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夏季达沃斯:中国AI无处不在

“未来18个月到24个月,中国会出现成百个像DeepSeek这样的软件产品。”

“技术是在与人类认知的不断冲突中逐渐进化迭代。机器出现不可控的意外让人害怕,引人反思,但不能因为害怕而停滞不前,不去拥抱未来。”

100家“科技先锋”企业中,中国有11家,数量继续排名全球第二,其中涉及AI的公司多达6家。

南方周末研究员 李鹤鸣

发自:天津

责任编辑:丰雨

2025年6月24-26日,天津,犹如炙烤的天气,第16届夏季达沃斯论坛(全称“世界经济论坛新领军者年会”)会场亦是人声鼎沸。全球90多个国家和地区的1700多名政要、企业家和学者等汇聚于此。

作为经济的风向标,夏季达沃斯参会企业备受关注。南方周末研究员基于参会现场调研和对该论坛参会机构名单梳理发现,今年参加夏季达沃斯论坛的各类企业和机构超1000家,较2024年增加近1倍,创下新高。其中近500家中国公司报名参会,占全部参会机构的半壁江山。信息技术类和信息通信类参会公司数量最多,占全部参会机构总数的约1/10,是本届夏季达沃斯论坛的主力军。

两天半的会期中,150多场分论坛对话让人应接不暇。其中,尤以中国人工智能技术最为热门。无论是嘉宾的发言还是现场展示的科技新发明,抑或每个参会者手机里的App,“DeepSeek们”无处不在。

“AI+时代”来了

作为本届夏季达沃斯的开场论坛之一,“AI+时代”成为热议的话题。“DeepSeek为人工智能应用的发展开拓了巨大的空间。”国际货币基金组织(IMF)前副总裁、世界经济论坛董事会成员、中国国际经济交流中心(CCIEE)资深专家委员朱民预言,“未来18个月到24个月,中国会出现成百个像DeepSeek这样的软件产品。”他进而用数据佐证:中国拥有占全球30%的制造业规模、14亿人口的消费市场规模和数以几千万计的工程师人才规模,同时还拥有极为丰富的应用场景。这些都为AI应用软件业的发展提供了很好的空间。“人工智能AI+将成为中国经济发展的重要推动力。”

世界经济论坛董事会成员、中国国际经济交流中心(CCIEE)资深专家委员朱民(世界经济论坛供图)

附议之声在本届夏季达沃斯论坛上随处可闻。长江商学院院长李海涛在“解读中国AI发展路径”分论坛上表示,中国和美国是在全球AI革命中最具领跑潜力的两个国家,而DeepSeek等中国AI公司正是中国在教育、互联网经济、5G通信、电子支付、科技基础设施、可再生能源等多个领先行业长时间积累成果上产生的。他认为,“AI的本质是让智慧规模化,AI革命必将引发各个行业变革。”

长江商学院院长李海涛(世界经济论坛供图)

世界经济论坛创新者社区负责人薇瑞娜·库恩则表示,DeepSeek的成功证明,即便没有欧美顶尖高校和大型AI实验室的资深人才,中国的初创企业仅凭自身的研发实力也可以制作出媲美ChatGPT性能的人工智能产品。

康奈尔大学教授Eswar Prasad亦认为,“中国非常善于把技术突破成果大规模应用起来,转化为实际生产力。”他还建议,“中国的经济和金融系统必须为此进行调整,以确保资源准确流向所需要的领域。”

康奈尔大学教授Eswar Prasad(世界经济论坛供图)

中国AI军团初见端倪

诸多论坛高声量热议中国AI话题时,论坛期间发布的100家“科技先锋”企业名单,位列其中的中国企业亦备受关注。中国有11家企业上榜,数量继续排名全球第二,其中涉及AI的公司多达6家。中国AI军团已初见端倪。

南方周末研究员调研还发现,中国企业报名参会的数量和占比逐年提升的同时,参会者也呈现较高的更新率。一方面,绝大多数新进入者是初创型科技企业;另一方面,参会科技企业较为集中的赛道也在悄然变化。2019年前夏季达沃斯上热门的增强现实(VR)、大数据、云存储等领域的科技初创公司多已退出,取而代之的是以芯片研发制造、通用人工智能、具身机器人、脑机接口等更加硬核的科技赛道竞争者。

中国工程院外籍院士、清华大学智能产业研究院(AIR)院长张亚勤(世界经济论坛供图)

