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Report of International Silk Union(2015.10.23-2017

Time:2017-10-25 Source:世界丝绸网

Chairman of International Silk Union  

Mr. Li Jilin

Distinguished leaders, guests, my dear colleagues,

Good morning!

October is always a wonderful time, and osmanthus bloom everywhere. Today, alongside the beautiful West Lake, we come together again and hold the 2nd International Silk Union Members Assembly. I herewith will report the work of International Silk Union (ISU) since the union founding members assembly, discuss with you the future work plan and work program, and discuss the key issues and strategies of the international silk industry healthy and stable development. First of all, on behalf of ISU, I here present warm welcome and hearty thanks to all the present leaders, guests and friends.

International Silk Union(ISU) is an international and specialized non-profit organization in the silk industry which is voluntarily constituted by the enterprises and related organizations of all silk manufacturing and consuming countries. The union aims to jointly explore the policies and development strategies of silk industry, to promote communication on the silk industry between countries, to promote win-win cooperation andfair trade, to promote the comprehensive progress and sustainable development of the international silk industry on the production, trade, scientific research, information, culture, human resources, consumption, etc. The union is a cooperation and exchange platform for the international silk industry.

The Preparatory Meeting and Assembly of International Silk Union is held on October 23 which led by China's Zhejiang Cathaya International Co., Ltd. and discussed with related silk enterprises and organizations at home and abroad, prepared about half a year from April, 2015. There were 72 silk enterprises and related organizations from China, Italy, France, Thailand, India, Vietnam, Singapore, Brazil, Burma, Japan, Australia, Indonesia and Hong Kong(China) etc. totally 13 countries and regions to join International Silk Union in volunteer. The meeting adopted the union constitution, established the union structure. Mr. Yang Yongyuan, chairman of China Silk Association, was invited as honorary chairman of the union. The meeting also elected the executive directors, chairman,vice chairmen and secretary general of the union. Mr. Li Jilin, chairman of the board ofZhejiang Cathaya International Co., Ltd., was elected as the chairman; Mr.Giuseppe Bianchi,president of Italian Silk Office, Mr. Ke Huiqi, chairman of the board of Guangdong Silk-Tex Group, Mr. Zhao Feng, curator of China National Silk Museum, Mr. Chen Wenxing, president of Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Mr. Din Yu Well Lam, Executive Director of High Fashion International Limited(Hong Kong), elected as vice-chairmen, Mr. Fei Jianming, director of Hangzhou Silk Culture and Brand Research Center, elected as secretary general of the union.

The foundation and daily work of ISU receive great support and affirmation of Zhejiang Provincial People's Government, National Cocoon and Silk Coordination Office, China Silk Association, Hangzhou Municipal Government, Zhejiang Province Economic and Information Commission, Department of Commerce of Zhejiang Province etc. ISU has focused on the application for registration, secretariat construction, international exchanges and cooperation, and carried out a series of work since the preparatory meeting and assembly was held. It has mainly the following aspects.

1. Establish the ISU secretariat, design the ISU logo, and complete the union registration

After the union founding members assembly, the union established the ISU secretariat, and formulated the secretariat regulations to ensure the smooth progress of the union daily work. The union also designed the ISU logo, and completed the registration application for the logo. the ISU logo and the design description is as follows.    

1) The overall shape of the logo is an oval, thinking of the cocoon or the earthit's an international organization;

2) The “S blank part” is the first letter of “Silk”, representing the silk industrythe silk road connects the east and the west;

3) Use the “S curve” to cut the oval into two pieces, representing the eastern and western;

4) Use the light gold and olive green. Light gold is on behalf of noble and elegant, silk is the queen of fibersand olive green represents green and environmentally friendly. Light gold and olive green both have a specified PANTONE color card number;

5) The Chinese “International Silk Union” selects the “fashion black font”, with the flex corner reflecting the soft style of silk.

At present, the union has registered in Hong Kong, China. The union hereby certifies that the union officially registered name changes the “International Silk Enterprises Promoting Development Union” that was proposed on the founding members assembly into the “International Silk Union” according to the registration requests.

