Jiaxing pushed the polluting enterprises to "absolute ways"
"Last year's effects were good, but the days were getting worse and worse, and a tight spell came along," said a chemical company manager in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, during an interview with a reporter. The manager shared his concerns about the current situation, saying, "We used to think that environmental protection was just a pressure. As long as the company didn't have a major incident, it would only be fined or given a deadline to improve. But now it's different. Environmental protection isn’t just about being close—it’s about shame. Even banks won’t give you loans anymore. This is a broken way of doing business."
The reporter then asked what kind of "curses" the Jiaxing government had imposed on companies. The answer was clear: in December 2007, 25 chemical companies, including Jiaxing Huitong Chemical Co., Ltd. and Zhejiang Haichen Chemical Co., Ltd., were publicly listed by the Jiaxing Environmental Protection Bureau as “bad environmental credit companies†due to excessive pollution. They were required to issue a public apology in the local newspaper, *Jiaxing Daily*.
The letter read: "To all citizens of Jiaxing City: Among our 25 companies, due to a lack of environmental awareness, lagging infrastructure, failure to follow operational procedures, illegal discharges, and damage to public health, we have been classified as poor environmental credit companies. This is both a punishment and a warning. We sincerely apologize to all citizens."
At the end of the letter, the names of the 25 companies and their respective managers were signed. Public apologies have become a common practice across China. It has proven effective—people care about reputation, and for polluters, being named in the media is more impactful than simple fines. One environmental manager from a chemical company told the reporter, "That day, my phone was constantly ringing. I felt a lot of pressure. Which company would want to be the subject of negative coverage?"
While acknowledging some subjective issues, such as poor management, they also pointed out objective challenges like outdated technology and equipment. However, with the government raising the standards so high, the only option left is to try harder to meet them. Otherwise, the next step is not just a loss of face, but a threat to the company’s survival.
To address growing environmental problems, the Jiaxing City Government introduced a series of strict measures over the past six months, including media exposure of polluting enterprises, improving industry access standards, implementing pollution control projects, and establishing a multi-departmental supervision system. A key policy was the introduction of the "Measures for the Implementation of Evaluation of Corporate Environmental and Credit Ratings in Jiaxing City" at the start of the new year.
According to these measures, corporate environmental performance is rated into five levels—very good, good, fair, poor, and very poor—represented by green, blue, yellow, red, and black. Companies with green or blue ratings can enjoy various benefits, such as priority in environmental funding and participation in advanced appraisals. In contrast, those rated red or black face severe consequences, including forced rectification, restricted access to funds, and public disclosure.
For black-rated companies, the consequences are even harsher. After two consecutive years of poor ratings, the company and its legal representative must publicly apologize in the media. If they fail to improve, they may be ordered to suspend operations or even shut down.
Environmental protection has become a necessity for chemical companies. More and more of them realize that if they don’t meet these standards, they risk their survival. The high-pressure policies have pushed companies to rethink their development models, ending the era of growth at the expense of the environment.
On January 9, Haichen Chemical Company submitted a report on its remediation efforts to the Jiaxing Environmental Protection Bureau, requesting the removal of its "black label." In the report, the company stated: "We cannot blame others. To survive and develop healthily, we must face our own problems, find the root causes, and solve them. This is the only correct choice."
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