Research Updates

2025 Summer Student Research Project on Supply Chain Carbon Footprint

This project falls under the academic component of Sustainable Development Collaboration Project with smart Automobile. Through a series of activities—including industry-academia trainings, on-site research at the smart Automobile supplier, the development of carbon footprint accounting models, the preparation of standard-compliant product carbon footprint reports, and the exploration of theoretical and practical mechanisms for synergising supply chain operations with carbon footprint optimisation in cutting-edge literature—it aims to equip students with advanced research knowledge and skills, empowering the next generation of academic talent.

 

2025 Ningbo City ESG Evaluation System and Development Research Project

Commissioned by the Ningbo Development and Reform Commission, this research project focuses on conducting continuous evaluation and tracking of the urban ESG assessment system, compiling the Ningbo High-Quality ESG Development Report, and establishing a visual and quantifiable ESG evaluation index system for urban development. Through the continuous improvement of urban ESG evaluation, the project aims to promote comprehensive upgrades in urban industrial structure, urban-rural development, ecological environment, common prosperity development, and technological innovation.

 

2024 Summer Students Research Project on ESG Finance

This research project, divided into two phases focusing on ESG Research and Financed Emission, aims to develop an evaluation system for financial investment and financed emissions. Student participators have gained insights into the latest developments in frontier research within relevant industries and have had opportunities to communicate with professional experts, enriching their learning experience and understanding of these critical areas.

View report: Financial Responsibility in the Climate Crisis: Financed Emissions in China's Banking Sector and Reforms for Green Policies

 

Full-time PhD Opportunities

Established in 2004 alongside the founding of the University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC), the Business Administration (BA) discipline has been recognized as a provincial first-class discipline under Zhejiang Province's 14th Five-Year Plan. CRBI is committed to the research and practice of ESG and Sustainability. To strengthen academic research and cultivate professionals with innovative thinking and practical abilities, our center has been recruiting PhD students globally who are interested in pursuing a career in these fields.

To date, our center has carried out scientific research and doctoral talent training projects with Hangzhou City University in the field of Sustainability and ESG. Please click here for further information.

 

Job Opportunities

In 2023, UNNC received approval to establish its first postdoctoral research station in Business Administration. The Director, Professor Jing Dai, and the Deputy Director, Dr. Steven Zhou, have recruited postdoctoral researchers for the team in 2025. The research theme will explore "Enhancing ESGPerformance in the Supply Chain: The Role of TMTs and Digitalisation". The centre will also openly recruit postdoctoral researchers in the field of sustainable development from around the world on a long-term basis, support interdisciplinary frontier exploration, and provide an international scientific research platform and career development path.