The plenary meeting of SAC/TC 207, Environmental management, was held on February 2 in Beijing.

More than 40 participants attended the meeting, including Wu Fengchang, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Environmental Sciences, He Kaitao, Deputy Director-General of the Science and Technology Development Department of Ministry of Natural Resources, Li Qingrui, Director-General of former Department of Policies and Regulations of the Ministry of Environmental Protection, Li Aixian, Vice President of China National Institute of Standardization (CNIS), and committee members.

Li Aixian introduced the development history of CNIS and standardization in the field of environmental management, and expressed her appreciation of all committee members and experts for their support for SAC/TC 207. Holding the secretariat of SAC/TC 207, CNIS will strengthen its management and service to continuously boost the standardization of environmental management, said Li.

The committee should focus on the construction of standards system for environmental management to support the development of the industry and technologies, and actively conduct research on hot topics such as ecosystems, said He Kaitao, Vice Chair of the committee. Also, the committee will make efforts to build a beautiful China, said Li Qingrui, Vice Chair of the committee.

Secretariats of the SC 1 and SC 5, as well as WG 1 and WG 2 of the technical committee reported the overall performance in 2023, introduced the development and revision of national standards system and progresses of international standardization work, and proposed work plans for 2024.

SAC/TC 207 will strengthen the construction of standards systems and platforms for environmental management, promote the harmonization of domestic and international standards, and continuously contribute to the modernization of environmental governance system and governance capacity.