The latest green initiative for Beijing came on January 8; the first China Carbon Neutral Alliance, a non-profit NGO, was founded by the China Beijing Environment Exchange (CBEE), a franchised business entity. The alliance aims to help enterprises reduce their carbon footprints.

"We are an Alliance. We welcome every enterprise to join us, but we have strict standards," Mei Dewen, the general manager of CBEE, the secretary general of Beijing Green Finance Association told Lifestyle. "They should be the top ones, with fore-sight and a sense of responsibility."