2. New members of the union are gradually increased

Since the preparatory meeting and assembly was held,  A total of 22 units, including France, Switzerland, Poland, Cambodia, Vietnam and China, have applied to join the ISU. Especially in this March, the ISU secretariat received the formal application form of INTERSOIE FRANCE. They expressly confirm to join ISU, and also hope to be the executive director unit and vice-chairman unit. According to the relevant provisions of the union constitution, the union secretariat completed all the necessary procedures in Mid-June. The final application for accession of INTERSOIE FRANCE was overwhelmingly passed, and the INTERSOIE FRANCE was successfully elected as the executive director unit and vice-chairman unit of ISU.

At present, there are 94 member units from 16 countries and regions including China, Italy, France, Switzerland, Poland, Japan, Brazil, India, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Indonesia, Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong( China ), etc. Among them, there are 35 executive director units and 6 vice-chairman units. Recently, the union secretariat has also received the application intention the enterprises and organizations in Turkey and Greece.

3. Establish the platform for information release, exchange, and contact

After the establishment of the union, the member unit contact network of ISU has been gradually established, and established the union work email: isu2015@126.com. The union secretariat regularly publishes working progress and upcoming events to each member unit, seeks comments and suggestions, responds promptly to the requirements raised by members to enhance exchanges, and improves the motivation and engagement of each member unit. Over the past two years, the union secretariat handled a total of more than 2700 emails of the union members.

The World Silk Website (www.worldsilk.com.cn) is the main information release platform of ISU. The website is hosted by ISU, and managed by the union secretariat. At the same time, the union has opened the WeChat Official Account of the World Silk Website, and the new media force has been used to disseminate information and information on the international silk industry in a timely and efficient manner to promote the interconnection of the international silk industry.

Website homepage

We-chat public platform 

At the beginning of 2017, the union secretariat further revised and upgraded the world silk website and we-chat public platform according to the union development requirement. This revision and upgrade highlight the principle of “communication and cooperation, development with concerted efforts”. Except for strengthening the columns of industrial information, trend publishing and silk culture etc., mainly upgrading the columns of international industry data, which is convenient for members to query the related industrial data. At present, Italian Silk Office regularly send the Italian silk trade data to ISU, then the union secretariat publish on the website and we-chat platform in Chinese and English. ISU also hope the other member units can send the silk trade data of your country to put on ISU platform, to strengthen the fully understand of all ISU members on international silk trade data.

Chinese version

In addition, the columns of chairmanaddress, union purpose, union structure, joining conditions have been added, which show the appearance of ISU more clearly.

Since the Founding Members Assembly, with the influence of the union gradually expanded, the visibility of the world silk website is also increasing. By the end of September, 2017, the visits to the website from all member countriesis 73379. In 2016, we-chat public platform reading amount was 51172, the highest amount of single reading was 4591, subscribers increased to 956. But from January to September, 2017, we-chat public platform reading amount reach 183344, the highest amount of single reading was 12081, subscribers increased to 2426.

 

4.Promote exchanges and cooperation of the silk industry among countries

In March2016, Li Jinlin, the Chairman of ISU, led the delegation, and   union secretariat organized some of the union members at home and abroad to Hoi An, Vietnam, invited to attend the 2016 Vietnam-Asian Silk Culture Festival, and 39 members from China, Italy, Thailand, India, Myanmar and Hong Kong (China) came to Hoi An, Vietnam, and met with the vice governor of Quang Nam Province during the festival. We understand the situation of Vietnamese silk industry, sense the history and culture of Vietnamese silk, explore possible cooperation among silk enterprises in Vietnam and other countries, and also promote the exchanges of the silk industry among countries.

Cutting the ribbon for the opening ceremony

Meeting with the governors of Quang Nam Province 

Group photo on the forum

In the end of July2016, Mr. Fei Jianming, the secretary-general of ISU, led a delegation to visit the ISU vice-chairman units----Italian Silk Office and INTERSOIE FRANCE, and received a warm reception. The two sides exchanged views on the work and the future development of ISU. The delegation also visited the Museum of Ratti Foundation and the Ratti SPA factory site.