事实上,中国AI技术推动千行百业迎来“DeepSeek时刻”亦成为论坛的共识。中国工程院外籍院士、清华大学智能产业研究院(AIR)院长张亚勤认为,自动驾驶领域即将迎来 “DeepSeek时刻”。中国生物制药CEO、正大天晴董事长谢承润则认为,生物制药的“DeepSeek时刻”即将到来。西门子管理委员会委员、首席技术官兼首席战略官彼得·科尔特(Peter Koerte)也认为,DeepSeek等优质大模型降低了人工智能技术的使用门槛,可惠及更多用户和行业。“三五年内,西门子全线产品都将搭载AI技术。”当被问及未来1/3的IT研发预算分配方向时,他坦言,“当然是DeepSeek,更快更好更便宜,而且非常得灵活。”

西门子管理委员会委员、首席技术官兼首席战略官彼得·科尔特(世界经济论坛供图)

当然,AI将深刻改变就业市场。朱民称,在AI技术影响下,未来就业结构将发生根本变化,一线简单重复劳动的工作都可以被替代,但就业总需求不会减少。他认为,中国在AI时代来临后,服务业发展有很大空间,科技发展和人工智能化也有很大空间,未来的就业都会在这些新兴领域实现。瑞士人力资源巨头德科集团中国区CEO倪瀛也表示,中国是德科全球的第二大市场,AI崛起和经济挑战将影响千万级的就业岗位。

人机互信是长期过程

“杭州六小龙”中,4家亮相本次论坛,亦是论坛中的被追逐者。其中,宇树科技创始人兼CEO王兴兴和云深处科技创始人兼CEO朱秋国分别参加了一场公开分论坛讨论,群核科技董事长黄晓煌、强脑科技合伙人何熙昱锦则分别参加了夏季达沃斯论坛期间的场外活动。他们活跃在会场内外,所到之处皆是与会嘉宾和媒体竞相追逐的焦点。

宇树科技创始人兼CEO王兴兴(世界经济论坛供图)

6月26日,“解读中国AI发展路径”分论坛甫一结束,作为发言嘉宾之一的王兴兴立刻就被蜂拥而上的嘉宾团团围住。此次分论坛上,他首度公开披露宇树科技2024年度营收突破10亿元,员工规模从2016年的1人扩张至超1000人。此前不久,该公司完成C轮7亿元融资,估值已达120亿元。面对媒体和资本的追捧,王兴兴保持克制与冷静,他坦言,当下机器人在家庭场景应用上仍处于探索阶段,并主动特别提及一次事故:某客户采购的宇树机器人在外参加活动时,不慎踩掉了一个小女孩的鞋子。尽管未对小女孩造成实际身体伤害,但王兴兴强调,这一事件暴露出机器人在近距离与人交互时存在不容忽视的安全隐患。“在这类产品中,安全性问题比技术问题更为关键。”王兴兴如此表示。

同为机器人领域的领先企业,朱秋国在参加“谁更信任机器?”分论坛时表示,中国的消费者之所以比美国、日本等国更加信任AI,政府部门在推动AI科技发展方面起到了非常大的引领作用。同时,新一代年轻人更喜欢使用AI,民众更愿意尝试更新鲜的技术,尝试对生活的改变。谈及人机信任构建,他认为目前人们首先是把机器人当成替代人的劳动者来看待,但对未来机器人可能拥有自我意识和自我情绪仍害怕,担心机器人会跟人类产生冲突。“建立信任是长期过程。”朱秋国表示,“技术是在与人类认知的不断冲突中逐渐进化迭代。机器出现不可控的意外让人害怕,引人反思,但不能因为害怕而停滞不前,不去拥抱未来。”

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从知到行,华润万象生活如何引领可持续生活新风尚|2025年度CSR观察案例⑤

华润万象生活通过打造可持续购物场所、创新可持续消费场景、共建可持续生活场域,引导商户为消费者提供更多可持续消费选择和便利,探索了大型购物中心如何推进可持续消费的有效路径。

南方周末中国企业社会责任研究中心

责任编辑:邹力

2025年5月16日-18日,西安万象城与时尚媒体《服饰与美容VOGUE》共同举办了“VOGUE Vintage锦衣妙集”可持续时尚活动,通过快闪市集、深度论坛、创意派对、特别版生命之树光影秀等多元形式,将可持续理念与时装美学深度融合,打造了城市级可持续时尚潮流事件。

