07ANNUALREPORT

GREENPEACE CHINA HONG KONG8/F, Pacific Plaza,410-418 Des Voeux Road West,Hong Kong, ChinaTel: (852) 2854 8300Fax: (852) 2745 2426

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Website: www.greenpeace.org.cnE-mail: greenpeace.china@greenpeace.org

Positive Change Through Action.

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Message from our Chairperson

Greenpeace China grew into one of the organisation’s largest global offices both in terms of staff numbers and in the volume of ongoing projects last year. We now have 77 full-time employees spread over our Hong Kong, Beijing and Guangzhou offices as well as temporary staff hired for individual projects. We also have another 20 to 30 canvassers on the streets of Hong Kong informing passers-by about our campaigns, explaining how to get involved and encouraging them to join Greenpeace.

After our expansion, we streamlined our operations into four departments: Campaigns, Communications, Fund Raising, and Organisational Support. This has generated strong synergies between our campaign and fund-raising departments and has made sure that they get sufficient organisational support. The Executive Director has been implementing a number of policies and systems in step with these developments and in line with the practices of other Greenpeace offices.

Our Board has now adopted a policy governance model, allowing us to evaluate the Executive Director without getting too involved in day-to-day management issues. We have set our Executive Director ambitious objectives within clear limitations and we are pleased to say that this system is working very well. We have also made the efficient use of funds a high priority and confidently report that members’ contributions are being used effectively to achieve our environmental goals.

Firstly, thank you for all your help this year. Without your support we could not continue our fight to defend the natural world.

It has been a sober year with the devastating earthquake in Sichuan province in May. Greenpeace China offers its heartfelt sympathies to all the victims of the quake. We were truly saddened at the tragic loss of life and widespread destruction of people’s homes and livelihoods. We did everything in our power to help, with Greenpeace staff heading down to Sichuan to identify and monitor possible environmental problems triggered by the earthquake.

The tragedy is a chilling reminder that humans are too often helpless in the face of natural disasters. But it also serves as a lesson that there are other disasters that we can do something about. Climate change, the number one threat facing our planet, can be averted and it is on top of our campaign agenda here in China and globally.

We are also working hard campaigning to clean up the Mainland’s waterways. According to the Chinese government, only 40 percent of water sources (rivers, lakes, and reservoirs) are safe enough to be used by humans. Another 28 percent are so polluted that they are unusable.

As part of our Mainland water pollution campaign, Greenpeace is urging the Chinese government and industries to adopt clean production and enforce strict legislation to ensure the proper treatment of wastewater.

But there is hope for the future welfare of our planet and all its inhabitants. This year China has really shown what it can do when it puts its mind to it. It mobilised a staggering earthquake rescue operation in Sichuan and put in place impressive changes to partially improve Beijing’s environment in the run up to the 2008 Olympic Games. It is crucial that we keep up the momentum and continue to lobby for China to enforce more stringent controls on pollution sources, including those from industry and vehicles.

Greenpeace China is working with our other offices across the globe to fight for a cleaner, greener world. And, it is thanks to you, and our three million other supporters worldwide, that we have achieved such success.

Greenpeace does not accept any funding from political parties or commercial interests. Instead, we rely completely on the generosity of people like you who share our vision. We make sure that every dollar of yours that we spend on lobbying, direct action, crafting solutions, dialogue with business and research contributes to making our world a better place.

With a population of 1.3 billion and a growing economy, it is crucial that Greenpeace works with the people of Hong Kong and Mainland China to build a greener future. This makes Greenpeace China one of the global organisation’s most important offices. Greenpeace China has achieved significant campaign success over the last 10 years, but there is so much more to do.

Environmental issues do not recognise borders. Wherever you are in the world, help us fight for our planet and for a brighter future for our children and grandchildren.

Thank you again for your support over the years. It is greatly appreciated!

Mario DamatoExecutive Director

Message from our Executive Director

This year we have also fully defined our China mission and instilled in our staff the principle of “Positive Change through Action”.

As I am sure you already know, individual donations are the cornerstone of Greenpeace’s funding. To maintain our independence and credibility, Greenpeace does not accept donations from governments or corporations but relies on contributions from individual supporters and foundation grants who share our vision of a greener future. This comes at a price. It costs more to raise funds from individuals like you than from corporations and governments.

The majority of your contributions go directly into Greenpeace campaign work and 70 percent of our employees are working directly on campaigns.

Our three-year plan is currently being finalised and will be launched in the beginning of 2009. We are on track to become self-sufficient in 2009 on the agreed projects as envisaged in our existing five-year plan. In the meantime, Greenpeace International has invited Greenpeace China to develop additional new projects. There is no doubt that China will continue to play a big part in the organisation’s agenda.

All this is very exciting for us on the Board and we are very pleased to have such an efficient and hard-working Executive. I take this opportunity to express our gratitude to the Executive Director and his team for all the achievements they have made so far. We also extend a big thank you to all of you for your support. It is greatly appreciated and I hope that we can count on it in the future.

The challenges facing the environment are growing every day. As Greenpeace works to address them, we continue to be inspired by how much we can achieve with people like you behind us.

Romi WilliamsonChairperson

A tabular iceberg in the Southern Ocean.© Greenpeace/Daniel Beltra

02-03ANNUAL REPORT 07GREENPEACE CHINA

Message from our Chairperson

Greenpeace China grew into one of the organisation’s largest global offices both in terms of staff numbers and in the volume of ongoing projects last year. We now have 77 full-time employees spread over our Hong Kong, Beijing and Guangzhou offices as well as temporary staff hired for individual projects. We also have another 20 to 30 canvassers on the streets of Hong Kong informing passers-by about our campaigns, explaining how to get involved and encouraging them to join Greenpeace.

After our expansion, we streamlined our operations into four departments: Campaigns, Communications, Fund Raising, and Organisational Support. This has generated strong synergies between our campaign and fund-raising departments and has made sure that they get sufficient organisational support. The Executive Director has been implementing a number of policies and systems in step with these developments and in line with the practices of other Greenpeace offices.

Our Board has now adopted a policy governance model, allowing us to evaluate the Executive Director without getting too involved in day-to-day management issues. We have set our Executive Director ambitious objectives within clear limitations and we are pleased to say that this system is working very well. We have also made the efficient use of funds a high priority and confidently report that members’ contributions are being used effectively to achieve our environmental goals.

Firstly, thank you for all your help this year. Without your support we could not continue our fight to defend the natural world.

It has been a sober year with the devastating earthquake in Sichuan province in May. Greenpeace China offers its heartfelt sympathies to all the victims of the quake. We were truly saddened at the tragic loss of life and widespread destruction of people’s homes and livelihoods. We did everything in our power to help, with Greenpeace staff heading down to Sichuan to identify and monitor possible environmental problems triggered by the earthquake.

The tragedy is a chilling reminder that humans are too often helpless in the face of natural disasters. But it also serves as a lesson that there are other disasters that we can do something about. Climate change, the number one threat facing our planet, can be averted and it is on top of our campaign agenda here in China and globally.

We are also working hard campaigning to clean up the Mainland’s waterways. According to the Chinese government, only 40 percent of water sources (rivers, lakes, and reservoirs) are safe enough to be used by humans. Another 28 percent are so polluted that they are unusable.

As part of our Mainland water pollution campaign, Greenpeace is urging the Chinese government and industries to adopt clean production and enforce strict legislation to ensure the proper treatment of wastewater.

But there is hope for the future welfare of our planet and all its inhabitants. This year China has really shown what it can do when it puts its mind to it. It mobilised a staggering earthquake rescue operation in Sichuan and put in place impressive changes to partially improve Beijing’s environment in the run up to the 2008 Olympic Games. It is crucial that we keep up the momentum and continue to lobby for China to enforce more stringent controls on pollution sources, including those from industry and vehicles.

Greenpeace China is working with our other offices across the globe to fight for a cleaner, greener world. And, it is thanks to you, and our three million other supporters worldwide, that we have achieved such success.

Greenpeace does not accept any funding from political parties or commercial interests. Instead, we rely completely on the generosity of people like you who share our vision. We make sure that every dollar of yours that we spend on lobbying, direct action, crafting solutions, dialogue with business and research contributes to making our world a better place.

With a population of 1.3 billion and a growing economy, it is crucial that Greenpeace works with the people of Hong Kong and Mainland China to build a greener future. This makes Greenpeace China one of the global organisation’s most important offices. Greenpeace China has achieved significant campaign success over the last 10 years, but there is so much more to do.

Environmental issues do not recognise borders. Wherever you are in the world, help us fight for our planet and for a brighter future for our children and grandchildren.

Thank you again for your support over the years. It is greatly appreciated!

Mario DamatoExecutive Director

Message from our Executive Director

This year we have also fully defined our China mission and instilled in our staff the principle of “Positive Change through Action”.

As I am sure you already know, individual donations are the cornerstone of Greenpeace’s funding. To maintain our independence and credibility, Greenpeace does not accept donations from governments or corporations but relies on contributions from individual supporters and foundation grants who share our vision of a greener future. This comes at a price. It costs more to raise funds from individuals like you than from corporations and governments.

The majority of your contributions go directly into Greenpeace campaign work and 70 percent of our employees are working directly on campaigns.

Our three-year plan is currently being finalised and will be launched in the beginning of 2009. We are on track to become self-sufficient in 2009 on the agreed projects as envisaged in our existing five-year plan. In the meantime, Greenpeace International has invited Greenpeace China to develop additional new projects. There is no doubt that China will continue to play a big part in the organisation’s agenda.

All this is very exciting for us on the Board and we are very pleased to have such an efficient and hard-working Executive. I take this opportunity to express our gratitude to the Executive Director and his team for all the achievements they have made so far. We also extend a big thank you to all of you for your support. It is greatly appreciated and I hope that we can count on it in the future.

The challenges facing the environment are growing every day. As Greenpeace works to address them, we continue to be inspired by how much we can achieve with people like you behind us.

