Events

July 7, 2018

Paulson Institute Workshop Promotes Market-based Mechanisms for Ecological Protection

Advancing understanding of the valuation of local ecologies in regional development was the theme of a workshop the Paulson Institute hosted at the 2018 Eco Forum Global Guiyang, a premier environmental forum in China. In...

September 5, 2017

Unlocking the Value of Ecosystem Services for a Greener China

By Li Zhu & Rose Niu Forests are worth more standing than cut down. It has taken humanity many decades, if not centuries, to arrive at this seemingly counterintuitive yet vital concept—an idea that is...

May 11, 2017

Unlock the Value of Sustainable Forest Product Sourcing

By Li Zhu and Rose Niu Many companies have long been persuaded that implementing a sustainability agenda is the right thing to do. But persuading shareholders and other stakeholders that sustainability is smart business—particularly when...

May 3, 2017

Joining Forces to Promote the Value of Nature in China

The Paulson Institute is deepening its cooperation with China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) with an innovative new project on environmental conservation. The three-year collaboration project, as laid out in a recently signed agreement...

April 22, 2017

In Awe of Nature

Today we are celebrating the 48th Earth Day. This year’s theme of Environmental and Climate Literacy represents the importance of environmental education as the foundation for progress. In this piece, Paulson Institute conservation expert Li...

March 7, 2017

The Power of COFCO’s Greening Supply Chain

By Dorinda Elliott Five years ago, when Yu Xubo, president of COFCO, one of China’s largest state-owned enterprises and its largest agricultural products producer and trader, participated in a seminar at Harvard University, he felt...

November 1, 2016

Sustainable supply chain (under CEO Council) whitepaper

Every year, the Paulson Institute (PI) receives hundreds of applications to its internship, fellowship, and summer associate programs. For the 2019 summer session, PI hosted over 20 young professionals from top universities across the world...

June 16, 2016

Hank Paulson Issues MOU on Environmental Cooperation with Chen Jining, Chinese Minister of Environmental Protection

Paulson Institute Chairman Hank Paulson and Chinese Minister of Environmental Protection Chen Jining met today in Beijing to discuss the pressing issue of environmental policy. The two issued a memorandum of understanding (MOU) after exchanging...

April 8, 2016

Paulson Institute Co-Hosts China-Brazil Soy Symposium

Some 40 Chinese soy importers, Brazilian soy officials, Chinese green trade experts, international sustainable production experts, and Chinese and Brazilian government officials gathered today in Beijing to discuss opportunities and challenges in driving more sustainable...

February 8, 2016

Chinese Soy Importers Signal Support for Brazil’s Effort on Fighting Deforestation

Beijing, China—Participants at a Sino-Brazil Soy Trade Symposium in Beijing recently called for greater awareness, participation and collaboration among Chinese soy importers to support sustainable soy trade. The event was organized by the China Soybean...