Author: Benoit Vermander
Alternate names: Wei Mingde (魏明德); Bendu (笨篤)
Born: 1960
Bio: Prof. Benoit Vermander, S.J. teaches in the School of Philosophy of Fudan University, Shanghai, where he is also the academic director of the Xu-Ricci Dialogue Center. His initial training is in political science (M.A. from Yale University and PhD from Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris), furthered by studies in sinology and theology (M.Th. from Fu Jen University, Taipei, and Doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Jesuit Faculty of Theology of Paris). Since 1992 he has lived continuously in China and Taiwan, and has directed the Taipei Ricci Institute for Chinese Studies from 1996 till 2009, when he joined the Fudan faculty.

From 1999 on, Benoit Vermander has worked with companies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and governmental organizations, on assessing cultural resources for sustainable development in China, through corporate seminars, pilot projects and field studies. He has authored numerous books and articles on China's ecological and social challenges as well as on the contribution of social and spiritual movements to managerial ethics and developmental strategies. His relevant academic publications have appeared in Journal of Management Development, China Perspectives, Etudes Chinoises, Stimmen der Zeit, La Civilta Cattolica, Projet, Universitas, among others.

CSR in China is the fruit of the author's long-term interaction with Chinese and foreign entrepreneurs, decision-makers and local agents, as well as his multi-disciplinary approach on Chinese thought and society.

(source : World Scientific)