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Why It’s So Hard to Reduce Emissions in the Supply Chain

Environmentalist Ma Jun worries that companies who want to reduce their carbon footprint aren't thinking about Chinese suppliers.

Illustration: Wenkai Mao for Bloomberg Green

As told to Bloomberg News

It’s the carbon footprint in the supply chain and how little companies have done to address this issue. China is the workshop of the world. Many international investment funds are proclaimed as ESG [environmental, social, and governance] investors, but there is a big gap between their Chinese investment and what they claim to be.