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Cases / Law, regulation and treaties · China · 2017–2026

Desert greening firm with UNEP award penalized for fake revenue and delisted

Short record: the main facts, with sources. A full case file has not been prepared.

Nature's voice · report
No measurement of the harm done to me here is on record.
Did nature suffer? Not measured.
Not on record
  • The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
What the record lacks: 3 none on record · 1 not measured See the gaps

A Chinese desert greening company that won a UNEP 'Champion of the Earth' award was penalized for fake revenue and removed from the stock exchange, Jiemian reported. At stake for nature is whether desert greening claims backed by an international award can be trusted.

What?
A desert greening company that held a UNEP 'Champion of the Earth' award was penalized for fake revenue and delisted. Jiemian
Where?
China Jiemian
When?
Listed as 2017 and June 2026 Jiemian
Who?
Gained
  • The company — Received a UNEP 'Champion of the Earth' award for desert greening Jiemian
Lost
None on record
Harmed
None on record
Why?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
Penalty by the exchange regulator for fake revenue, followed by removal from the exchange. Jiemian
6 of 6 questions answered from the record

What happened

The record, in order.

Jiemian reported that the exchange regulator penalized a desert greening company for fake revenue and removed it from the exchange.

The company had received a UNEP 'Champion of the Earth' award, and it also produces coal chemicals.

    In court and with insurers

    Every proceeding and every insurer decision on record.

    Lawsuits and rulings

    No court case on record. No court has ruled on this case.

    Insurers

    No insurer decision on record.

    What we don't know

    Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.

    Nature

    • Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.

    Record

    • None on record The company's name is not given in the sources reviewed.
    • None on record The sources reviewed do not confirm the Suzhou location given in the case name.
    • None on record The amount of fake revenue and the size of the penalty are not stated in the sources reviewed.

    Did the harm stop?

    Not stated in the sources reviewed.

    Who paid?

    Not stated in the sources reviewed.

    Sources

    Voices on record: — Company or project— Government and regulators— Courts✓ Press and investigations— Communities and civil society— Researchers

    Press and investigations

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