这是在经济社会发展全面绿色转型背景下,大型购物中心打造可持续消费新场景的一次探索,也是华润万象生活自2022年制定ESG战略、确立“双碳”目标后,充分发挥自身可持续领导力,带动消费者、合作伙伴共赴可持续生活的众多项目之一。

西安万象成“VOGUE Vintage锦衣妙集”可持续时尚活动

可持续消费的“知行鸿沟”

在加快构建以国内大循环为主体、国内国际双循环相互促进的新发展格局背景下,消费对中国经济健康稳定发展的引领作用日益提升。

另一方面,消费端碳减排潜力巨大。根据中国科学院的研究数据,居民消费产生的碳排放量占总量的53%。培育和引导绿色消费、可持续消费既能直接降低消费环节的碳排放,也有助于推动生产供给端的绿色化。

因此,各国政府都非常重视推进可持续消费,通过出台政策支持社会各界传播可持续消费理念,将可持续消费与打造消费升级平台、提升传统消费能级和加快新型消费发展等有机融合起来,充分发挥消费对经济绿色转型的牵引带动作用。

在中国,如何发挥中国超大规模市场优势,在消费各领域全周期、全链条、全体系深度融入绿色理念,不断创新绿色消费场景,以消费端绿色升级带动生产端绿色转型,充分发挥绿色消费对高质量发展的支撑作用,成为实现经济发展方式绿色转型的有效路径。

为充分激发绿色消费的潜在需求,2022年1月,国家发展改革委、工业和信息化部等七部委联合印发《促进绿色消费实施方案》,旨在全面促进衣食住用行等消费领域实现绿色低碳转型升级。其中明确提出到2030年绿色消费方式成为公众自觉选择,绿色低碳产品成为市场主流。

2024年7月31日,《中共中央国务院关于加快经济社会发展全面绿色转型的意见》指出,中国将从绿色生活方式、绿色产品供给和绿色消费三大方面,全面推动消费模式绿色转型。

通过政府的政策推动、品牌企业的产品创新以及社会的传播,中国消费者,特别是年轻一代的消费者,对可持续消费的认同度不断提升。根据商道纵横发布的《中国可持续消费报告2024》,中国超过99.5%的Z世代(通常是指1995年至2009年出生的一代人)消费者认同开展低碳消费可以助力应对气候变化,其中超过20%的消费者认为开展低碳消费对应对气候变化有非常大的作用;超过八成(82.36%)受访者表示看到的低碳消费信息会影响他们的日常消费选择;消费者对于低碳产品溢价接受程度较高,80%左右的受访者表示愿意接受低碳产品溢价。

然而,与庞大的消费市场相比,中国当前的绿色消费水平不高,发展绿色低碳消费市场仍存在多重制约。整体来看,绿色消费政策、绿色产品供给、绿色消费认知等之间衔接不畅。具体来看,在绿色消费两端,同时存在着品牌企业的“行动困境”和消费者的“选择困境”,即如何向消费者展示产品和服务的绿色属性、唤醒绿色消费意识并转化为消费选择,是企业的难题;如何在铺天盖地的广告中选择一款性价比高的绿色商品,则是消费者的困境。

根据德勤发布的《从消费者看“可持续”的中西差异》报告,“价格过于昂贵”“可获取的信息较少”成为阻碍消费者购买可持续产品和服务的主要原因。

阻碍中国消费者购买可持续产品或服务的主要原因(数据来源:德勤)

在可持续消费市场,从“知”到“行”之间依然存在巨大鸿沟需要跨越。

消费决策虽然是个人行为,但会受到供给系统、购物环境、社会规范等外在因素影响,这些因素决定了可持续的消费意识能否转化为行动。

作为中国领先的物业管理及商业运营服务商,华润万象生活从场所(硬件)、场景(软件)和场域(生态)三个层面,探索了大型购物中心如何推进可持续消费的有效路径。

打造可持续购物场所

从最初的深圳万象城到如今多元化的商业布局,万象商业经历了三个重要阶段。2004年,首个商业项目深圳万象城开业,为城市带来全新的生活体验;2018年,随着深圳湾综合体落成,以及此后南昌红谷滩万象天地、义乌天地、大运天地等标杆项目相继入市,项目之于城市的公共属性愈发凸显;2024年,随着现象级、国际化、文商旅新地标西安万象城启幕,万象商业进入了对自然、文化与未来全新思考的新时期。

目前,万象商业已形成包含万象城、万象汇、万象天地核心产品品牌,覆盖多元创新产品线的业务模式。截至2024年12月底,万象商业在营购物中心达122座,销售额2,150亿元,零售额排名当地市场第一的购物中心数量达50座,连续5年蝉联商业地产榜首(观点机构发布)。

