In April 2019, the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE) conducted investigations on the supply chain environmental management and information disclosure of Internet snack brands, and published the observation report.

October 25, 2019 – Wuhu Ecology Center (WEC) and the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE) jointly published the observation report on the environmental responsibility of 428 domestic waste incineration plants.

October 24, 2019 – The Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE) published the annual Green Supply Chain CITI (Corporate Information Transparency Index) evaluation report in Beijing. The report details progress in environmental supply chain management during the 2018-2019 evaluation period.

The Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE) published the sixth annual Green Supply Chain CITI (Corporate Information Transparency Index) evaluation summary report in Beijing. The report shows how leading brands employ environmental compliance data and innovative tools such as the Blue EcoChain to advance supply chain environmental performance and contribute to industrial pollution reductions across the country.

As a global fast food giant, McDonald's has neglected the environmental performance of its supply chain. From food production to frozen food logistics and transportation, restaurant operations, packaging, and product development, both suppliers and the restaurants themselves have been found with varying degrees of environmental violations.

On March 21, 2019, a major explosion occurred at the Jiangsu Tianjiayi Chemical Co., Ltd. Publicly available safety and environmental violation records suggest that JTC was an accident waiting to happen. IPE contacted four chemical companies who appeared from public records to be customers of JTC – DowDupont, BASF, Clariant, and Merck. However, these chemical giants are not trying to participate in the multi-stakeholder efforts; instead, they are still trying to shy away from their responsibilities.