Company Profile

GoldenBee Consulting, founded in 2003, is one of the first professional organizations to embrace social responsibility and sustainable development in China. We strive to develop a close partnership with sustainability-oriented enterprises and organizations and serve as a high-end think tank for them.

GoldenBee philosophy: Responsibility competitiveness for sustainable development

GoldenBee vision: To be one of China’s think tank in global sustainability

Strategy goal: To be a close partner with and serve as a high-end think tank for sustainability-oriented enterprises and organizations

GoldenBee spirit: Respect, Aggressiveness, Efficiency, Passion, Initiative

GoldenBee Consulting has offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xi'an, Wuhan, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Tianjin, Chengdu, and Shenzhen.

Our engagement in social responsibility

2019
Undertook the Research Project on Targeted Poverty Alleviation Models of Central State-owned Enterprises and the Benchmarking Research Project on Building World-Class CSR Management System of Central State-owned Enterprises by the SASAC.

2018

Jointly launched the Sustainability Leadership Platform with CSR Europe;

Mr. Yin Gefei, Chief Expert of GoldenBee was appointed as the Joint Secretary-general of the ISO 26000 Stakeholder Global Network (SGN);

Undertook Strengthening State-owned Enterprises CSR Information Disclosure Project and CSR Management Training for Central State-owned Enterprises Project by the SASAC;

Undertook Basic Research Project of Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Sustainability Strategy by Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games;

Took the lead in sustainable brand value assessment business;

Jointly established the HUST-GoldenBee CSR Research Institute with Huazhong University of Science and Technology;

Held the First GoldenBee CSR Academic Seminar.

2017

Participated in the Driving sustainability: Sustainable Automobile Supply Chain Project of CSR Europe and responsible for China OEM Group operation;

Became the consulting agency for Sustainability Management System Building of the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

2016

Apple Inc. became a CSR strategic partner of GoldenBee;

GoldenBee 2020 CSR Initiative upgraded to GoldenBee Global 2030 CSR Initiative;

The SJ/T 16000-2016 Guidance on Social Responsibility of Information and Communication Technology Industry, which GoldenBee participated in the preparation, was published;

Undertook CSR and Poverty Reduction Impact of Chinese Enterprises in Africa Project by International Poverty Reduction Center in China.

2015

Participated in national CSR legislation research;

Undertook Research Project on CSR Strategic Planning During the 13th Five-Year Plan Period of Central State-owned Enterprises by SASAC;

GB/T 31598-2015 Event sustainability management systems--Requirements with guidance for use, GB/T 36000-2015 Guidance on social responsibility, GB/T 36001-2015 Guidance on social responsibility reporting, GB/T 36002-2015 Guidance on classifying social responsibility performance, which GoldenBee participated in the preparation, were published.

2014

Established the first Evaluation Index System of Responsible Brand in China, released GoldenBee Index on CSR Practices in China, GoldenBee Index on CSR Reporting in China;

Established GoldenBee CSR Talk, the first CSR mobile video platform in China;

Identified as the National High-tech Enterprise.

2013

Participated in the preparation of CSR national standard in China.

2012

Proposed the year 2012 as the first year of social responsibility management in China.

2011

The Guide on Social Responsibility for Chinese International Contractors, for which we provided professional support, was put into effect. The Guide was forwarded by Ministry of Commerce in 2012.

2010

Participated in the formulation of ISO 26000: 2010 - Guidance on social responsibility;

Proposed the philosophy of industrial responsibility competitiveness;

Co-published the State of Responsible Competitiveness 2009.

2009

Proposed the philosophy of regional responsibility competitiveness and the concept of responsibility brand and established the GoldenBee CSR Reporting Evaluation System.

Became a Certified Training Partner of Global Reporting Initiative in mainland China

2008

Took the lead in providing social responsibility management consulting service;

Published the first CSR report compilation monograph, How to Write a CSR Report, and the first CSR management monograph, the Basic Course of CSR Management;

Co-published the State of Responsible Competitiveness 2007.

2007

Took the lead in providing consulting service on the compilation of CSR report, put forward the concept of “GoldenBee” and established the GoldenBee Evaluation System of CSR Practices in China.

2006

The first batch of CSR research monographs were published. GoldenBee Consulting was the first in China to put forward the year of 2006 as the first year of the development of corporate social responsibility in China.

2005

GoldenBee put forward “Responsibility competitiveness” at 2005 Sino-European CSR International Forum and Strategic Training of Chinese Corporate Social Responsibility (Beijing).

2004

Started to cooperate with international organizations in CSR programs.

2003

GoldenBee Consulting was established.

What we do

Based on the deep understanding of social responsibility, GoldenBee Consulting doesn’t believe a “one size fits all” solution. We are convinced that only the tailor-made solutions can help our clients reap benefits and create value. Based on the practical operation mode of our clients and their market positioning, we customize solutions and assist them in the implementation.

For many influential enterprises and organization around the world, GoldenBee Consulting is a reliable social responsibility consultant. We have provided services for a number of Fortune Global 500 companies and China’s top 500 enterprises.