SUSTAINABLE BRI

By research projects, we hope to understand the situation and challenges of Chinese overseas business, in the area of business operation, labor conflicts, environmental devastation, community relationships, corporate social responsibility, and consumption of wildlife products. Furthermore, through practical programs, we hope to help Chinese overseas business develop in a more sustainable way.

PROJECTS

Corporate Social Responsibility Program: AVIC Africa-Tech Challenge (ATC)

• In 2014, China House designed the "Africa Tech Challenge", a groundbreaking corporate social responsibility project focused on the vocational training of young Kenyan technicians, designed for the Chinese state-owned enterprise AVIC International. 
• In partnership with the Technical University of Kenya, AVIC International’s ACT competition invites students from technical institutions to compete in a challenge to produce parts of selected machinery. The most outstanding participants receive cash prizes and fully sponsored master’s degree scholarships to prestigious universities in China., and winning teams receive commercial contracts. 
• As one of the first Chinese SOE-led comprehensive and mid-long term CSR projects in Africa, ACT continues to take place annually until now.   

​Sustainable Investment Guides for Chinese Enterprises in Kenya and Tanzania
 
From 2014, we produced industry-related business consulting reports and issue-related guideline documents (such as Kenya labor law guide, tax law guide) for Chinese companies in Africa. We also worked with ministries, law firms, accounting firms and so on to provide training for Chinese companies.