Transportation industry accounts for 16% of global greenhouse gas emissions, with the processing and manufacturing of raw materials as emission hotspots. At the same time, the steel and aluminum smelting industries are major contributors to China's industrial carbon emissions. The automotive industry urgently needs to innovate and explore pathways for collaborative carbon reduction with suppliers, to incentivize and accelerate the innovation and application of low-carbon green technologies, and to drive the low-carbon transition of steel and aluminum enterprises. With the support of the Energy Foundation, IPE conducted research on the 'Collaborative Decarbonization of Automotive, Steel, and Aluminum Green Supply Chains'. The research focuses on engaging the automotive industry to set and disclose supply chain carbon reduction targets, implement low-carbon procurement requirements, and incentivize hard-to-abate industries such as steel and aluminum smelting to accelerate the production and supply of low-carbon products, thereby assisting the automotive industry's decarbonization process, supporting China's 'dual carbon' goals, and contributing to global climate change governance.

In May 2025, through its engagement in environmental and climate action, IPE witnessed 433 enterprises disclosing a total of 439 carbon emission data sheets, and 515 enterprises disclosing a total of 528 PRTR (Pollutant Release and Transfer Register) data sheets. In addition, 146 enterprises passed the GCA audit, verifying the effectiveness of their corrective actions, which led to the removal of 446 supervision records from the Blue Map website.

In April 2025, through its engagement in environmental and climate action, IPE witnessed 373 enterprises disclosing a total of 379 carbon emission data sheets, and 450 enterprises disclosing a total of 461 PRTR (Pollutant Release and Transfer Register) data sheets. In addition, 118 enterprises passed the GCA audit, verifying the effectiveness of their corrective actions, which led to the removal of 395 supervision records from the Blue Map website.

The Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs (IPE) released its Corporate ESG AI Q&A Tool on April 21st, aiming to make environmental big data more understandable and actionable, improve incentive and accountability mechanisms, and support enterprises in enhancing their ESG performance. As part of IPE’s Blue Map AI ecosystem, the newly launched AI tool integrates extensive data collection and dynamic assessments of both Chinese and international brands, listed companies, and tens of millions of enterprises. By combining these datasets with large language models such as DeepSeek, the tool provides intelligent search and analysis services on corporate environmental and climate performance for a wide range of stakeholders.

In March 2025, through its engagement in environmental and climate action, IPE witnessed 369 enterprises disclosing a total of 371 carbon emission data sheets, and 468 enterprises disclosing a total of 481 PRTR (Pollutant Release and Transfer Register) data sheets. In addition, 155 enterprises passed the GCA audit, verifying the effectiveness of their corrective actions, which led to the removal of 481 supervision records from the Blue Map website.

In February 2025, through its engagement in environmental and climate action, IPE witnessed 5 enterprises disclosing a total of 5 carbon emission data sheets, and 7 enterprises disclosing a total of 11 PRTR (Pollutant Release and Transfer Register) data sheets. In addition, 91 enterprises passed the GCA audit, verifying the effectiveness of their corrective actions, which led to the removal of 265 supervision records from the Blue Map website.

In January 2025, through its engagement in environmental and climate action, IPE witnessed 15 enterprises disclosing a total of 16 carbon emission data sheets, and 24 enterprises disclosing a total of 25 PRTR (Pollutant Release and Transfer Register) data sheets. In addition, 112 enterprises passed the GCA audit, verifying the effectiveness of their corrective actions, which led to the removal of 386 supervision records from the Blue Map website.