Landmark agreement signed by UK’s Environmental Industries Commission (EIC) with the Chinese Society of Environmental Sciences (CSES).
The Environmental Industries Commission has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will allow UK environmental firms to gain easier access to Chinese markets, with EIC member companies gaining the ability to seek accreditation with the CSES, providing a platform from which to offer their products and services into the Chinese market.
The MoU was signed by Dr Nelson Ogunshakin OBE, Chairman of the EIC, and Secretary General of CSES Mr Ren Guan-Ping at the Shanghai International Environment Expo (IE Expo), which was attended by 30,000 people across three days.
Commenting on the agreement, Ogunshakin, who also presented the benefits of a closer Sino-British collaboration on environmental concerns at the event, said: “Today marks a new opportunity for EIC in creating tangible export prospects for its members to take advantage of the growing market in China. The exchange of this MoU with the CSES positions EIC’s member companies closer to decision makers in China, securing a competitive advantage for UK companies operating in the growing environmental sector in China.”
Speaking on behalf of CSES, Guan Ping said: “We are pleased with the opportunity to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the UK Environmental Industries Commission. We welcome EIC Members to China and to work closely in bilateral partnership on mutual environmental challenges and environmental protection.
“Secondly, we share a goal to grow green innovation and the green economy, developing new opportunities to work in collaboration between our respective Members. There are great opportunities for EIC Members in China to work with and assist us in creating a beautiful China. We regard the Environmental Industries Commission as our friend; we share a common goal, and a common dream:
“Two families coming together to sign the Memorandum of Understanding: Two families, One Dream.”