Group photo between ISU and Italian Silk Office 

Meeting between ISU and INTERSOIE France

Meeting between ISU and INTERSOIE France

Group photo between ISU and Italian Silk Office 

In October, 2016, the union actively assisted the ISU vice-chairman unit---Zhejiang Sci-Tech University(ZSTU) to hold the “International Training Program on Processing Technology and Innovation Design of Modern Silk Products”, and there were 16 students mainly from the government departments, silk enterprises and professional institutions in Poland, India, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Mongolia .

On the morning of October 132016, the International Silk Union Chairman Enlarged Meeting was held in ZSTU, reported the work of ISU since the union founding members assembly, passed the future work plan and work program, deliberated and passed the form of History Culture Professional Committee, the Fashion Design Professional Committee, the Education Research Professional Committee, the Technical Innovation Professional Committee and the Trade Manufacture Professional Committeeand discussed the key issues and strategies of the international silk industry healthy and stable development. Representatives from China, Italy, France, Switzerland, India, Brazil and Vietnam attended the meeting and made their speeches.

On October 13-142016, the union and ZSTU jointly prepared and held the “International Seminar on Silk Fashion Design and Development Trends”, and there were 15 guests from China, Italy, France, India, Japan, Brazil, Vietnam and Hong Kong(China) delivered the keynote speech.

In November, 2016, Mr. Li Jilin led the delegation to visit the Ratti SpA Italy and Hermès in France, deeply discussed the activities of ISU in 2017, which enhanced the mutual communication.

Group photo between ISU chairman and representatives of Hermès

Group photo between ISU chairman and representatives of Ratti SpA

In March, 2017, China-Brazil sericulture silk industry cooperation and exchange activities organized by ISU were carried out smoothly. On March 20, in the meeting room of Institute of Sericulture, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, both sides exchanged ideas extensively in the aspects of Brazilian silkworm resources protection, sericulture industry research and cooperation etc., and achieved initial intention of cooperation.

Meeting at Institute of Sericulture, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences

On March 21, Mr. Li Jilin met with the Brazilian member representative, also with Prof. Zhang Guozheng, director of Institute of sericulture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and the person in charge of Organizing Committee Office of the Silk Expo, discuss on China-Brazil sericulture silk industry cooperation and exchange. The meeting achieved the desired results. 

Meeting at Cathaya Mansion

From April 30 to May 6, 2017, Invited by Ministry of commerce of Cambodia, ISU organized Chinese member units and paid a five-day visit to Cambodia silk industry. The members of investigation delegation come from eight provinces, cities and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). There are totally twenty persons from thirteen enterprises, covering all industry chain of silk. Minister of Commerce of Cambodia made a thorough arrangement of business meeting and an all-round industry visit. ISU made a comprehensive report on this visit, and worked out an investigation report, which deeply analyzed the needs, possible cooperation and future investment proposed by Cambodia, and put forward feasible strategies and proposals, and then submitted it to Ministry of Commerce of Cambodia and Cambodia Silk Sector Promotion and Development Committee. The investigation report was also submitted to National Cocoon and Silk Coordination Office, Zhejiang Province Cocoon and Silk Coordination Office etc. “Journal of Silk” published the investigation report in Chinese and English.

Group photo in Ministry of Commerce of Cambodia

 

Courtesy meeting by Minister of Ministry of Commerce of Cambodia

Group photo at Artisans Angkor of Cambodia

From June 1 to 4, 2017, Mr. LI Jilin, chairman of ISU was invited to attend the first stop of the China International Silk Expo "Belt and Road" Tour---China House-life Fair Turkey 2017. During the fair, he had a meeting with representatives of silk related departments of Turkish government. Kozabirlik and its members hope to strengthen the communications of all silk industry.

Cutting the ribbon for the opening ceremony

 

Meeting between China and Turkey

Speech on the opening ceremony by Mr. Fei Jianming 

Group photo on the forum

In order to achieve silk as a link to a useful attempt to strengthen international cultural exchange of the silk industry, ISU cooperated with China Central Television to shoot a program named “City to city”, which is about Hangzhou China and Como Italy. From May 28 to June 5, the shooting on Italian silk was completed in Como, thanks to the great support of Italian Silk Office. On July 23, Mr. Fei Jianming, secretary general of ISU attended the studio recording of the program in Beijing. From August 25 to 30, the shooting on Hangzhou silk was completed. The World Silk Website and we-chat publish platform conducted a tracking report on all the shootings in Como and Hangzhou, which is received the high praise of the industry. After the joint efforts of the shooting team, the program has been public on China Central Television International Channel(CCTV 4).

