“It doesn’t matter what the rest of the world does regarding the environment if China doesn’t go green.”

That’s the line that sent me reeling during a recent call with a specialist in the green sector in China. Hence the creation of  The Sustainable China Virtual Tour; an online event and sustainability track of the Rethink Shanghai Conference. The virtual tour will take place via blogs, twitter, and video interviews with China’s leaders and innovators in China’s green sector, and will explore the opportunity for innovation within the largest nations on the planet.

We will meet innovators in green tech, student leaders, and urban planners. We’ll explore the race, failures, and successes of eco cities. We will visit the first and only eco retreat in China, and go inside the classroom and experience first hand new educational programs that are preparing future generations for a changing world environment. We’ll explore opportunities for collaboration and explore the opportunity to get involved with the green tech sector. We will hear first hand accounts about China’s philosophies and actions on the environment along with their influence on the global green movement. So stay tuned, and by all means, if you have questions about things you want to see highlighted or explored, or have insights about China and sustainability~ you know what to do (leave a comment)!

Many thanks to WhatGives.com for their generous support of this initiative!