Mission:

We aim to profile and advise companies on the development of social responsibility and civil society in China. Whilst the past eras may be all about profits. Today it is about giving back.

We have devised the following services to help Chinese and foreign companies do this:

• Consultancy & Research
• Events & forums
• Training
• Green Supply Chain

To find out more about the Charitarian Group, download this file: The Charitarian Group-Flyer.

Consultancy & Research

The Charitarian provides advice on pioneering charity work in China.  This includes Government relations, media affairs and sustainable social responsibility.

Our scope of work includes, but not limited to:

• Advise Chinese and foreign companies on their CSR strategies in China
• Write CSR strategies and CSR reports that are compliant with international and local regulations, watertight for listing on international stock exchanges
• Implement CSR strategies
• Bridge companies with appropriate NGOs and organizations
• Due diligence on NGOs, Charities and Foundations in China
• Advise and support companies in building Government relations
• Provide training for your PR, HR and staff population on CSR in China
• Pro bono advice for NGOs establishing in China…

Our clients have included NIKE, Boeing, Tesco, American Chamber of Commerce, to name a few. PR agencies such as Edelman also look to us for industry expertise.

The Charitarian Group has a vast network of expertise to draw upon in addition to our staff’s knowledge—from within China itself—we can provide in-depth insight into Government policies and plans where other Consultants cannot.

Our staff is fluent in Chinese, English and other international languages and has a wide network to the Government, corporate, NGO, and charity sectors in China and worldwide. Our experts have experience working in local and multinational corporations, and therefore understand your needs and requirements. We are flexible and will meet your needs suited to your company’s goals and visions.

As well as writing Corporate Social Responsibility or strategies for multinational and Chinese companies, the Charitarian hosts a multi-stakeholder forum on a monthly basis in Beijing to profile NGO projects.

For more information, please download this file: Charitarian consultancy-Flyer.

Events & Forums

The Charitarian organizes stimulating debates, forums and events from time to time, engaging senior level leaders of the business, government and NGO community from China and other parts of the world. A notable upcoming event is the CSR Forum at the Shanghai Expo on 14 September 2010, featuring speakers from the Chinese Party school, Chinese government, CEOs of multinational corporations, and other foreign government officials.

Our team have experience in organising the following forums in Beijing:

• Joseph Lee Head of the Shanghai Commission of Commerce, on “Profitable CSR in China during the Recession”
• Wu Jiahuang Former WTO negotiator for China, Deputy Head of Chinese WTO Accession Delegation Former Chief Negotiator for WTO, on “China as a role model for development”
• Mr Xu Weizhong Research Professor from China Institute of Contemporary International Relations spoke on “China in Africa; is this the third way for international development?”
• His Exellency Mr. Mohammed Ahmed Awil Ambassador of Somalia to China, on “China in Africa: is this the third way for international development?”
• Ben Xu, International Director of the China Children and Teenagers’ Fund under the Women’s Federation, on “A Corporate Response to Sichuan”
• Lew Hustead, Director of Ethics at Boeing China, on “Corporate Ethics”

Our team have experience in organising the following forums in Hong Kong:

• Senator George Mitchell President Obama’s Middle East Envoy, on “United Nations?”
• Stewart Ballard US Trade Consul Hong Kong, on “Sino-US Relations”

Training

We will implement your strategy via fun competitions, press launches and internal trainings to ensure maximum staff participation.  ethicaledge will provide advice on how to integrate your ethical strategy into your business operations including boardroom voting, remuneration committees and performance reviews. We will also run the competitions, organise the trips and train staff on how to get the most out of ethicaledge strategy

Experience: ten years experience in multinational team integration through philanthropic activities.
Connections: awareness of which non-profits are most effective and most acceptable to work with for different types of companies.
Creativity: ability to develop schemes that will ensure cross-company participation.