A subsidiary of the Ministry of Commerce, the Chinese Academy of International Trade & Economic Cooperation (CAITEC), issued the draft document in late August 2008, known as Guidelines on Corporate Social Responsibility Compliance for Foreign Invested Enterprises (CSRC).

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