Shooting in Como, Italy 

Studio recording in Beijing

Shooting in Hangzhou, China

(Exhibition Hall of Cathaya Group)

Visiting China National Silk Museum

In addition, ISU also integrate the union resources to assist the union members to promote exchanges and cooperation. For example, assist to promote the establishment work of “Tianchong Website”----the third-party silk e-commerce platform that is proposed by the ISU member, Jiangxi Lvdong Silk Co., Ltd.; assist the ISU vice-chairman unit, China National Silk Museum to collect the silk products with the traditional characteristics among countries for its International Silk Boutique Hall and French Silk Exhibition; visit some of ISU domestic member units etc.

Silk Fabric donated to China National Silk Museum by Brazil member

In promoting the internationalization of raw silk electronic grading standards, the union actively play the role of public exchange platform to enhance the information communicate and exchange of each party. First, the union secretariat timely transferred the suggestions and advice of Italian Silk Office and INTERSOIE France to China National Silk Standard Committee; Second, timely feedback the the work process related to  domestic standard research to the member units which concerned about the project .

 

China Silk Association convene seminar of

raw silk electronic testing grading standard project

5. Establish five professional committees to maximize the role of ISU resources

On the International Silk Union Chairman Enlarged Meeting of October 13, 2016, the union discussed to set up the History Culture Professional Committee, the Fashion Design Professional Committee, the Education Research Professional Committee, the Technical Innovation Professional Committee and the Trade Manufacture Professional Committee. Mr. Zhao Feng, the union vice-chairman and the curator of China National Silk Museum, was suggested to be the director of the History Culture Committee;  Mr. Xavier Lepingle, the union vice-chairman and the president of INTERSOIE France, to be the director of the Fashion Design Committee; Mr. Giuseppe Bianchi, the union vice-chairman andthe president of Italian Silk Office, to be the director of the Technical Innovation Committee; Mr. Chen Wenxing, the union vice-chairman and the president of Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, to be the director of the Education Research Committee; Mr. Ke Huiqi, the union vice-chairman and the chairman of Guangdong Silk-Tex Group Co., Ltd., to be the director of the Trade Manufacture Committee.

After the enlarged meeting, the union secretariat formulated the Operational Mechanism and Regulations of Professional Committee, and sought the approval of each director. The staff structure should consider reflecting the international cooperation. After nominated by the director and invited by the union secretariat, at present, there are more than 50 experts, scholars and entrepreneurs from the global silk industry. They are the valuable think tank of the union.

The five directors will also talk about the ideas and plans for the work of each professional committee on the assembly.

6. Preparation for International Silk Union Members Assembly

To well prepare for the assembly, the union secretariat held the working meetings for many times,and discussed to prepare the related materials, which ensures the preparations are conducted efficiently and orderly.

Preparation meeting of ISU members assembly

During the preparations for the assembly, the chairman led the union secretariat to visit Mr. Chen Guokai, director of Department of Market Operation and Consumption Promotion of Ministry of Commerce, and  National Cocoon and Silk Coordination Office, Mr.Zhuge Jian, Deputy director of Zhejiang Province Economic and Information Commission, etc. to report the two year work after foundation and the preparations and agendas of the assembly. They all agree that the union work better promote the interchange between silk industry at home and abroad, and they promise to continue to support the union work.

Visit relevant leaders of National Cocoon and Silk Coordination Office

Visit relevant leaders of Zhejiang Province Economic and Information Commission

 

In addition, the chairman also visit the union domestic vice-chairmen, also the committee directors, to discuss about the agenda of the assembly and the establishment and work plan of each committee, and exchange to modify the draft of the work report of ISU.

Visit ISU vice-chairman unit --- Zhejiang Sci-Tech University

Visit ISU vice-chairman unit --- China National Silk Museum

Visit ISU vice-chairman unit --- Guangdong Silk-Tex Group

Before the assembly, the secretariat transferred the modified “Work Report of ISU” and “World Silk Hangzhou Consensus” to the union honourable chairman and vice-chairmen to seek their advice and suggestions, finally received their approval.

