Ma Jun Quotes

I hope to see an integrated solution created to deal with both the local pollution problem and the global climate change problem.

We're manufacturing to meet the demands of our own people but, in the meantime, for the entire world as well, and that definitely put a lot of extra pressure on our environment.

Brands who come to China, often they just care about price - so they actually drive the suppliers to cut corners on environmental standards to win a contract.

We must strictly enforce the Environmental Law, closing down the polluters that fail to meet the standards.

Globalisation has powered economic growth in developing countries such as China. Global logistics, low domestic production costs, and strong consumer demand have let the country develop strong export-based manufacturing, making the country the workshop of the world.

China's environmental conundrums will not be solved by changes within government alone. New mechanisms are needed to allow the communities which may be affected by a given plan, and citizens concerned about the environment, to join in.

What we aim to do, through public pressure, is help the environment protection bureau to enforce the law.

To deal with local pollution, China has put on the agenda the capping of coal, which has long been a sensitive issue.

We copied laws and regulations from western countries, but enforcement remains weak, and environmental litigation is still quite near impossible.

When I look at China's environmental problems, the real barrier is not lack of technology or money. It's lack of motivation.

With its imagination and large sales, Apple has become the world's most valuable IT company. However people are starting to have doubts regarding Apple's silence on heavy metal pollution problems.

Environmental groups are not completely against dams. We approve of appropriate development.

In the future, officials will feel more pressure to protect the environment. But how to assess the officials' efforts to protect the environment is still a pivotal issue.

While cheap products are exported to western countries, the waste is dumped mostly in China's back yard, contaminating its air, water, soil and seas.

I think its time to change and balance the environment and growth. If we don't do that, we're going to suffer a hard landing one day very soon.

In some cases, it's not just about cleaning up the factories. It's about cleaning up the nearby rivers and lakes that have been tainted with heavy metals.

At the end of the day, the government, local government all bow to public pressure.

China is bearing the environmental cost for much of the world because China is the factory of the world.

Some of the areas in China have been under very grave water scarcity: for example, the north China plain; they are facing a very serious water shortage. Per capita levels have dropped to very serious levels, including in Beijing.

I think there are a few brands like Nike and Patagonia which are quite progressively minded.

In America, you complain about job losses because of China, but here, we carry all of the environmental costs.

People realised this is real pollution; it is not fog. Now everyone has to face the data and come out of their comfort zone.

We haven't seen the turning point yet, but we're sticking to our bottom line, for the environment and the health of the country.

China leads the world in energy consumption, carbon emissions, and the release of major air and water pollutants, and the environmental impact is felt both regionally and globally.

No matter how rich you are, you can't get healthy air.

Apple has made this commitment that it's a green company. So how do you fulfill your commitment if you don't consider you have responsibility in your suppliers' pollution?

I know the government needs to ensure economic growth ... we just hope it takes care of the environment, too.

China should cut heavy industries' share in gross domestic output by 9 percentage points between 2013 and 2030 to meet its pollution cuts target.

If major companies sourcing in developing countries care only about price and quality, local suppliers will be lured to cut corners on environmental standards to win contracts.

The situation is quite serious - groundwater is important source for water use, including drinking water, and if it gets contaminated, it's very costly and difficult to clean.

IPhone4 is sold in the U.S., Europe and elsewhere, but it was assembled in China. As the world's center for the processing of IT products, China's environment is paying the price.

There is a growing recognition of the importance of really bringing pollution under control.

Everyone else has some interest in economic growth and development, which often happens at the expense of the environment and community. We need the other side to join this to check and balance.

We want to use the environment to shift the way our society works.

Multinationals are more sensitive to public pressure because they have bigger brand names, and they have made commitments to be environmentally sensitive. Chinese firms are not used to this kind of pressure yet.

China has leapfrogged into this information age, and Web users have grown very significantly, which knocked down the cost of doing the environmental transparency.

If you publish something in traditional media, it's one-way. With social media, we get all this info coming back from those who read our posts.

Environmental agencies in China are hamstrung by local officials who put economic growth ahead of environmental protection; even the courts are beholden to local officials, and they are not open to environmental litigation.

Globalised manufacturing and procurement mean that a lot of high-polluting, heavy duty jobs are transferred to China. We will ask major companies, such as Wal-Mart, Microsoft and IBM to put pressure on their Chinese suppliers.

On April 16, 2010, 34 Chinese environmental organizations, including Friends of Nature, the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs, and Green Beagle, questioned heavy metal pollution in a letter sent to CEO Steve Jobs.