Orange Economy Inspies Tomorrow's Industries | Project Evaluation Workshop for 2025 UNIDO Global Call Project Docking in China was Succesfully held

On October 22nd, 2025, the Orange Economy Inspies Tomorrow's Industries | Project Evaluation Workshop for 2025 UNIDO Global Call Project Docking in China, hosted by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and organized by the UNIDO ITPO Shanghai , was successfully held at the Shanghai Pudong Service Center for Oversea Investment. 

The 2025 UNIDO Global Call Project Docking in China had received over 50 submissions of leading local technological solutions, focusing on eco-friendly production, digital innovation, cultural heritage and trade, as well as University Student tracks. This evaluation workshop deeply concentrated on three core areas: processes, materials, and design. It featured four distinguished experts: Zhao Changying , Chair Professor and Director of Institute of Engineering Thermophysics School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Cai Junliang , Professor of Materials Science, Duke Kunshan University Co-Director of Environment Research Center (ERC), Duke Kunshan University; Zhang Xiangzhi , Deputy Secretary-General of Sustainable Development Working Committee, China International Association for Promotion of Science and Technology; and Zhang Shudong , President of Shang Capital Technology Fund. With 10 shortlisted enterprises and nearly 30 representatives, the whole workshop explored how to systematically integrate the concepts of circularity, regeneration, and inclusivity into the design and innovative technologies of industrial value chains, enabling the orange economy to play a greater role in advancing the SDGs achievements. 

In her opening speech, Zhao Xiaolei , Head of the UNIDO ITPO Shanghai , expressed gratitude for the strongly support from all sectors of society since the initiative was launched. To better support the global development of enterprises and facilitate technological cooperation and exchange, Zhao warmly invited the roadshow enterprises and institutions to actively participate in various activities organized by UNIDO and the ITPO Shanghai , including the Cutting Edge Technology and Cross-Border Investment Side Event at the Shanghai Events and Conference during the China International Import Expo on November 6, and the 21st UNIDO General Conference and 2025 Global Industrial Summit held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from November 23rd to 27th.

Leading Project lists:

Green Production Process Sectors

Winners of Project: Pioneering the Green Revolution, Forging a New Path in Recycling.

Honors Projects: Next-generation Inter-satellite Laser Communication Terminal; Greenore Carbonation Process: Steel Slag Comprehensive Utilization Industrialization Project ; Float-Shengsi Fishermen’s Painting Bamboo Jewelry 

Sustainable Materials Sectors

Winners of Project: Answering Earth with Low-Carbon Recycled Aluminus

Honors Projects: Next-Generation Industrial Biotechnology: Low-Carbon Production and Circular Application of PHA;  Hello CO2

Eco-Consciousness Design Sectors

Winners of Project: Solar-Powered Decentralized Smart Ganlu Water Treatment Station for Rural Drinking Water.

Honors Projects: Researchon the Source Tracing and Integrated Management of Total Nitrogen Pollution in Rivers Flowing into the Sea;  25kW Hydrogen Fuel Cell Power Generation System Project

After intense competition and evaluation by expert reviewers of the ten innovative technological solutions, three champion projects emerged. The platform established by the UNIDO ITPO Shanghai —for technological collaboration between enterprises, financial matchmaking between enterprises and investment institutions, and investment promotion between enterprises and local governments—fully leverages the advantages of UN resources to effectively serve the green and digital transformation and upgrading of regional industries. The winning projects from this evaluation and matchmaking event will also represent China in competing for the 2025 UNIDO Global Call and the One World Sustainability Award.

In future, the ITPO Shanghai will continue to work hand in hand with industrial and innovative partners to continuously discover, empower, and support the global implementation and application of technological solutions, contributing to the accelerated achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).