Full and comprehensive preparatory work lay a solid foundation for the success of International Silk Union Members Assembly.

7. 2018-2019 Work Plan of ISU

(1) Continue to carry out various forms of exchanges and cooperation among countries, promote mutual integration among the world silk industry

Through the work of ISU, there are various forms of exchanges and cooperation activities carried out among countries. On this basis, in the future two years, the union will consolidate to develop the existing exchanges and cooperation of each member country, for example, the cultural and economic exchanges and cooperation with INTERSOIE France, the designer training with Italian Silk Office, Interaction through silk culture festival with silk industry in Vietnam. Also, the union will strengthen the communications with other silk producing and consuming countries, absorbing new members, to make ISU to be the platform for the exchange and cooperation of the global silk industry.

(2) The five professional committees positively carry out activities and achieve results, to help promote the healthy development of the world silk industry from all aspects

The union hope the five professional committees can the booster of the healthy development of the world silk industry, positively carry out activities, organize to discuss the communications and cooperation on history culture, fashion design, education research, technical innovation and trade manufacture, achieve the interactive development. The union also hope the ten countries tour of China International Silk Expo, organized by ISU member unit --- Meorient International Exhibition, can really promote the vigorous development of the international silk trade.

(3) Promote sustainable development strategy of silk industry and build the green products of industrial chain

The sustainable development of silk industry is the focus subject of the world silk industry, also ISU. Silk has 5,000 years of history. Although it can be said that silk has been developing, but this development is slow, the industry model is basically the same. History up to today, the silk industry is facing many new challenges, like carbon emissions testing, chemical pollution, sericulture industrialization, the whole industry chain to build, technological and cultural integration, new retail model, even "artificial intelligence" into the sector. They are all problems that  silk traditional industry must face. To achieve the sustainable development of silk industry and build the green products of industrial chain, is the continuous guidance and propulsion direction of ISU.

(4) Enhance the exchanges and communication Between ISU and all levels

On the “Belt and Road Forum for International Silk” in the afternoon, ISU will sign the “Strategic Cooperation Agreement” with Cambodia Silk Sector Development and Promotion Commission, also the “Cooperation Agreement on Construction of Chinese Luban Craftsman Art Institute in Cambodia”, to help Cambodian government to achieve “National Silk Development Strategy 2016-2020”. This is an attempt of communication and cooperation between the union and the government. Though the union is a platform, the union members have a lot of resources. Through consultation, mobilization and integration to promote projects for government support, through research to provide policy advice, to help solve common problems that exist in the international silk trade, are also that ISU can do in the future.

(5) Continue to accumulate the international silk industry data, serve for member units and industry development

The World Silk website and we-chat public platform, as the official platform of ISU, will continue to reprint the silk trade data of China, the EU, Italy, India, Turkey, Brazil, Thailand, Japan etc. for the union members. The union will continue to accumulate the relevant international silk industry data, comparatively study and analysis to identify, form a reliable data acquisition system, to serve for member units and industry development.

ISU is the platform to promote the exchange and cooperation of the international silk industry. Due to the uneven development of silk industry among countries, there may be a certain gap on silk history and culture research, product development and design, standards development, production, trade, consumption and other aspects. Since the two years of the union establishment, we have committed to the exchange and cooperation of the union members, reducing the gap, increasing the consensus and promoting the development. We have actively explored and did some work. The healthy and stable development of the ISU depends on the strong support of our member units among countries, and all members together we will take our work seriously, and make due contributions to the development of the silk industry.

Finally, I wish this assembly a complete success and the prosperity of the world silk industry! Ladies and gentlemen, I sincerely wish you the good journey, good health, and happiness!

Thank you all!

 

From June 11 to 14, 2017, Invited by Hoi An Silk Group, the union organized some member units and silk enterprises to attend the 2017 Vietnam-International Silk Culture Festival. The delegation includes 26 representatives of 20 units from Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Guangxi, and also Cambodia, Thailand, India etc. During the eventVice governor of Quang Nam province, mayor of Bao Loc city, president of Vietnam Sericulture Association, Related leaders of Quang Nam province and Chairman of Hoi An Silk Group had a meeting with ISU delegation. The two sides had in-depth exchanges and communication on international road silk industry of Vietnam.