subject: B2b Environmental Cooperation Between Denmark And China [print this page] Danish and Chinese manufacturers are cooperating about environmental projects.
2010-07-28 www.easy2bid.com
Danida (Danish International Development Assistance), under the Danish Ministry of Foreign affairs has started a B2B program in China. The program intends to bring together Danish and China manufacturers, in order to research and develop environmentally sound technology.
China is currently suffering the consequences of rapid economic growth I regards to its environment. 16 of the worlds most polluted cities can be found in China, China is producing massive amounts of garbage, and clean water is becoming scarcer by the day. Also, these days China is experiencing some very floods, possibly, at least in part, due to climate changes. With China itself being the worlds largest emitter of C02 it is obvious to all that China bears a large part of the responsibility for these circumstances.
However, unlike the story being told in the US and to a lesser degree Europe, China is actually taking action. The B2B cooperation Between Danish and China suppliers is one example of this. Two of the focal points of this cooperation are sustainable energy and water cleaning. These are two fields where Danish companies have a great amount of expertise, and something that China certainly needs.
The goal for Danida and the Danish manufacturers, besides doing good for the environment, is obviously to gain access to the Chinese market and lower production costs. In return for this, what the Danish manufacturers offer is transference of technology along with a great deal of knowhow.
Another benefit of the program is that it is being used to develop some of the more backwards areas of China, such as Anhui, Chongqing, Gansu, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Inner Mongolia, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan, Tibet, Xinjiang, and Yunnan.
These areas often have problems attracting investments, and thus the level of economic development is substantially lower in these areas. This is reflected in livings standards as well in the level of education. By placing factories and research facilities in these often remote areas the B2B program, besides benefitting the environment and manufacturers, may also aid the people in these areas.
No doubt B2B co operations like these will be part of the landscape in the future. Everybody gains; the Chinese manufacturers get access to the technology they so desperately want and need, and European manufacturers and buyers gain access to, what promises to what is already one of the most important markets in the world.