Romi WilliamsonChairperson

A tabular iceberg in the Southern Ocean.© Greenpeace/Daniel Beltra

02-03ANNUAL REPORT 07GREENPEACE CHINA

Successes

Between the end of 2007 and the beginning of 2008, Greenpeace International released several investigative reports that revealed how the world’s largest food, cosmetic and biofuel companies were driving the wholesale destruction of Southeast Asia’s rainforests and peatlands. We also staged several protests in Europe.

Finally we saw success when Unilever, the world’s biggest user of palm oil (to make products such as Dove, Pond’s and Lux), promised to make sure all their palm oil will come from certifiably-sustainable sources by 2015.

Palm Oil Cosmetics: Destroying the Rainforest

Save the Whales: Campaign Heats UpEvery November heralds the start of Japan’s whaling season. Japanese whaling ships set sail for the Southern Ocean as part of their annual whale hunt in the name of so-called scientific research. At the same time, Greenpeace sets off in pursuit, aiming to bring an end to the country’s commercial whaling industry.

In the face of determined protests from Greenpeace and diplomatic pressure from across the world, Japanese whaling ships made only half their target catch, having killed 551 minke whales during the 2007 whaling season. While this was much less than planned, it was 100 more than three years ago. The whalers blamed environmental groups for their low catch. They also had to give up their plan to kill 50 vulnerable humpback whales.

The Amazon Rainforest is the world’s largest tropical rainforest. It has an abundance of natural resources; every year it produces more than 20 percent of the world’s oxygen. But over the last 40 years, because of land cleared for livestock and soya bean plantations, close to 20 percent of the trees have disappeared.

In 2006 we exposed how soya bean plantations were destroying the Amazon Rainforest. Through our campaign work, we forced soya bean traders to agree to stop buying beans grown on newly-deforested land in the Amazon for a period of two years.

In June 2008, the Brazilian government announced it would extend the moratorium for another year to protect the Amazon Rainforest.

“Although this is good news, soya bean prices on world markets have not fallen, making it more and more attractive for growers to expand their plantations, and putting a lot of pressure on them to break the moratorium,” says Paulo Adario from Greenpeace Brazil.

We must keep challenging the Brazilian government, growers and traders to respect the Amazon. Its preservation is not only essential for animals, plants and indigenous peoples, but the forest also plays a vital role in keeping the world's climate stable.

Defending the Amazon: Saved for One More Year

International

We believe that environmental problems can only be solved by engaging people from across the globe. That’s why Greenpeace has set up offices in 40 countries all over the world, working to defend the natural world and providing positive change through action.

ARGENTINAAUSTRALIAFIJIPAPUA NEW GUINEASOLOMON ISLANDSBELGIUMBRAZILCANADA

SLOVAKIAHUNGARYCHILECHINACZECH REPUBLICFRANCEGERMANYGREECE

INDIAITALYJAPANLUXEMBOURGISRAELLEBANONTURKEYMEXICO

NETHERLANDSNEW ZEALANDDENMARKFINLANDNORWAYPORTUGALRUSSIATHAILAND

INDONESIAPHILIPPINESSPAINSWITZERLANDUKUSA

Shortly afterwards, our colleagues in Japan obtained irrefutable evidence that some crew members on whaling ships were stealing prime cuts of whale meat to sell on the black market with the full awareness of government officials. The scandal raised an unprecedented level of debate about whaling in Japan. If we are to bring an end to commercial whaling once and for all then it is Japan that must stop this cruel and unnecessary practice.

This pressure must continue if Japan is to fully remove its whaling fleet from the Southern Ocean.

Help us create an outcry and demand the permits of the whalers be revoked; your ongoing support is crucial.

They also pledged to oppose the destruction of Southeast Asia’s rainforests and peatlands via the spreading of palm oil plantations.

However, our job is far from over. Other major palm oil users, such as P&G, Nestle, China Ocean Shipping Company and Asia Pulp and Paper, must be persuaded to take action like Unilever. They must also stop using palm oil from plantations that have eaten into forestland; in a word we have to change the face of the palm oil industry.

04-05

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Successes

Between the end of 2007 and the beginning of 2008, Greenpeace International released several investigative reports that revealed how the world’s largest food, cosmetic and biofuel companies were driving the wholesale destruction of Southeast Asia’s rainforests and peatlands. We also staged several protests in Europe.

Finally we saw success when Unilever, the world’s biggest user of palm oil (to make products such as Dove, Pond’s and Lux), promised to make sure all their palm oil will come from certifiably-sustainable sources by 2015.

Palm Oil Cosmetics: Destroying the Rainforest

Save the Whales: Campaign Heats UpEvery November heralds the start of Japan’s whaling season. Japanese whaling ships set sail for the Southern Ocean as part of their annual whale hunt in the name of so-called scientific research. At the same time, Greenpeace sets off in pursuit, aiming to bring an end to the country’s commercial whaling industry.

In the face of determined protests from Greenpeace and diplomatic pressure from across the world, Japanese whaling ships made only half their target catch, having killed 551 minke whales during the 2007 whaling season. While this was much less than planned, it was 100 more than three years ago. The whalers blamed environmental groups for their low catch. They also had to give up their plan to kill 50 vulnerable humpback whales.

The Amazon Rainforest is the world’s largest tropical rainforest. It has an abundance of natural resources; every year it produces more than 20 percent of the world’s oxygen. But over the last 40 years, because of land cleared for livestock and soya bean plantations, close to 20 percent of the trees have disappeared.

In 2006 we exposed how soya bean plantations were destroying the Amazon Rainforest. Through our campaign work, we forced soya bean traders to agree to stop buying beans grown on newly-deforested land in the Amazon for a period of two years.

In June 2008, the Brazilian government announced it would extend the moratorium for another year to protect the Amazon Rainforest.

“Although this is good news, soya bean prices on world markets have not fallen, making it more and more attractive for growers to expand their plantations, and putting a lot of pressure on them to break the moratorium,” says Paulo Adario from Greenpeace Brazil.

We must keep challenging the Brazilian government, growers and traders to respect the Amazon. Its preservation is not only essential for animals, plants and indigenous peoples, but the forest also plays a vital role in keeping the world's climate stable.

Defending the Amazon: Saved for One More Year

International

We believe that environmental problems can only be solved by engaging people from across the globe. That’s why Greenpeace has set up offices in 40 countries all over the world, working to defend the natural world and providing positive change through action.

ARGENTINAAUSTRALIAFIJIPAPUA NEW GUINEASOLOMON ISLANDSBELGIUMBRAZILCANADA

SLOVAKIAHUNGARYCHILECHINACZECH REPUBLICFRANCEGERMANYGREECE

INDIAITALYJAPANLUXEMBOURGISRAELLEBANONTURKEYMEXICO

NETHERLANDSNEW ZEALANDDENMARKFINLANDNORWAYPORTUGALRUSSIATHAILAND

INDONESIAPHILIPPINESSPAINSWITZERLANDUKUSA

Shortly afterwards, our colleagues in Japan obtained irrefutable evidence that some crew members on whaling ships were stealing prime cuts of whale meat to sell on the black market with the full awareness of government officials. The scandal raised an unprecedented level of debate about whaling in Japan. If we are to bring an end to commercial whaling once and for all then it is Japan that must stop this cruel and unnecessary practice.

This pressure must continue if Japan is to fully remove its whaling fleet from the Southern Ocean.

Help us create an outcry and demand the permits of the whalers be revoked; your ongoing support is crucial.

They also pledged to oppose the destruction of Southeast Asia’s rainforests and peatlands via the spreading of palm oil plantations.

However, our job is far from over. Other major palm oil users, such as P&G, Nestle, China Ocean Shipping Company and Asia Pulp and Paper, must be persuaded to take action like Unilever. They must also stop using palm oil from plantations that have eaten into forestland; in a word we have to change the face of the palm oil industry.

04-05

04-05ANNUAL REPORT 07GREENPEACE CHINA

Of course your voice is important in campaigning for nature, but it is also governments that play a crucial role in protecting our environment. That’s why this year, as well as actively engaging with governments in Mainland China and Hong Kong, we have also been involved in advocacy work on an international level. Ultimately, the future of our planet will be decided on the global negotiating table and how well the international agreements are implemented on the national level.

Once saving the environment gathers an international focus, environmental organisations will really come into their own. Last year we attended United Nations’ meetings on environmental policy in New York and Bali. Discussions covered China’s environment as well as the global situation, and produced many positive recommendations.

Greenpeace China’s Campaign Director Sze Ping Lo attended a UN summit meeting in New York in September 2007 at the invitation of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Sze Ping, who was representing China’s environmental organisations, held talks on the effects of climate change on Chinese and international societies. Sze Ping pointed out that to combat climate change we must reduce our reliance on coal and other fossil fuels and develop clean renewable sources of energy. Sze Ping also called on the December UN Bali climate change conference to draw up a clear Bali Mandate and to get every country to agree to take action to keep global mean temperature rise below 2˚C.

Our colleagues also went to Bali in December to act as observers at the conference and to encourage fair and open discussions between developing and developed nations. They organised activities outside the conference to put pressure on the negotiators to draw up an effective Bali Mandate which would set the stage for a stronger Kyoto Protocol.

Separately, to promote Beijing’s promise to hold a “Green Olympics,” starting from 2006, Greenpeace China began communications with the Beijing Olympic Organising Committee. We advised them on renewable energy, using sustainable wood sources in construction, food safety and pushed Beijing to adopt more environmentally-friendly practices. We also wanted to draw the world’s attention to China’s environmental development. In the eventual report, which was released in July 2008, we evaluated Beijing’s environmental performance using a set of standards developed during the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Environmental issues are attracting global attention. We need to gather strength from all sides, and push for stricter, more transparent and open policies, more public engagement, and work together for a greener and more peaceful future.

