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LIANG Xiaohui, Ph.D.

Deputy Chief Economist, China Textile Information Centre (CTIC); Deputy Director, Office for Social Responsibility, China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC)

EDUCATION

  • Ph.D. in Law (Business and Human Rights)
  • LL.M. (American Law and International Law)
  • LL.M. (International Law)
  • M.A. (International Human Rights)
  • Bachelors (Law and Economics)

WORK EXPERIENCE

  • 2014.1 to present, Beijing, China, Deputy Chief Economist, China Textile Information Centre (CTIC); Deputy Director, Office for Social Responsibility, China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC)
  • 2006.1 to present, Beijing, China, Adjunct Professor (Business and Human Rights), Peking University Law School
  • 2005.12 to 2013.12, Beijing, China, Chief Researcher, Office for Social Responsibility, China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC)
  • 2003.10 to 2005.11, Beijing, China, Program Coordinator, Research Centre for Human Rights, Peking University Law School

OTHER PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

  • Member, Human Rights and Labour Rights Working Group, UN Global Compact (2012 to present)
  • Deputy Secretary-General, Committee for Social Responsibility, China Electronics Standardization Association under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (2012 to present)
  • Member, Global Future (Agenda) Council, World Economic Forum (2013-2017 & 2020)
  • Member, Advisory Group, Responsible Business Conduct, OECD (2015 to present)
  • Advisor, CSR & Sustainable Development, Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (2015 to present)
  • Member, Editorial Board, Business and Human Rights Journal, Cambridge University (2016 to present)
  • Member, Stakeholder Advisory Council, amfori (2016 to present)
  • Guest Professor, China University of Political Science and Law (2017 to present)
  • Member, Continental Supervisory Board, Solidaridad Asia (2018 to present)
  • Member, Advisory Board, Social Accountability International (2019 to present)
  • Advisor, Business and Human Rights, Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2019 to present)

MAJOR PROJECTS & ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Lead expert for drafting Chinese industry-specific CSR initiatives or standards of Chinese business associations besides CNTAC, including the China Federation of Industrial Economics (CFIE, 2009), the China International Contractors Association (CHINCA, 2010), the China Tea Marketing Association(CTMA, 2011), China Electronics
    Standardization Association (CESA, 2012), China Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Council (CSMEC, 2013), China Chamber of Commerce of Metals Minerals & Chemicals Importers & Exporters (CCCMC, 2014), China Association of Communications Enterprises (CACE, 2015-16), and the Internet Society of China (ISA, 2017-19), etc.
  • Chinese member of the drafting team or advisory group of international initiatives and standards including United Nations Global Compact’s Guidance on Responsible Business in Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (Chinese business representative, 2009), and the Children’s Rights and Business Principles Initiative (CRBPI) by UNICEF and the Global Compact (only Chinese member of the Expert Reference Group, 2012), the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains in the Garment and Footwear Sector (2016), and the OECD Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct (2018).
  • Key drafter/advisor of social responsibility or sustainability-related policy documents of Chinese ministries including the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
  • Lead expert of over 20 responsible business and/or sustainability-related research projects, commissioned by international organizations, business associations, governments and social organizations, with outputs published in the form of independent reports, books, or academic papers.
  • Initiator and lecturer of the course “business and human rights” in three Chinese top universities.
  • Author of dozens of papers, commentaries, reports and book chapters on social responsibility, responsible business and sustainable development, as well as the book “Business and Human Rights: from Legal Regulation to Collaborative Governance” (Peking University Press, 2019).
  • One of the first ten Global SDG Pioneers recognized by the United Global Compact in 2016.
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