In part two of The Voice of New China, our moderator, Metroflor Chief Sustainability Officer Rochelle Routman, and panelists Simon Xia, Metroflor's Shanghai General Manager, and Jin Song, General Manager of Metroflor's LVT factory Elegant Plastics, discuss environmental improvements at the factory that enhance the sustainability of Metroflor's LVT floors.
This video is a continuation of the panel discussion at the 2017 Sustainatopia Conference held in San Francisco in May. Metroflor opens the factory door for a look inside the inner workings of the factory and transformational initiatives taking place in and around their Chinese factories. Welcome to the Voice of New China, Part Two. ... See MoreSee Less
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The veil of mystery that surrounds manufacturing in China was recently pulled back for a glimpse inside the inner workings on a single day in May in San Francisco. At Sustainatopia 2017, one of a growing number of conferences focused on sustainability in the built environment, Metroflor Chief Sustainability Officer Rochelle Routman moderated a panel discussion entitled "The Voice of New China". In what is a first for the flooring industry, Chinese manufacturing executives participated in an open discussion on sustainability, transparency, and the factory worker experience. The panel featured Simon Xia, the General Manager of Metroflor's Shanghai office and the Factory Sustainability Coordinator. The panel also featured Jin Song, General Manager of Elegant Plastics, a primary factory for Metroflor's LVT floors.
This week we are featuring of a five part video series, The Voice of New China, allowing you to view this fascinating discussion about how Metroflor and its factory partners are affecting transparency and social justice throughout our manufacturing operations and beyond.
In today's episode, part one, Rochelle introduces Metroflor and our panelists. ... See MoreSee Less
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