As well as investigating and exposing environmental abuse by corporations we also try to work with companies and suggest ways to improve bad practices. For example, in early 2006, we approached the biggest home furnishing retailer in China, B&Q, and explained how their current policies were having a negative environmental impact and how the destruction of primary forest was not good business sense. A year later, B&Q pledged that by 2010 it would ensure that all its wood products for sale in China will come from certified legal and responsibly-managed forests. We are now in talks with other home furnishing companies in China and encouraging them to follow B&Q’s example.

In the run up to the Beijing Olympics, we have been focusing our efforts on drinks manufacturers and urging them to make all of their Olympics refrigerators free of fluorinated cooling chemicals. HCFCs and HFCs (commonly used in refrigeration) damage the ozone layer and/or contribute to global warming. In 2007, after we approached Coca-Cola and urged them to make all of their Olympics refrigerators free of HCFCs and HFCs, the company agreed to ensure that all their coolers and vending machines in the Beijing Olympics (altogether 6,350 machines) would use natural refrigerants. Greenpeace is now lobbying other refrigeration-using companies such as McDonald’s and Pepsi, to follow suit. We are trying to convince them that it is possible to offer consumers ice-cold drinks and not harm the environment at the same time.

It is both satisfying and challenging to run a green company in China. As a growing number of businesses recognise the importance of incorporating environmental concerns into the development of sustainable business models, we have been intensifying our campaigns to pressure the private sector to adopt greener measures. Often, if one key company makes a stand and takes the first green step, it is enough to start the ball rolling.

In May 2008 we sought to strengthen our communication channels with the private sector by launching the Inaugural Greenpeace Business Lectures. We aimed to introduce the latest corporate trends and insights on environmental solutions to enterprises working in China. The series of lectures offers a platform where corporate executives, policy makers and environmental organisations can exchange ideas on best green practices.

In January 2008 we also launched a new quarterly newsletter called Green Investment targeting the finance community. The publication covers the latest news on Greenpeace investigations into environmental hazards and other green issues. It is crucial that financial institutions looking to invest in China begin assessing the environmental risks associated with their prospective investment portfolio and ensure that they incorporate more stringent environmental standards into their lending policies and practices.

It is one of our primary goals that businesses adopt an environmental conscience. Such behaviour is increasingly being rewarded by customer confidence, an enhanced brand image and, consequently, the confidence of shareholders. We are committed to continuing to push companies to improve their environmental record and are willing to shoulder more responsibility in deepening our cooperation with industry.

Policy Work: Negotiating for the Earth

Greening Business

06-07

While we have gained a reputation as an action-led organisation – we strongly believe that actions speak louder than words – but over the years we have also made many positive changes for the environment through quiet diplomacy, solid research, hard negotiations and grassroots engagement. We would like to invite you behind the scenes to see how we use diplomacy to campaign for the planet.Made a Difference

How Greenpeace

Attendants at our inaugural Business Lecture Series in Beijing May 2008.© Greenpeace

Greenpeace China Campaign Director Lo Sze Ping addresses world leaders at a UN High Level meeting on Climate Change in New York last September.© Greenpeace

06-07ANNUAL REPORT 07GREENPEACE CHINA

Of course your voice is important in campaigning for nature, but it is also governments that play a crucial role in protecting our environment. That’s why this year, as well as actively engaging with governments in Mainland China and Hong Kong, we have also been involved in advocacy work on an international level. Ultimately, the future of our planet will be decided on the global negotiating table and how well the international agreements are implemented on the national level.

Once saving the environment gathers an international focus, environmental organisations will really come into their own. Last year we attended United Nations’ meetings on environmental policy in New York and Bali. Discussions covered China’s environment as well as the global situation, and produced many positive recommendations.

Greenpeace China’s Campaign Director Sze Ping Lo attended a UN summit meeting in New York in September 2007 at the invitation of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Sze Ping, who was representing China’s environmental organisations, held talks on the effects of climate change on Chinese and international societies. Sze Ping pointed out that to combat climate change we must reduce our reliance on coal and other fossil fuels and develop clean renewable sources of energy. Sze Ping also called on the December UN Bali climate change conference to draw up a clear Bali Mandate and to get every country to agree to take action to keep global mean temperature rise below 2˚C.

Our colleagues also went to Bali in December to act as observers at the conference and to encourage fair and open discussions between developing and developed nations. They organised activities outside the conference to put pressure on the negotiators to draw up an effective Bali Mandate which would set the stage for a stronger Kyoto Protocol.

Separately, to promote Beijing’s promise to hold a “Green Olympics,” starting from 2006, Greenpeace China began communications with the Beijing Olympic Organising Committee. We advised them on renewable energy, using sustainable wood sources in construction, food safety and pushed Beijing to adopt more environmentally-friendly practices. We also wanted to draw the world’s attention to China’s environmental development. In the eventual report, which was released in July 2008, we evaluated Beijing’s environmental performance using a set of standards developed during the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Environmental issues are attracting global attention. We need to gather strength from all sides, and push for stricter, more transparent and open policies, more public engagement, and work together for a greener and more peaceful future.

As well as investigating and exposing environmental abuse by corporations we also try to work with companies and suggest ways to improve bad practices. For example, in early 2006, we approached the biggest home furnishing retailer in China, B&Q, and explained how their current policies were having a negative environmental impact and how the destruction of primary forest was not good business sense. A year later, B&Q pledged that by 2010 it would ensure that all its wood products for sale in China will come from certified legal and responsibly-managed forests. We are now in talks with other home furnishing companies in China and encouraging them to follow B&Q’s example.

In the run up to the Beijing Olympics, we have been focusing our efforts on drinks manufacturers and urging them to make all of their Olympics refrigerators free of fluorinated cooling chemicals. HCFCs and HFCs (commonly used in refrigeration) damage the ozone layer and/or contribute to global warming. In 2007, after we approached Coca-Cola and urged them to make all of their Olympics refrigerators free of HCFCs and HFCs, the company agreed to ensure that all their coolers and vending machines in the Beijing Olympics (altogether 6,350 machines) would use natural refrigerants. Greenpeace is now lobbying other refrigeration-using companies such as McDonald’s and Pepsi, to follow suit. We are trying to convince them that it is possible to offer consumers ice-cold drinks and not harm the environment at the same time.

It is both satisfying and challenging to run a green company in China. As a growing number of businesses recognise the importance of incorporating environmental concerns into the development of sustainable business models, we have been intensifying our campaigns to pressure the private sector to adopt greener measures. Often, if one key company makes a stand and takes the first green step, it is enough to start the ball rolling.

In May 2008 we sought to strengthen our communication channels with the private sector by launching the Inaugural Greenpeace Business Lectures. We aimed to introduce the latest corporate trends and insights on environmental solutions to enterprises working in China. The series of lectures offers a platform where corporate executives, policy makers and environmental organisations can exchange ideas on best green practices.

In January 2008 we also launched a new quarterly newsletter called Green Investment targeting the finance community. The publication covers the latest news on Greenpeace investigations into environmental hazards and other green issues. It is crucial that financial institutions looking to invest in China begin assessing the environmental risks associated with their prospective investment portfolio and ensure that they incorporate more stringent environmental standards into their lending policies and practices.

It is one of our primary goals that businesses adopt an environmental conscience. Such behaviour is increasingly being rewarded by customer confidence, an enhanced brand image and, consequently, the confidence of shareholders. We are committed to continuing to push companies to improve their environmental record and are willing to shoulder more responsibility in deepening our cooperation with industry.

Policy Work: Negotiating for the Earth

Greening Business

06-07

While we have gained a reputation as an action-led organisation – we strongly believe that actions speak louder than words – but over the years we have also made many positive changes for the environment through quiet diplomacy, solid research, hard negotiations and grassroots engagement. We would like to invite you behind the scenes to see how we use diplomacy to campaign for the planet.Made a Difference

How Greenpeace

Attendants at our inaugural Business Lecture Series in Beijing May 2008.© Greenpeace

Greenpeace China Campaign Director Lo Sze Ping addresses world leaders at a UN High Level meeting on Climate Change in New York last September.© Greenpeace

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Climate change, forest destruction, food safety, and pollution: our environment is facing attacks on a multitude of fronts. It is our responsibility to safeguard the future for the next generation. There is only one way to do this and that is to take action together. And this is why Greenpeace exists.

■ In September 2007, we released 10,000 copies of our “Good Wood Guide” on the Mainland advising consumers on where to buy eco-friendly home products. We graded various wood products with the following categories: “recommended”, “acceptable”, “avoid” and “avoid at all costs”, helping consumers identify which wood products come from environmentally- and socially-responsible sources and how to avoid timber that is the product of illegal or destructive logging practices in ancient forest areas.

■ At the end of 2007, we released our “How to save the climate” booklet in Hong Kong, offering energy-saving tips so that everyone can do their bit to reduce climate change.

■ In 2001, we began publishing our “Shopper’s Guide to Avoiding GE Food”. This was our way of acting as a food safety watchdog while the Hong Kong government refused to make GE labelling mandatory. We produced a special edition at the beginning of 2008 and updated the guide in April, helping consumers to identify, and thus avoid, GE food.

■ In August 2006, we started ranking electronics companies on their commitment to phasing out toxic chemicals in their products. Our “Guide to Greener Electronics” is now updated every quarter, giving electronics enterprises more of an incentive to go greener.

■ In March 2008, we released our first assessment of the Mainland’s supermarkets in our “Supermarket Ranking” guide. We looked at the top nine supermarkets on the Mainland and graded them on their policies covering whether or not their own-branded foodstuffs contained GE ingredients and the amount of pesticide residue on fresh fruits and vegetables. Only three supermarkets made the grade; the other six were far from satisfactory.

■ In June 2008, we published our “Beijing Organic Guide 2008” to help consumers find out where to buy organic food in the capital. Chemical-intensive agriculture is not only bad for the environment but it’s also bad for your health. By buying organic you are buying peace of mind for yourself and helping to protect the environment at the same time.

