- Apple released its 2009 Suppliers Progress Report on Social Responsibility in July, which reported on wage reductions by Chinese suppliers… - At a China Mining Association Board Meeting in February, the Green Mining Treaty was passed, which stipulates that all mining enterprises should reinforce self-discipline, fulfil social responsibilities and promote green mining industries… - In January, the China Banking Association published its Corporate Social Responsibility Guidelines… - On 28 December, the Nanjing Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision and the Nanjing Baixia District Government published a set of local CSR standards… - Kunming launched its environmental pollution liability insurance in November… - The State Administration of Work Safety issued Tentative Provisions for the Supervision and Administration of Occupational Health at Working Locations… - The Shanghai National Accounting Institute (SNAI) created an index measuring CSR of businesses listed on the Chinese Stock Exchange… - Greenpeace released a report in October entitled Silent Giants: An Investigation into Corporate Environmental Information Disclosure in China… - The YIRENPING Centre, a Beijing-based NGO, released a report in February entitled “Discrimination by Foreign Enterprises Against Hepatitis B 2008 Survey Report”…