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 \n\r \nOn 17 March 2016, an experts’ workshop on business ethics and social responsibility was successfully organised by the Globethics.net host partner the Center for International Business Ethics (CIBE) and the Rongzhi CSR Institute at the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE). Many experts and scholars attended the workshop, including Lu Jingyong, professor at the International Economic and Trade Institute of UIBE, Director of the China Investment Promotion Research Center; Xia Youfu, Executive Director of the China Open Economy and International Science and Technology Cooperation Strategy Research Center of UIBE; Li Li, deputy researcher of the Institute for International Economics of UIBE; Liu Baocheng, Director of CIBE of UIBE; Guo Yi, professor from the economics school of Beijing Technology and Business University; Jason Tower, East Asian Regional Representative of American Friends Service Committee (AFSC); Zhang Junfeng, former Deputy Director of the International Labor and Social Security Research Institute of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security; Yang Fengming, Deputy Director of the China Society for World Trade Organization Studies of MOFCOM; Li Wen, Senior Manager of the Corporate Cultural Department of Kunlun Energy Company Limited; Zhao Jun, Assistant to the President of the China WTO Tribune; Wang Xiaoguang, Director of the Rongzhi CSR Institute; and a representative of SynTao Co., Ltd.During the workshop Lu Jingyong stated that, to some extent, SMEs and private enterprises rarely behave well in terms of CSR while SOEs and large enterprises are doing better. Therefore, SMEs are to be paid more attention when promoting CSR. Guo Yi pointed out that we need to think about the real meaning of CSR when faced with emerging problems, including technology ethics. He also emphasised that private enterprises should fulfill their responsibility. For one thing, they lack motivations and capability to honour their responsibility because of limited resources and their particular developmental stage. For another, they are the majority of Chinese enterprises and the focus of CSR. Therefore, we need to learn more about SMEs and private enterprises. “We need to consider whether CSR is suited for SMEs. There are specialised

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standards and guidance for SMEs in some European countries.” Zhang Junfeng mentioned the drafting of ISO26000 and ISO3600 in his comments. He indicated that these two standards are neither suited to nor practical for local conditions. He pointed out that SMEs can be allowed to make their own practical guidance, which is used as a tool for enterprises to figure out what to do and how to do things. Li Wen recognized the importance of the meeting and expressed that scholars and research institutes working on CSR should consider the whole of society in order to achieve inclusive development and avoid wasting resources. In other words, we need to share resources and to cooperate in order to achieve win-win results. Jason Tower introduced that AFSC, anon-governmental and non-profit international organisation, committed to maintaining social justice and promoting peace and humanitarian action. Jason showed us what the organisation is doing and the hope to learn more about how Chinese enterprises view and deal with “these conflicts”. Xia Youfu talked about barriers to international trade and sustainable development with regard to environmental protection issues. When talking about One Belt and One Road, he said it is not owned by China but by the whole world, which represents an interested community, a community with a shared future and responsibility. As the initiator of the workshop, Liu Baocheng reminded participants of his original objective to provide a platform for institutes to present their projects and to promote the cooperation between each other, to achieve win-win situations. Professor Liu presented studies on business ethics and international exchange activities being implemented by CIBE. As a co-initiator of the workshop, Wang Xiaoguang said that the aim is to promote cooperation between these institutes on CSR and business responsibility, to discuss developments from different points of view, promote effective dialogue and inclusive development, and to establish healthy social responsibility circles by discussing pressing issues and exploring new development models. The experts’ workshop on business ethics and social responsibility initiated by CIBE and the Beijing Rongzhi CSR Institute was organized to promote exchange between institutes and healthy development of this area. More meetings are planned to take place in the future