Public Action, Positive Change

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Choosing a green lifestyle doesn’t mean that you can’t go out shopping. Rather it means you should try and make informed decisions when buying goods. If you plan to purchase a new mobile phone, for example, you should choose a brand which has shown a commitment to environmentally-responsible practices. When shopping for items that are made from timber, such as furniture, you should choose those companies that have pledged to source their goods from sustainable forests. Greenpeace has released a raft of information to help consumers make wiser choices and lead greener lifestyles.

Green Guides – Giving Consumers an Alternative

Over the past year, with your strength, we have achieved many successes in our fight for the environment. You were the force behind our campaign to call on the Japanese government to stop hunting humpback whales; you said “No!” to genetically-engineered (GE) food and supported our call for mandatory GE labelling. You also helped spread the word about the importance of saving energy to fight global warming.

Here are the most positive changes which you have helped bring about:

In summer 2007, we launched our online campaign “Go Green! Save One Million Units of Electricity!” to encourage the public to switch to energy–saving fluorescent light bulbs, thus helping to combat global warming. We were rewarded with a strong online response from you, the public. Furniture retailer IKEA supported us by donating 1,000 fluorescent bulbs to grassroots groups, helping to engage local people in the fight against climate change. The campaign then moved to Beijing, where we invited table tennis world champion Deng Yaping to be our spokesperson. She introduced the campaign to 500 primary school classrooms, explaining how we can act to prevent global warming and enthusing in the students a passion and knowledge about the importance of saving energy.

In November 2006, as part of our “Reclaiming Paradise” campaign in Hong Kong, we sold reusable chopsticks and encouraged people to support the use of eco-friendly wood. As we entered 2007, we extended the campaign to the Mainland and launched our “Say No to Disposable Chopsticks” campaign calling on both restaurants and diners to stop using single-use chopsticks. We also approached staff at some multinationals in China, encouraging them to carry their own pair of reusable chopsticks. So far, more than 1,300 restaurants have promised to stop using disposable chopsticks and more than 15,000 diners have pledged to carry their own chopsticks whenever they eat out. More and more people and restaurants are saying “No!” to disposable chopsticks.

Thanks to you we made decisive progress in 2007. But our work is not over yet. We hope that we continue to have your support and that you will help spread our messages to your friends and colleagues. Protecting the planet is not only up to governments, industry or environmental organisations. The planet also needs you. Every one of us can do our bit to help reduce the destruction of the earth’s resources.

Greenpeace activists in Hong Kong load shopping carts with GE and non-GE food highlighting the need for the government to make labelling of GE ingredients mandatory.© Greenpeace

Students from Ya’er Hutong Primary School in Beijing show off their hand-painted bulbs as part of a campaign to get people to switch to energy-saving lights.© Greenpeace/Simon Lim

Climate change, forest destruction, food safety, and pollution: our environment is facing attacks on a multitude of fronts. It is our responsibility to safeguard the future for the next generation. There is only one way to do this and that is to take action together. And this is why Greenpeace exists.

■ In September 2007, we released 10,000 copies of our “Good Wood Guide” on the Mainland advising consumers on where to buy eco-friendly home products. We graded various wood products with the following categories: “recommended”, “acceptable”, “avoid” and “avoid at all costs”, helping consumers identify which wood products come from environmentally- and socially-responsible sources and how to avoid timber that is the product of illegal or destructive logging practices in ancient forest areas.

■ At the end of 2007, we released our “How to save the climate” booklet in Hong Kong, offering energy-saving tips so that everyone can do their bit to reduce climate change.

■ In 2001, we began publishing our “Shopper’s Guide to Avoiding GE Food”. This was our way of acting as a food safety watchdog while the Hong Kong government refused to make GE labelling mandatory. We produced a special edition at the beginning of 2008 and updated the guide in April, helping consumers to identify, and thus avoid, GE food.

■ In August 2006, we started ranking electronics companies on their commitment to phasing out toxic chemicals in their products. Our “Guide to Greener Electronics” is now updated every quarter, giving electronics enterprises more of an incentive to go greener.

■ In March 2008, we released our first assessment of the Mainland’s supermarkets in our “Supermarket Ranking” guide. We looked at the top nine supermarkets on the Mainland and graded them on their policies covering whether or not their own-branded foodstuffs contained GE ingredients and the amount of pesticide residue on fresh fruits and vegetables. Only three supermarkets made the grade; the other six were far from satisfactory.

■ In June 2008, we published our “Beijing Organic Guide 2008” to help consumers find out where to buy organic food in the capital. Chemical-intensive agriculture is not only bad for the environment but it’s also bad for your health. By buying organic you are buying peace of mind for yourself and helping to protect the environment at the same time.

Public Action, Positive Change

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Choosing a green lifestyle doesn’t mean that you can’t go out shopping. Rather it means you should try and make informed decisions when buying goods. If you plan to purchase a new mobile phone, for example, you should choose a brand which has shown a commitment to environmentally-responsible practices. When shopping for items that are made from timber, such as furniture, you should choose those companies that have pledged to source their goods from sustainable forests. Greenpeace has released a raft of information to help consumers make wiser choices and lead greener lifestyles.

Green Guides – Giving Consumers an Alternative

Over the past year, with your strength, we have achieved many successes in our fight for the environment. You were the force behind our campaign to call on the Japanese government to stop hunting humpback whales; you said “No!” to genetically-engineered (GE) food and supported our call for mandatory GE labelling. You also helped spread the word about the importance of saving energy to fight global warming.

Here are the most positive changes which you have helped bring about:

In summer 2007, we launched our online campaign “Go Green! Save One Million Units of Electricity!” to encourage the public to switch to energy–saving fluorescent light bulbs, thus helping to combat global warming. We were rewarded with a strong online response from you, the public. Furniture retailer IKEA supported us by donating 1,000 fluorescent bulbs to grassroots groups, helping to engage local people in the fight against climate change. The campaign then moved to Beijing, where we invited table tennis world champion Deng Yaping to be our spokesperson. She introduced the campaign to 500 primary school classrooms, explaining how we can act to prevent global warming and enthusing in the students a passion and knowledge about the importance of saving energy.

In November 2006, as part of our “Reclaiming Paradise” campaign in Hong Kong, we sold reusable chopsticks and encouraged people to support the use of eco-friendly wood. As we entered 2007, we extended the campaign to the Mainland and launched our “Say No to Disposable Chopsticks” campaign calling on both restaurants and diners to stop using single-use chopsticks. We also approached staff at some multinationals in China, encouraging them to carry their own pair of reusable chopsticks. So far, more than 1,300 restaurants have promised to stop using disposable chopsticks and more than 15,000 diners have pledged to carry their own chopsticks whenever they eat out. More and more people and restaurants are saying “No!” to disposable chopsticks.

Thanks to you we made decisive progress in 2007. But our work is not over yet. We hope that we continue to have your support and that you will help spread our messages to your friends and colleagues. Protecting the planet is not only up to governments, industry or environmental organisations. The planet also needs you. Every one of us can do our bit to help reduce the destruction of the earth’s resources.

Greenpeace activists in Hong Kong load shopping carts with GE and non-GE food highlighting the need for the government to make labelling of GE ingredients mandatory.© Greenpeace

Students from Ya’er Hutong Primary School in Beijing show off their hand-painted bulbs as part of a campaign to get people to switch to energy-saving lights.© Greenpeace/Simon Lim

China’s incredible pace of development has brought great opportunities and prosperity, but the furious growth rate of industrialisation has become a serious threat to the environment both inside and outside China.

Whether the country can maintain rapid development without compromising the environment will not only have a vital impact on its 1.3 billion population, but it will also affect the future of the planet. This is our most daunting task for the future. Gerd Leipold, International Executive Director, shares his thoughts.

China’s Environmental Threats

China is waking up to its looming environmental crisis.

In the first week of 2008, Greenpeace and sohu.com asked Chinese netizens to vote for the top ten environmental stories in 2007. More than 10,000 people cast their votes, and topping the list was “Rising consciousness among the Chinese public to have a say in environmental affairs”. The hot topic was public opposition to a billion-dollar chemical factory in Xiamen, a beautiful seaside city in the southern province of Fujian. Thousands of local residents protested in the streets months before, worried about the environmental and health impacts of the chemical plant. The protest forced the Xiamen government to carry out an environmental impact assessment and a public hearing. It finally decided to relocate the factory.

Some hailed the drama in Xiamen as a victory for the environment and the public. For the more than 100,000 Xiamen residents living within 5 km of the selected site of the chemical plant,

Gerd Leipold International Executive Director

The north shore of Chaohu lake in China’s Anhui province is thick with a viscous blanket of blue-green algae.© Greenpeace

Ci Ren has five children and runs a busy guest house in the village of Zhang Zong in Tibet. She is pictured here with solar panels in the background, which supply energy for her business.© Greenpeace/John Novis

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China’s incredible pace of development has brought great opportunities and prosperity, but the furious growth rate of industrialisation has become a serious threat to the environment both inside and outside China.

Whether the country can maintain rapid development without compromising the environment will not only have a vital impact on its 1.3 billion population, but it will also affect the future of the planet. This is our most daunting task for the future. Gerd Leipold, International Executive Director, shares his thoughts.

China’s Environmental Threats

China is waking up to its looming environmental crisis.

In the first week of 2008, Greenpeace and sohu.com asked Chinese netizens to vote for the top ten environmental stories in 2007. More than 10,000 people cast their votes, and topping the list was “Rising consciousness among the Chinese public to have a say in environmental affairs”. The hot topic was public opposition to a billion-dollar chemical factory in Xiamen, a beautiful seaside city in the southern province of Fujian. Thousands of local residents protested in the streets months before, worried about the environmental and health impacts of the chemical plant. The protest forced the Xiamen government to carry out an environmental impact assessment and a public hearing. It finally decided to relocate the factory.

