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ducted in Guangdong province, The “Comply or Close” lectures are delivered
resulting in 137 rectification notices through webinar and/or in person. Log on to
and 627 fines totaling more than RMB ERM website (www.erm.com) or ERM WeChat
2 billion were issued. We expect the (ERM_China) account for future events. The
trend to continue for the remainder speakers could be contacted via email.
of 2019 with ongoing media coverage
of this “environmental crackdown”. Mr. Piers Touzel, Piers.Touzel@erm.com
Government is expected to push forward Dr. Cherry Hu, Cherry.Hu@erm.com
with its three year plan to shut down Mr. Chee Keong Lai, Cheekeong.Lai@erm.com
“Scatted, Messy and Dirty Facilities”
that started in 2018. In practice this South China Business Journal 40
means that facilities located outside of
designated industrial parks (“scattered”),
those without proper permitting
documents (“messy”) and those with a
poor environmental record or without
pollution control equipment (“Dirty”),
can expect increased scrutiny and
potential closure/relocation.
How Can Facilities
Protect Themselves?
ERM recommends that industrial
facilities operating in Southern
China take the following steps to
minimize the risk of shut down,
fines and/or relocation:
a. Establish an effective Compliance
Assurance Program for your own
facilities as well as those of your supply
chain (suppliers);
b. Undertake soil investigations and
proactively (discreetly) address soil
pollution issues for companies that are
occupying contaminated sites;
c. Monitor and check local
government websites for new
requirements for companies that are
currently on “supervision lists”;
d. Assess the supply chain risk,
beginning with critical suppliers; and
e. Select site for new facilities wisely, well
informed of future land-use, industrial
zoning and regulatory changes.■
resulting in 137 rectification notices through webinar and/or in person. Log on to
and 627 fines totaling more than RMB ERM website (www.erm.com) or ERM WeChat
2 billion were issued. We expect the (ERM_China) account for future events. The
trend to continue for the remainder speakers could be contacted via email.
of 2019 with ongoing media coverage
of this “environmental crackdown”. Mr. Piers Touzel, Piers.Touzel@erm.com
Government is expected to push forward Dr. Cherry Hu, Cherry.Hu@erm.com
with its three year plan to shut down Mr. Chee Keong Lai, Cheekeong.Lai@erm.com
“Scatted, Messy and Dirty Facilities”
that started in 2018. In practice this South China Business Journal 40
means that facilities located outside of
designated industrial parks (“scattered”),
those without proper permitting
documents (“messy”) and those with a
poor environmental record or without
pollution control equipment (“Dirty”),
can expect increased scrutiny and
potential closure/relocation.
How Can Facilities
Protect Themselves?
ERM recommends that industrial
facilities operating in Southern
China take the following steps to
minimize the risk of shut down,
fines and/or relocation:
a. Establish an effective Compliance
Assurance Program for your own
facilities as well as those of your supply
chain (suppliers);
b. Undertake soil investigations and
proactively (discreetly) address soil
pollution issues for companies that are
occupying contaminated sites;
c. Monitor and check local
government websites for new
requirements for companies that are
currently on “supervision lists”;
d. Assess the supply chain risk,
beginning with critical suppliers; and
e. Select site for new facilities wisely, well
informed of future land-use, industrial
zoning and regulatory changes.■
