Events

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...

December 10, 2015

Chinese Soy Importers Visit Brazil to Learn Impact of Industry Trade

By Isabel Nepstad During the second week of December, the Paulson Institute led a delegation of top Chinese soy industry representatives to Brazil on a learning trip to better understand soy production and its environmental...

December 7, 2015

A Step Forward for China’s Agribusiness—and the Fight Against Global Climate Change

By Rose Niu In a speech given December 3 at the China Pavilion of COP21 in Paris, Chairman Ning Gaoning of COFCO (China National Cereals, Oils and Foods Corporation) underscored the company’s intention to improve...

July 1, 2015

Liu Denggao on China’s plans to promote sustainable trade

In April, the Paulson Institute launched a China-South America Sustainable Soy Trade Platform, working with the Chinese government and businesses to promote legal, environmentally sustainable production of soy in South America. Liu Denggao, Vice President...

March 19, 2015

Paulson Institute Co-Launches China-South America Sustainable Soybean Trade Platform

The Paulson Institute, in partnership with Solidaridad, The Nature Conservancy and WWF, has launched a China-South American Sustainable Soybean Trade Platform aimed at supporting China as a promoter of sustainable practices in global soy markets....

February 5, 2015

Sustainable Soy and China’s Going Global Strategy

By Rose Niu With nearly half of its GDP directly tied to international trade, China is now the world’s second largest trading nation. Since 2001, a major driver of China’s international trade has been its...