Some hailed the drama in Xiamen as a victory for the environment and the public. For the more than 100,000 Xiamen residents living within 5 km of the selected site of the chemical plant,

Gerd Leipold International Executive Director

The north shore of Chaohu lake in China’s Anhui province is thick with a viscous blanket of blue-green algae.© Greenpeace

Ci Ren has five children and runs a busy guest house in the village of Zhang Zong in Tibet. She is pictured here with solar panels in the background, which supply energy for her business.© Greenpeace/John Novis

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The problems caused by river pollution are local and they can be stopped locally. It takes about one or two decades to clean up a polluted river, if the right measures are adopted.”

None of this is a small task, especially if one considers the size of China and the fact that it is still a developing country. But if China fails to address these issues, the consequences will be even more shocking.

Apart from the scale of the problem, there is the time factor as well. It takes a long time to clean up pollution. The Chinese government has invested billions to clean up the Huai River with limited success. Responding to criticisms, Zhou Shengxian, the head of the State Environmental Protection Administration (now the Ministry of Environmental Protection), recently used an old Chinese saying to describe the clean up efforts: “Illness comes like a landslide but goes like reeling silk from a cocoon”. And he is right. The more we pollute today, the longer it will take to clean it up tomorrow.

However, the pollution of the atmosphere by greenhouse gases lasts much longer, and emissions from one place immediately become part of a global problem. Scientists say that to prevent the worst consequences of climate change, we need to limit global mean temperature increase to under 2˚C compared to pre-industrial levels. Failure to do so means that the world may cross the point of no return.

It is not my intention to spread apocalyptical warnings. Like the people who voted for the top ten news in 2007, I see hope in the fact that Chinese are increasingly concerned about the state of the environment, and in some cases, even taking actions to fight for a cleaner environment. Nothing can stop the dragon when it wakes up – this is an old Western cliche, but this is what many feel after witnessing China’s economic and political emergence in the last two decades. Let’s hope China’s environmental awakening will reverse the spin of history before it is too late.

the relocation must have come as a relief. But underlying China’s environmental awakening is the tragic fact that a growing number of people are now literally living with deadly pollution or in fear of an environmental disaster. Two years ago, a committee set up by the National People’s Congress concluded that China’s environmental situation was chu mu jing xin – “whatever meets the eye is shocking”. These are probably the strongest words one can say about the environmental crisis. Top Chinese officials are very careful in choosing their words, and when they are this strong, the situation must be serious.

From the voices in the street to the words of Chinese top officials, environmental awareness is gaining momentum. But the question is whether the positive force gathered from change in attitude and behaviour can manage to reverse the current trend of environmental deterioration.

What needs to be done to cure China’s environmental ills? Let me illustrate with another piece of major environmental news in 2007. While Xiamen residents took to the streets in protest, one of the largest freshwater lakes in China, Taihu Lake in Jiangsu province, was experiencing the worst ever blue-green algae outbreak, which polluted 80 percent of the water supply in the nearby city of Wuxi. The outbreak was caused by years of unchecked industrial pollution and increased use of chemical fertilisers, and was triggered by warmer weather due to climate change.

Can China bring its industrial pollution under control? Can the central government impose its well-intended environmental regulations on local officials? Can China stop its addiction to chemical agriculture? Can China power its economic growth with clean and renewable energy, rather than with coal and other fossil fuels, which emit climate-killing greenhouse gases?

We are currently campaigning against water pollution in China by urging the government and industries to adopt clean production and enforce strict legislation to ensure the proper treatment of wastewater.© Greenpeace

A Greenpeace worker monitors ruins in Sichuan province following the May earthquake to check for environmental hazards.© Greenpeace

A farmer in China’s Hebei province holds an organic potato plant.© Greenpeace/Paul Zhang

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The problems caused by river pollution are local and they can be stopped locally. It takes about one or two decades to clean up a polluted river, if the right measures are adopted.”

None of this is a small task, especially if one considers the size of China and the fact that it is still a developing country. But if China fails to address these issues, the consequences will be even more shocking.

Apart from the scale of the problem, there is the time factor as well. It takes a long time to clean up pollution. The Chinese government has invested billions to clean up the Huai River with limited success. Responding to criticisms, Zhou Shengxian, the head of the State Environmental Protection Administration (now the Ministry of Environmental Protection), recently used an old Chinese saying to describe the clean up efforts: “Illness comes like a landslide but goes like reeling silk from a cocoon”. And he is right. The more we pollute today, the longer it will take to clean it up tomorrow.

However, the pollution of the atmosphere by greenhouse gases lasts much longer, and emissions from one place immediately become part of a global problem. Scientists say that to prevent the worst consequences of climate change, we need to limit global mean temperature increase to under 2˚C compared to pre-industrial levels. Failure to do so means that the world may cross the point of no return.

It is not my intention to spread apocalyptical warnings. Like the people who voted for the top ten news in 2007, I see hope in the fact that Chinese are increasingly concerned about the state of the environment, and in some cases, even taking actions to fight for a cleaner environment. Nothing can stop the dragon when it wakes up – this is an old Western cliche, but this is what many feel after witnessing China’s economic and political emergence in the last two decades. Let’s hope China’s environmental awakening will reverse the spin of history before it is too late.

the relocation must have come as a relief. But underlying China’s environmental awakening is the tragic fact that a growing number of people are now literally living with deadly pollution or in fear of an environmental disaster. Two years ago, a committee set up by the National People’s Congress concluded that China’s environmental situation was chu mu jing xin – “whatever meets the eye is shocking”. These are probably the strongest words one can say about the environmental crisis. Top Chinese officials are very careful in choosing their words, and when they are this strong, the situation must be serious.

From the voices in the street to the words of Chinese top officials, environmental awareness is gaining momentum. But the question is whether the positive force gathered from change in attitude and behaviour can manage to reverse the current trend of environmental deterioration.

What needs to be done to cure China’s environmental ills? Let me illustrate with another piece of major environmental news in 2007. While Xiamen residents took to the streets in protest, one of the largest freshwater lakes in China, Taihu Lake in Jiangsu province, was experiencing the worst ever blue-green algae outbreak, which polluted 80 percent of the water supply in the nearby city of Wuxi. The outbreak was caused by years of unchecked industrial pollution and increased use of chemical fertilisers, and was triggered by warmer weather due to climate change.

Can China bring its industrial pollution under control? Can the central government impose its well-intended environmental regulations on local officials? Can China stop its addiction to chemical agriculture? Can China power its economic growth with clean and renewable energy, rather than with coal and other fossil fuels, which emit climate-killing greenhouse gases?

We are currently campaigning against water pollution in China by urging the government and industries to adopt clean production and enforce strict legislation to ensure the proper treatment of wastewater.© Greenpeace

A Greenpeace worker monitors ruins in Sichuan province following the May earthquake to check for environmental hazards.© Greenpeace

A farmer in China’s Hebei province holds an organic potato plant.© Greenpeace/Paul Zhang

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12-13ANNUAL REPORT 07GREENPEACE CHINA

The Greenpeace Climate and Energy team is working hard to reduce dependence on coal-fired power stations. Burning coal, oil, natural gas and other fossil fuels are major causes of global warming.■ We champion an energy revolution by which

a world powered by nuclear and fossil fuels is transformed into one running on renewable energy.

Some changes are not easy to accept. A rise in global temperature of just two degrees Celsius will cause glaciers to melt, sea levels to rise, and create extreme weather conditions and natural disasters. Limiting warming of the planet’s temperature to under 2°C (3.6°F) is considered vital to preventing the worst effects of climate change. If this is not enough to convince you that the situation is grave, over the past year the southern China region has been hit by heat waves, torrential rains causing catastrophic flooding and freak snowstorms. Climate change is all around us, causing economic loss and threatening our very lives. But if the world acts now, we can prevent the most disastrous climate effects from happening.

“The science is clear. The earth’s warming is unequivocal; we humans

are its principle cause. Everyday brings new evidence, whether it’s the

latest Greenpeace report on Mount Everest’s retreating glaciers or last

week’s discovery that the Antarctic Ocean can no longer absorb CO2”.

Ban Ki-moon,Secretary General of the United Nations

Starting in 2008, we began an in-depth investigation into the pollution problems caused by coal-fired power plants. We hope that through our research on how the extraction, processing and burning of coal affects our health, our environment and our society, we can raise public awareness of the dangers of using coal and promote the development of cleaner, greener renewable energy.

Greenpeace made three expeditions to the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau, including the source of the Yellow River and Mount Everest. We discovered a dramatic level of glacial retreat due to global warming. We must act now to reduce greenhouse gas emissions so that the hundreds of millions of people in China and elsewhere in Asia will not suffer from a severe water crisis.

Jun 07

We launched our “Go Green! Save One Million Units of Electricity!” online campaign in Hong Kong. Thanks to strong support from the public and some companies, we succeeded in getting a commitment to cut energy usage by 1 million kWh. We extended the action to Mainland China with our “Change a Light Bulb, Save the Planet,” campaign, calling on urban residents to help combat global warming by switching to energy-saving bulbs.

Jul – Sep 07

Greenpeace took part in the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia. We acted as observers to negotiations, advised world governments on public hopes for reducing global warming, and witnessed the drawing up of the Bali Mandate, setting clear goals for the next stage of the Kyoto Protocol.

Dec 07

We actively campaigned to reduce Hong Kong’s greenhouse gas emissions by launching an online petition with five other green groups to urge the government to crack down on power producers. The main source of greenhouse gases in Hong Kong is power stations.

Dec 07 – Apr 08

Last year we got together with industry and research groups to publish the “China Solar PV Report,” which looked at trends in China’s solar panel sector. The report predicted that by 2030, China’s solar panel industry will be priced on a par with conventional energy generators and will gradually become a mainstream form of energy. Our “China Wind Power Development Report 2007,” concluded that China’s wind energy sector has great potential for development. With full government support, by the end of 2020, the installed capacity of China’s wind energy will reach 120 million KW – that’s about the same as the installed capacity of five Three Gorges Dams.

