Events of the future 500 (China)

The Future 500 (China)’Web linked officially with syntao.com, the Web of Syntao Company Limited, on January 25, 2007.

The chairman of The Future 500 (China) JIN Zhouying and Hazel Henderson who is the creator of Ethical Markets and Calvert-Henderson Quality of Life Indicators codetermined to link the Web of The Future 500 (China) with EthicalMarkets.com on January 18, 2007.

“Future 500 International Forum 2006” held in Beijing XinDaDu Hotel on October 23-25, 2006 and its theme is “New business mode and sustainable development”. This is an international pageant of the Future 500, and there are more than 200 attendees including more than 40 guests come from multinational companies.

The famous Haier Group passed the GC360 audit and become the Future 500 member as the first electronic enterprise on October 22, 2006.

Senluo Ecology Group passed the GC360－agriculture audit and become the Future 500 member as the first agricultural enterprise on May 8, 2006.

The “2006 Leadership Conference on Global Corporate Citizenship” convened by The Conference Board and the Future500 in InterContinental Hotel in New York on February 16 - 17, 2006. The Title of JIN Zhouying, chairman of The Future 500 (China) was “Global Corporate Citizenship and The Future 500 China”. The Future 500 (Global) liaison meeting decided to organize the first international forum of “The Future 500” in Beijing.

Wenzhou TengXu Group passed the GC360 audit and become the Future 500 member as the first non-state enterprise on November 30, 2005.

Professor JIN Zhouying was invited to be the member of Research Advisory Board for the global TV series “Ethical Markets” on October 30, 2005. This program will broadcast in Brazil, Canada, China, Australia, and etc. “Ethical Markets” focus on clean companies, green companies, ethical CEOs, visionary venture capitalists, higher standards and more inclusive, multi-disciplinary metrics and indicators.

“The Future 500 China 2005 Forum” was held in Beijing on October 18-19, 2005 and its theme is “Corporate triple responsibility and the harmonious society”. There are participants from 8 countries including Future 500 preparatory committee (Middle East, Australia and India).

DHV China, a Netherlandish multinational company, passed the CAP GAP audit and become the Future 500 member on October 18, 2005.

The chairman of The Future 500 (China) JIN Zhouying was invited to attend “the Festival of Thinkers” (www.festivalofthinkers.com) in Abu Dhabi, Capital of United Arab Emirates from 26 through 30 March 2005. She gave a lecture on “Soft technology --- To change the thinking mode and enhance creativity”, moreover, she brought the concept and principles of the Future 500 to Middle East for the first time.

“The Future 500 China 2004 Forum” was held in Beijing on October 21-22, 2004 and its theme is “The scientific approach and the enterprise of the future”.

China ‘s excellent enterprise Sinopec Group passed the CAP GAP audit and become the Future 500 member on October 15, 2004.

Guodian Nanjing Automation Company --- China’s the first technological listed company passed the CAP GAP audit and become the Future 500 member in September 2004.

Press conference for introducing the Future 500 to China was held in Chinese Academy of Social Science on July 21, 2004, and more than 20 Chinese media attended this conference.

“Introducing the Future 500 Mechanism” Seminar was held in Chinese Academy of Social Science on February 25, 2004, and its theme is “Why Future 500?”. The chairman of the Future 500 (Global) Tachi Kiuchi and the president Bill Shireman came to Beijing to participate the seminar and gave a lecture.

The Future 500 (China) officially stated on January 15, 2004. A cooperation agreement was signed between JIN Zhouying, director of Center for Technology Innovation and Strategy Studies of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, who is also the president of Beijing Academy of Soft Technology(BAST), and the chairman of the Future 500 (Global) Tachi Kiuchi & the president Bill Shireman. BAST is authorized to create the organization and use the name “Future 500 China” in the country of China and to own the trademarked name “Future 500” and confers rights to use the name to BAST under the terms of this agreement as well as Develop the Chinese version of the criteria of Future 500 China, etc.