Metro, one of the world's largest retailers, has announced it has stopped supplying plastic bags in its 38 retailing sites in China.

According to a representative from the international supermarket chain Metro, the company's two outlets in Wuhan will stop selling plastic shopping bags from 2009, making Metro the first plastic-free supermarket in the city.

HSBC China has published its 2008 corporate social responsibility report detailing its activities on the Chinese mainland.

Wuhan General Commercial Association and Wuhan Bureau of Commerce are promoting T5, a new kind of energy-saving lamp, and the first batch of 45 supermarkets in the city will install the new lamps soon.

According to Eric Legros, president and CEO of Carrefour China, all the 14 Carrefour stores in Shanghai have completed their energy saving transformation.

Last week marked the 17th anniversary of China Pacific Insurance Company, and the firm formally released a carefully designed environmentally-friendly bag to mark the occasion.