Sep – Nov 07

CAMPAIGN GOALS

2007-2008 CAMPAIGNS

■ We challenge government and industry to take effective action to halt climate change.

■ We investigate, expose and confront the practice of burning of coal, oil and gas, which leads to climate change.

■ We inspire people to join the energy revolution by reducing energy consumption and by claiming their right to have access to renewable energy.

Climate°C Too Muchand Energy

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The Greenpeace Climate and Energy team is working hard to reduce dependence on coal-fired power stations. Burning coal, oil, natural gas and other fossil fuels are major causes of global warming.■ We champion an energy revolution by which

a world powered by nuclear and fossil fuels is transformed into one running on renewable energy.

Some changes are not easy to accept. A rise in global temperature of just two degrees Celsius will cause glaciers to melt, sea levels to rise, and create extreme weather conditions and natural disasters. Limiting warming of the planet’s temperature to under 2°C (3.6°F) is considered vital to preventing the worst effects of climate change. If this is not enough to convince you that the situation is grave, over the past year the southern China region has been hit by heat waves, torrential rains causing catastrophic flooding and freak snowstorms. Climate change is all around us, causing economic loss and threatening our very lives. But if the world acts now, we can prevent the most disastrous climate effects from happening.

“The science is clear. The earth’s warming is unequivocal; we humans

are its principle cause. Everyday brings new evidence, whether it’s the

latest Greenpeace report on Mount Everest’s retreating glaciers or last

week’s discovery that the Antarctic Ocean can no longer absorb CO2”.

Ban Ki-moon,Secretary General of the United Nations

Starting in 2008, we began an in-depth investigation into the pollution problems caused by coal-fired power plants. We hope that through our research on how the extraction, processing and burning of coal affects our health, our environment and our society, we can raise public awareness of the dangers of using coal and promote the development of cleaner, greener renewable energy.

Greenpeace made three expeditions to the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau, including the source of the Yellow River and Mount Everest. We discovered a dramatic level of glacial retreat due to global warming. We must act now to reduce greenhouse gas emissions so that the hundreds of millions of people in China and elsewhere in Asia will not suffer from a severe water crisis.

Jun 07

We launched our “Go Green! Save One Million Units of Electricity!” online campaign in Hong Kong. Thanks to strong support from the public and some companies, we succeeded in getting a commitment to cut energy usage by 1 million kWh. We extended the action to Mainland China with our “Change a Light Bulb, Save the Planet,” campaign, calling on urban residents to help combat global warming by switching to energy-saving bulbs.

Jul – Sep 07

Greenpeace took part in the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia. We acted as observers to negotiations, advised world governments on public hopes for reducing global warming, and witnessed the drawing up of the Bali Mandate, setting clear goals for the next stage of the Kyoto Protocol.

Dec 07

We actively campaigned to reduce Hong Kong’s greenhouse gas emissions by launching an online petition with five other green groups to urge the government to crack down on power producers. The main source of greenhouse gases in Hong Kong is power stations.

Dec 07 – Apr 08

Last year we got together with industry and research groups to publish the “China Solar PV Report,” which looked at trends in China’s solar panel sector. The report predicted that by 2030, China’s solar panel industry will be priced on a par with conventional energy generators and will gradually become a mainstream form of energy. Our “China Wind Power Development Report 2007,” concluded that China’s wind energy sector has great potential for development. With full government support, by the end of 2020, the installed capacity of China’s wind energy will reach 120 million KW – that’s about the same as the installed capacity of five Three Gorges Dams.

Sep – Nov 07

CAMPAIGN GOALS

2007-2008 CAMPAIGNS

■ We challenge government and industry to take effective action to halt climate change.

■ We investigate, expose and confront the practice of burning of coal, oil and gas, which leads to climate change.

■ We inspire people to join the energy revolution by reducing energy consumption and by claiming their right to have access to renewable energy.

Climate°C Too Muchand Energy

2

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Greenpeace’s Food and Agriculture team campaigns for better farming practices so that everyone, including farmers and shoppers, has sufficient access to safe and healthy food.■ We investigate, expose and confront the global threat posed by industrial

agriculture to the natural environment and food security.■ We challenge governments and industry to end their support for destructive

agriculture and to preserve and enhance farmers’ abilities to produce food in environmentally- and socially-responsible ways.

■ We promote socially- and ecologically-responsible farming methods by which quality food is produced without compromising quality of life or the environment.

■ We encourage consumers to buy food products produced in socially- and ecologically-responsible ways.

As society becomes more developed, the world’s food crisis is growing increasingly urgent. Agriculture has become more intensive with the use of chemical fertilisers, pesticides, and genetic engineering. Such changes have happened without us realising so that we are now at the stage when we cannot be sure how the food we eat was grown, and how that is threatening our health and the environment. Natural food has the best flavour. By campaigning for food safety we hope we can make life better for consumers and farmers and help protect the environment.

Since the beginning of summer 2008, outbreaks of cyanobacteria – or blue-green algae – have plagued huge areas of Chaohu and Taihu lakes. This is the terrible cost of China’s reliance on fertilisers and pesticides. Around 85 percent of China’s lakes now contain excessive nutrients, triggering a massive growth in blue-green algae and causing serious pollution problems affecting water and food resources. We will continue to lobby China to reduce pesticide and fertiliser use and to promote ecologically-friendly farming methods so that everyone can enjoy safe, pollution-free food.

We successfully challenged the Hong Kong government to promise to draw up tighter controls over pesticide residues on fruits and vegetables in the Food Safety Law.

Apr 07

We discovered that the three strains of GE rice closest to commercial approval in China involve a number of overseas patents. This means that Chinese farmers in future may have to pay a high price because of those patents and it also hands over control of China’s staple food supplies to foreign enterprises. China has already said it does not plan to approve any GE rice for commercial sale this year.

May 08

We tested seven samples of tofu in Hong Kong supermarkets. All of them contained GE ingredients, including one imported from Taiwan, which was not labelled as GE tofu even though in Taiwan, to comply with local law, it is clearly labelled as containing GE ingredients. This shows that voluntary labelling of GE food does not work and we are urging the Hong Kong government to immediately introduce mandatory labelling.

Feb 08

CAMPAIGN GOALS2007-2008 CAMPAIGNS

“Consumers have the right to know whether food products contain

genetically-engineered (GE) ingredients or not. All GE food should be clearly marked so consumers can make an

informed decision on whether they want to buy it.”

Alan Leong, Hong Kong legislator, supportingGreenpeace’s calling on mandatory GE labelling.

Quote from Apple Daily 7 July 2008

We exposed a brand of US genetically-engineered (GE) rice that was on sale illegally in Chinese supermarkets on the Mainland. GE rice is still at the experimental stage in China and it cannot yet legally be sold. China’s Ministry of Agriculture promptly investigated and removed the rice from supermarket shelves.

Nov 07Return to Nature

AgricultureFood and

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Greenpeace’s Food and Agriculture team campaigns for better farming practices so that everyone, including farmers and shoppers, has sufficient access to safe and healthy food.■ We investigate, expose and confront the global threat posed by industrial

agriculture to the natural environment and food security.■ We challenge governments and industry to end their support for destructive

agriculture and to preserve and enhance farmers’ abilities to produce food in environmentally- and socially-responsible ways.

■ We promote socially- and ecologically-responsible farming methods by which quality food is produced without compromising quality of life or the environment.

■ We encourage consumers to buy food products produced in socially- and ecologically-responsible ways.

As society becomes more developed, the world’s food crisis is growing increasingly urgent. Agriculture has become more intensive with the use of chemical fertilisers, pesticides, and genetic engineering. Such changes have happened without us realising so that we are now at the stage when we cannot be sure how the food we eat was grown, and how that is threatening our health and the environment. Natural food has the best flavour. By campaigning for food safety we hope we can make life better for consumers and farmers and help protect the environment.

Since the beginning of summer 2008, outbreaks of cyanobacteria – or blue-green algae – have plagued huge areas of Chaohu and Taihu lakes. This is the terrible cost of China’s reliance on fertilisers and pesticides. Around 85 percent of China’s lakes now contain excessive nutrients, triggering a massive growth in blue-green algae and causing serious pollution problems affecting water and food resources. We will continue to lobby China to reduce pesticide and fertiliser use and to promote ecologically-friendly farming methods so that everyone can enjoy safe, pollution-free food.

We successfully challenged the Hong Kong government to promise to draw up tighter controls over pesticide residues on fruits and vegetables in the Food Safety Law.

Apr 07

We discovered that the three strains of GE rice closest to commercial approval in China involve a number of overseas patents. This means that Chinese farmers in future may have to pay a high price because of those patents and it also hands over control of China’s staple food supplies to foreign enterprises. China has already said it does not plan to approve any GE rice for commercial sale this year.

May 08

We tested seven samples of tofu in Hong Kong supermarkets. All of them contained GE ingredients, including one imported from Taiwan, which was not labelled as GE tofu even though in Taiwan, to comply with local law, it is clearly labelled as containing GE ingredients. This shows that voluntary labelling of GE food does not work and we are urging the Hong Kong government to immediately introduce mandatory labelling.

Feb 08

CAMPAIGN GOALS2007-2008 CAMPAIGNS

“Consumers have the right to know whether food products contain

genetically-engineered (GE) ingredients or not. All GE food should be clearly marked so consumers can make an

informed decision on whether they want to buy it.”

Alan Leong, Hong Kong legislator, supportingGreenpeace’s calling on mandatory GE labelling.

Quote from Apple Daily 7 July 2008

We exposed a brand of US genetically-engineered (GE) rice that was on sale illegally in Chinese supermarkets on the Mainland. GE rice is still at the experimental stage in China and it cannot yet legally be sold. China’s Ministry of Agriculture promptly investigated and removed the rice from supermarket shelves.

Nov 07Return to Nature

AgricultureFood and

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The Greenpeace Forest Protection Campaign team is striving to help preserve the world’s remaining primary forest for the people and animals that depend upon its survival.■ We investigate, expose and confront the trade

in illegal and destructively logged timber and other products causing forest destruction.

