Mr. Kehua HU, deputy director of the Office for Social Responsibility at China Textile and Apparel Industry Council (CNTAC), also works as sustainability stewardship director in charge of sustainability stewardship programs to accelerate sustainability transition in the Chinese industry. HU is managing director of Fashion Climate Fund, and has been assigned as co-chair of the Policy Engagement Working Group of the UNFCCC Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action, member of the Sustainability Advisory Committee of Kering Group China, off-campus Master Tutor of Donghua University since 2018, and Chair of the Equity Committee of Bureau VERITAS China Accreditation since 2015.

Prior to joining CNTAC in 2008, Mr. HU has worked separately in General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) and in Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) in China.

Sun Jian joined Sateri in November of 2019 as vice president, communications and sustainability. Sateri is the world’s largest producer of viscose fiber with over 1.4 million metric tons annual capacity. Sateri’s products, as a sustainable raw material, can be found in everyday items like textiles, baby wipes, and personal hygiene products. 

Immediately prior to Sateri, he worked for RGE, Sateri’s parent company, as head of communications. In his earlier career, Jian served several international businesses in the FMCG industry at various positions related to public affairs, including McDonalds, Diageo, Midea, etc.

Lin Wang leads BSR’s work in China, with a focus on women workers’ empowerment and supply chain sustainability issues. She has extensive external and government relations connections and experience and is one of the leading thinkers on supply chain, economic development, and labor issues in China.

Wang started her sustainable business career at the ILO in Geneva, where she designed a project on human resources management and labor relations in China’s special economic zones. She returned to China in 2001 to serve as the project’s chief technical advisor. In 2005, IKEA recruited Lin as a sustainability manager, where she was responsible for the overall IKEA China supply chain sustainability scope, including social and environmental compliance and external relations, as well as for contributing to global sustainability strategy and action plans.