The Center for Ecological Civilization (CEC) is a new initiative uniting established governmental, commercial, academic, media and cultural resources with both Chinese and internationally-recognized experts to promote environmental well-being, ecological culture and green solidarity. We provide platforms in the greater Shanghai area, one of the most economically important and ecologically vulnerable regions in the world, to reinforce environmental protection efforts and to support new initiatives aiming to mitigate challenges associated with climate change and the Anthropocene, with special emphases on the promotion of green innovation and development, green energy transitions, responsible waste management, and wetlands protections, in China and beyond.

The CEC advances its mission by:

1. Advising officials as they develop, implement and assess environmental policies.

2. Consulting with enterprises seeking relevant best practices and when appropriate, promoting their projects as model case studies demonstrating social and ecological responsibility.

3. Developing and disseminating ecological culture and related social marketing through a broad array of domestic and international media.

4. Fostering an exemplary ecological university by conducting cutting-edge environmental research, hosting events bringing together key environmental voices and stakeholders from around the world, and encouraging reforms that help set the standard for institutional responsibility.

CEC is led by the School of Politics and International Relations at East China Normal University (ECNU) in partnership with the School of International Chinese Language and Culture, the School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, and the Institute of Eco-Chongming, the University’s renowned research base on the ecologically vital Chongming Island.

We can be reached via  [email protected]