Living in the city, it’s easy to lose touch with nature and to forget about our connection with ancient forests. But not only do so many of the everyday objects in our lives come from trees – such as paper, furniture and magazines – but the earth needs forests to keep the climate stable and to maintain the ecological balance. Every breath that we take is connected to the forest. However, illegal logging is destroying forests at an alarming rate. Deforestation is one of the major causes of climate change. Carbon dioxide emissions resulting from deforestation make up a fifth of the world’s total, that’s even more than is emitted by all the world’s planes, trucks and cars.

About 40 percent of trees felled are used to make paper, books and magazines. With China now the world’s second largest consumer of paper, we are naturally concerned whether the country is actively trying to green its paper policy. Greenpeace Canada launched its book campaign in 2000, urging authors and publishers to choose forest-friendly (recycled or FSC-approved paper). The campaign has now spread to nine other countries and is supported by many famous authors including the creator of Harry Potter, JK Rowling, and winner of the Nobel prize for literature, Jose Saramago. In 2008, we are extending the programme to China, via the Hong Kong Book Fair, Shanghai Book Fair and the Beijing International Book Fair, to convince publishers, distributors, the media and booklovers to support green publishing.

We successfully lobbied China’s largest home furniture retail supplier, B&Q, to pledge that it would ensure that all wood used in their products will come from legally-logged timber and to completely phase in sustainable timber in their stores across China by 2010.

Jun 07

Greenpeace Forest Campaigner Li Yifang visited Indonesia’s ancient forests to catalogue their destruction by the palm oil industry and thus highlight the terrible consequences of deforestation on global climate change.

Oct 07

To pressure corporate users of palm oil, Greenpeace released a series of reports on the environmental dangers of the palm oil production industry and protested vigorously in Europe. Due to our efforts, Unilever, one of the world’s largest users of palm oil, finally promised on May 1 to support Greenpeace’s demand for a complete halt to the destruction of Southeast Asia’s rainforests to make way for palm oil plantations and pledged to make sure that by 2015 all palm oil purchased by Unilever would be from sustainable sources.

May 08

To encourage both restaurants and diners in China to give up using disposable chopsticks we launched our “Say No to Disposable Chopsticks” campaign. We successfully pressured fast-food noodle chain “Mianaimian” to stop using disposable chopsticks and visited IT corporations such as Motorola, Tencent, IBM, Intel, Microsoft and Cisco, to encourage their staff to start carrying reusable chopsticks.

Oct 07

CAMPAIGN GOALS2007-2008 CAMPAIGNS

■ We challenge governments and industry to end their role in ancient forest destruction.

■ We promote real alternatives such as products certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) to ensure that timber comes from environmentally-responsible and socially-just forest management.

■ We support the rights of forest peoples.

“The forest at Hogwarts is home to magical creatures such as unicorns

and centaurs. Because the Harry Potter books are printed on ancient

forest friendly paper, they are helping to save the forests and

creatures from the muggle world.”JK Rowling, Author of Harry Potter

Supporting Greenpeace Book Campaign

Stopping Climate Change

Protecting the Forests

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The Greenpeace Forest Protection Campaign team is striving to help preserve the world’s remaining primary forest for the people and animals that depend upon its survival.■ We investigate, expose and confront the trade

in illegal and destructively logged timber and other products causing forest destruction.

Living in the city, it’s easy to lose touch with nature and to forget about our connection with ancient forests. But not only do so many of the everyday objects in our lives come from trees – such as paper, furniture and magazines – but the earth needs forests to keep the climate stable and to maintain the ecological balance. Every breath that we take is connected to the forest. However, illegal logging is destroying forests at an alarming rate. Deforestation is one of the major causes of climate change. Carbon dioxide emissions resulting from deforestation make up a fifth of the world’s total, that’s even more than is emitted by all the world’s planes, trucks and cars.

About 40 percent of trees felled are used to make paper, books and magazines. With China now the world’s second largest consumer of paper, we are naturally concerned whether the country is actively trying to green its paper policy. Greenpeace Canada launched its book campaign in 2000, urging authors and publishers to choose forest-friendly (recycled or FSC-approved paper). The campaign has now spread to nine other countries and is supported by many famous authors including the creator of Harry Potter, JK Rowling, and winner of the Nobel prize for literature, Jose Saramago. In 2008, we are extending the programme to China, via the Hong Kong Book Fair, Shanghai Book Fair and the Beijing International Book Fair, to convince publishers, distributors, the media and booklovers to support green publishing.

We successfully lobbied China’s largest home furniture retail supplier, B&Q, to pledge that it would ensure that all wood used in their products will come from legally-logged timber and to completely phase in sustainable timber in their stores across China by 2010.

Jun 07

Greenpeace Forest Campaigner Li Yifang visited Indonesia’s ancient forests to catalogue their destruction by the palm oil industry and thus highlight the terrible consequences of deforestation on global climate change.

Oct 07

To pressure corporate users of palm oil, Greenpeace released a series of reports on the environmental dangers of the palm oil production industry and protested vigorously in Europe. Due to our efforts, Unilever, one of the world’s largest users of palm oil, finally promised on May 1 to support Greenpeace’s demand for a complete halt to the destruction of Southeast Asia’s rainforests to make way for palm oil plantations and pledged to make sure that by 2015 all palm oil purchased by Unilever would be from sustainable sources.

May 08

To encourage both restaurants and diners in China to give up using disposable chopsticks we launched our “Say No to Disposable Chopsticks” campaign. We successfully pressured fast-food noodle chain “Mianaimian” to stop using disposable chopsticks and visited IT corporations such as Motorola, Tencent, IBM, Intel, Microsoft and Cisco, to encourage their staff to start carrying reusable chopsticks.

Oct 07

CAMPAIGN GOALS2007-2008 CAMPAIGNS

■ We challenge governments and industry to end their role in ancient forest destruction.

■ We promote real alternatives such as products certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) to ensure that timber comes from environmentally-responsible and socially-just forest management.

■ We support the rights of forest peoples.

“The forest at Hogwarts is home to magical creatures such as unicorns

and centaurs. Because the Harry Potter books are printed on ancient

forest friendly paper, they are helping to save the forests and

creatures from the muggle world.”JK Rowling, Author of Harry Potter

Supporting Greenpeace Book Campaign

Stopping Climate Change

Protecting the Forests

18-19ANNUAL REPORT 07GREENPEACE CHINA

Greenpeace is committed to achieving a world free from hazardous chemical pollutants.■ We champion the development of clean

industry so that the next generation does not have to bear the burden of chemical pollutants that this generation does.

■ We advocate the simple principle that chemicals possessing inherently dangerous

It’s not just electronics that contain polluting chemicals; pollution exists in the food and drink we consume every day. China is suffering from a grave shortage of clean water: only 40 percent of its domestic water sources are safe enough for human use. Around 90 million people in China are exposed to polluted water on a daily basis. Finding enough clean water for everyday activities, such as washing, drinking and eating, has become a serious problem. Convinced that water pollution is now a top priority, starting from 2007, we stepped up our water pollution campaigns. We must not allow water, the source of all life, to become poisoned.

To solve the world’s water pollution crisis, we must first get society’s attention. That is why we carry out public engagement work to get more and more people interested and involved in helping to solve the water pollution problem. We will continue to offer governments suggestions on how to more effectively legislate on pollution, while, at the same time, exposing those companies that refuse to make their environmental record public. In Hong Kong, we have begun an investigation into the environmental impact of Hong Kong investment into industries in Guangdong province in the Mainland.

We launched our “Guide to Greener Electronics”, which we update every quarter with the newest brands. It includes information on the policies and practices of major global electronics companies on eliminating harmful chemicals and recycling policies. The latest rankings also take into account monitoring of their carbon dioxide emissions.

Jun 07

We directly intercepted a container ship carrying electronic waste into Hong Kong and forced the authorities to detain its cargo. We met with officials later to discuss loopholes in the law governing the import and export of electronic waste.

Jun 08

We began an online campaign to urge companies all over the world to make their pollution records universally and publicly available. For example, the world’s biggest chemical firm, BASF, voluntarily publishes its environmental information on government websites in Germany, the US and Canada. However, it refuses to do the same in China.

Jun 08After China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection published a new draft law on the public disclosure of environmental information in May 2008 we started organizing volunteer events in Shenyang city in northeastern China to help drum up support for the new bill. We also offered our support to Shenyang’s environmental bureau in drafting its own environmental disclosure bill, moving the country one step forward towards having this implemented into law.

May 08

CAMPAIGN GOALS

2007-2008 CAMPAIGNS

properties should not be produced if a safer alternative is available.

■ We challenge governments to enforce this principle through legislation, including corporate liability.

■ We investigate, expose and confront the dumping of toxic materials in developing countries.

Rankings like the “Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics” are useful. In China there are all kinds of “fake” rankings that turn people off, so much so that

even government departments are forced to crack down on them. But, seriously, if we use facts and figures to arrive at these rankings and then check

them carefully, they will be welcomed because they can really help the public. In our confusing world, it’s like these rankings give you a pair of powerful eyes,

that help you see the truth behind the lies.Quote from China Central Television 12 February 2007

Protecting the Source of Life

PreventingPollution

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Greenpeace is committed to achieving a world free from hazardous chemical pollutants.■ We champion the development of clean

industry so that the next generation does not have to bear the burden of chemical pollutants that this generation does.

■ We advocate the simple principle that chemicals possessing inherently dangerous

It’s not just electronics that contain polluting chemicals; pollution exists in the food and drink we consume every day. China is suffering from a grave shortage of clean water: only 40 percent of its domestic water sources are safe enough for human use. Around 90 million people in China are exposed to polluted water on a daily basis. Finding enough clean water for everyday activities, such as washing, drinking and eating, has become a serious problem. Convinced that water pollution is now a top priority, starting from 2007, we stepped up our water pollution campaigns. We must not allow water, the source of all life, to become poisoned.

To solve the world’s water pollution crisis, we must first get society’s attention. That is why we carry out public engagement work to get more and more people interested and involved in helping to solve the water pollution problem. We will continue to offer governments suggestions on how to more effectively legislate on pollution, while, at the same time, exposing those companies that refuse to make their environmental record public. In Hong Kong, we have begun an investigation into the environmental impact of Hong Kong investment into industries in Guangdong province in the Mainland.

We launched our “Guide to Greener Electronics”, which we update every quarter with the newest brands. It includes information on the policies and practices of major global electronics companies on eliminating harmful chemicals and recycling policies. The latest rankings also take into account monitoring of their carbon dioxide emissions.

Jun 07

We directly intercepted a container ship carrying electronic waste into Hong Kong and forced the authorities to detain its cargo. We met with officials later to discuss loopholes in the law governing the import and export of electronic waste.

Jun 08

We began an online campaign to urge companies all over the world to make their pollution records universally and publicly available. For example, the world’s biggest chemical firm, BASF, voluntarily publishes its environmental information on government websites in Germany, the US and Canada. However, it refuses to do the same in China.

Jun 08After China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection published a new draft law on the public disclosure of environmental information in May 2008 we started organizing volunteer events in Shenyang city in northeastern China to help drum up support for the new bill. We also offered our support to Shenyang’s environmental bureau in drafting its own environmental disclosure bill, moving the country one step forward towards having this implemented into law.

May 08

CAMPAIGN GOALS

2007-2008 CAMPAIGNS

properties should not be produced if a safer alternative is available.

■ We challenge governments to enforce this principle through legislation, including corporate liability.

■ We investigate, expose and confront the dumping of toxic materials in developing countries.

Rankings like the “Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics” are useful. In China there are all kinds of “fake” rankings that turn people off, so much so that

even government departments are forced to crack down on them. But, seriously, if we use facts and figures to arrive at these rankings and then check

them carefully, they will be welcomed because they can really help the public. In our confusing world, it’s like these rankings give you a pair of powerful eyes,

that help you see the truth behind the lies.Quote from China Central Television 12 February 2007

Protecting the Source of Life

PreventingPollution

20-21ANNUAL REPORT 07GREENPEACE CHINA

In order to keep up a broad range of campaign work, we need a long-term and stable funding base. We are very thankful to our thousands of monthly donors, whose contributions make up as much as 90 percent of our total funding and allow us to maintain our independent stance and pursue many different environmental campaigns.

Over the past year, street fundraising is still our main method of raising money, but we are also actively exploring other channels for securing funding as well as getting our environmental message out to a wider audience.

Greenpeace China held its 10th anniversary in 2007 and we held a series of events called “Go Green” to mark the date. Hong Kong pop stars Chet Lam and Anthony Wong became our Climate Change Ambassadors, going to Urumqi in China’s northwestern region of Xinjiang and Germany to witness the seriousness of global warming and developments in renewable energy technology. We also worked with Hong Kong music production company, People Mountain People Sea, to organise a concert to raise climate change awareness.

Over the past year, we launched a more interactive style of fund-raising so that involvement can go beyond just writing a cheque or sending us cash. In our “The Great Whale Trail” campaign we encouraged our supporters to set up their own fundraising online pages where they could write messages to their friends and upload their own photographs. By working with this friend-to-friend network, we have been able to more efficiently spread awareness of our Save the Whale campaign.

We re-designed our web site this year to make it more user-friendly and easier for our supporters to learn about our campaigns, the latest environmental news and how we are using their donations. We are inviting our readers to sign up to get regular e-newsletter updates on our actions and campaigns or become our Facebook Fan so that they can get to know and exchange ideas with other members of Greenpeace.

Next year, we are planning to explore even more public channels of communication and launch more campaigns to push for a greener future for everyone.

The first ingredient of all our work for the environment is you. Without Greenpeace supporters like you, there would simply be no Greenpeace. In order to remain independent – and unique among environmental organisations – we do not solicit donations from governments or corporations. We approach family foundations and raise the bulk of our operating budget from individuals – one dollar at a time.

The second ingredient: accountability.

You – the Greenpeace donor – and the environment are our stakeholders. We are committed to providing you with a window into our organisation – how we use our budget, what we have planned for coming months, what we are accomplishing for the environment.

Greenpeace China is in a period of growth. We are expanding our environmental campaigns. In recent months, we have laid the foundations for strong campaigns to tackle water pollution in China and Hong Kong and encourage sustainable agriculture as the solution to food safety, food security and

environmentally-friendly food production. And that’s just the beginning. From our growing campaign to halt climate change to our work to protect ancient forests, Greenpeace China campaigns are powerful, strategic and designed to get results.

To faciliate this growth, we have been expanding our fundraising programs, which are the foundation of Greenpeace’s strength and freedom of action.

Find below the financial statements included in this Annual Review.

Thank you for being a part of this international movement for change.

Cristina San Vicente,Fundraising Director, Greenpeace China

Greenpeace China Financial ReportCurrency: HKD

Widening our SupportBroadening our Campaigns,

FinancialsGreenpeace China

2007

INCOME

Income from New Supporters 2,197,901Income from Existing Supporters 16,413,744Other Fundraising Income 1,198,813Grants from Transnational and Earmarked Fundraising 1,508,668Interest Income 393,481Sundry Income 382,038TOTAL INCOME 22,094,645

EXPENDITURE

Campaign Activity 9,741,322

Campaign Support Activities(media, public outreach & mobilization, actions, science & business) 4,808,799

TOTAL CAMPAIGNING ACTIVITIES 14,550,121

Investments in New Supporters & Campaign Communications information for supporters 6,866,880

Organisational & Governance Support (IT, Finance, and Human Resources) 4,838,713

TOTAL EXPENDITURE 26,255,714

Deficit / Surplus (4,161,069)Reserves / Fund Balance 4,161,069

This summary was extracted from the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2007, audited by PKF, Certified Public Accountants.

Your donation will help us teach the next generation the importance of protecting the environment.© Greenpeace/KuangYin

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In order to keep up a broad range of campaign work, we need a long-term and stable funding base. We are very thankful to our thousands of monthly donors, whose contributions make up as much as 90 percent of our total funding and allow us to maintain our independent stance and pursue many different environmental campaigns.

Over the past year, street fundraising is still our main method of raising money, but we are also actively exploring other channels for securing funding as well as getting our environmental message out to a wider audience.

Greenpeace China held its 10th anniversary in 2007 and we held a series of events called “Go Green” to mark the date. Hong Kong pop stars Chet Lam and Anthony Wong became our Climate Change Ambassadors, going to Urumqi in China’s northwestern region of Xinjiang and Germany to witness the seriousness of global warming and developments in renewable energy technology. We also worked with Hong Kong music production company, People Mountain People Sea, to organise a concert to raise climate change awareness.

Over the past year, we launched a more interactive style of fund-raising so that involvement can go beyond just writing a cheque or sending us cash. In our “The Great Whale Trail” campaign we encouraged our supporters to set up their own fundraising online pages where they could write messages to their friends and upload their own photographs. By working with this friend-to-friend network, we have been able to more efficiently spread awareness of our Save the Whale campaign.

We re-designed our web site this year to make it more user-friendly and easier for our supporters to learn about our campaigns, the latest environmental news and how we are using their donations. We are inviting our readers to sign up to get regular e-newsletter updates on our actions and campaigns or become our Facebook Fan so that they can get to know and exchange ideas with other members of Greenpeace.

Next year, we are planning to explore even more public channels of communication and launch more campaigns to push for a greener future for everyone.

The first ingredient of all our work for the environment is you. Without Greenpeace supporters like you, there would simply be no Greenpeace. In order to remain independent – and unique among environmental organisations – we do not solicit donations from governments or corporations. We approach family foundations and raise the bulk of our operating budget from individuals – one dollar at a time.

The second ingredient: accountability.

You – the Greenpeace donor – and the environment are our stakeholders. We are committed to providing you with a window into our organisation – how we use our budget, what we have planned for coming months, what we are accomplishing for the environment.

Greenpeace China is in a period of growth. We are expanding our environmental campaigns. In recent months, we have laid the foundations for strong campaigns to tackle water pollution in China and Hong Kong and encourage sustainable agriculture as the solution to food safety, food security and

environmentally-friendly food production. And that’s just the beginning. From our growing campaign to halt climate change to our work to protect ancient forests, Greenpeace China campaigns are powerful, strategic and designed to get results.

To faciliate this growth, we have been expanding our fundraising programs, which are the foundation of Greenpeace’s strength and freedom of action.

Find below the financial statements included in this Annual Review.

Thank you for being a part of this international movement for change.

Cristina San Vicente,Fundraising Director, Greenpeace China

Greenpeace China Financial ReportCurrency: HKD

Widening our SupportBroadening our Campaigns,

FinancialsGreenpeace China

2007

INCOME

Income from New Supporters 2,197,901Income from Existing Supporters 16,413,744Other Fundraising Income 1,198,813Grants from Transnational and Earmarked Fundraising 1,508,668Interest Income 393,481Sundry Income 382,038TOTAL INCOME 22,094,645

EXPENDITURE

Campaign Activity 9,741,322

Campaign Support Activities(media, public outreach & mobilization, actions, science & business) 4,808,799

TOTAL CAMPAIGNING ACTIVITIES 14,550,121

Investments in New Supporters & Campaign Communications information for supporters 6,866,880

Organisational & Governance Support (IT, Finance, and Human Resources) 4,838,713

TOTAL EXPENDITURE 26,255,714

Deficit / Surplus (4,161,069)Reserves / Fund Balance 4,161,069

This summary was extracted from the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2007, audited by PKF, Certified Public Accountants.

Your donation will help us teach the next generation the importance of protecting the environment.© Greenpeace/KuangYin

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