自首个购物中心项目入市以来,万象商业便将业务增长与城市可持续发展深度联结,通过整合优质资源,运营全业态城市空间,为全客户提供高品质服务,在赋能城市经济增长与活力迸发的同时,助力打造可持续城市和社区。

为加速应对气候变化,2022年,华润万象生活制定了系统的ESG战略,将绿色发展作为ESG战略的五大领域之一,并从以下四个方面推动绿色发展:一是建立并提升应对气候变化的能力;二是对项目开展能源自审计,识别节能降耗空间;三是加大清洁可再生能源使用;四是推进废弃物减量与再利用。

在具体目标上,公司承诺2030碳达峰、2050碳中和;并明确提出2030年前所有重奢购物中心实现绿电运营。

2024年,华润万象生活选取购物中心、社区代表性项目开展能源审计,加速节能措施复制与推广。购物中心实现试点项目能耗同比节降5.29%,基于诊断成果编制《华润万象生活商业项目机电低碳运维技术指引》,形成覆盖气密性、质量、供热、照明、动力以及停车场等系统的综合性技术指引。

在节能改造的同时,华润万象生活加速推进清洁能源应用,通过自建光伏、采购绿色电力等方式积极推进使用清洁能源。截至2024年底,累计在19个商业购物中心项目建设分布式光伏发电系统,总装机容量约10,513千瓦时,年发电总量1,165万千瓦时,同比增加76%;采购绿色电力和绿证总量18,987万千瓦时。

在深圳,深圳大运天地摒弃传统购物中心模式,依据地形布局低密度松弛街区,以“公园感”设计拉近与居民的距离,通过改造长期空置的场馆,融合环湖生态资源、文体场馆及公园景观,打造可呼吸的开放式商业街区。结合场馆特色,因地制宜打造低碳场馆、新能源停车场两大绿色低碳场景,两项举措预计年发电量102万千瓦时,节约标煤125吨,减少二氧化碳排放约328吨,减少二氧化硫排放约1.06吨。

在大连,大连乐都汇联动华润电力开展零碳商业探索,通过实施屋顶光伏、充电场站、双碳数字化管理平台等领域合作,落地电热储能、节能改造等项目,打造智慧零碳商业中心。该项目依托全套的能源管理系统,能够实时监测购物中心水、电的能耗情况,实现能源精益化管理,截至2024年底,项目已投运分布式光伏发电77.6万千瓦时、新能源充电桩16个。

大连乐都汇“智慧零碳商业中心”

在贵阳,贵阳万象汇以创建“无废商场”为目标,从组织保障、技术升级、材料创新和租户参与入手,积极推进绿色实践。在能源管理方面,引入智能化控制系统,对制冷机组、水泵、冷却塔等关键设备进行AI算法优化,精准识别能耗改进点并进行改进提升;在日常清洁材料、纸制品、推广物料方面,融入可降解、可再生等环保元素,以减少对环境的影响。2024年,租户对无废商场创建活动参与率从20%提升至80%,有效减少了一次性餐具、包装袋的使用,全年能耗同比降低4.74%。

在兰州,兰州万象城深入推进垃圾分类工作,通过修建围栏、增设管道、安装负离子空气净化器等举措解决建渣池围建、生活垃圾房上下水和异味等硬件问题,同时联动政府主管部门、业主、租户等利益相关方,建立“图示+现场指引+视频指引”全套垃圾投放动线指引流程,增强社会公众对垃圾分类重要性的认知与实践,构建绿色消费场景为商业空间场景赋能,获评省级生活垃圾分类示范单位和市级“无废商场”荣誉。

创新可持续消费场景

即使消费者愿意追求可持续的生活方式,但如果没有安全健康、品质优良、价格合理、易于购买的绿色产品和服务供给,可持续消费永远无法跨越从“知”到“行”的鸿沟。

因此,企业需要以消费者为中心,搭建可持续消费场景,提供便捷的可持续消费“入口”。

作为生活方式的提供者,华润万象生活以“可持续生活周”为牵引,围绕“可持续低碳生活、可持续循环体验、可持续时尚消费、可持续人文艺术”四大方面,利用更新潮、艺术、时尚的方式,将低碳行为融入消费者购物的各个触点,创新性搭建可持续消费场景。

发起“可持续生活周”。2022年,华润万象生活聚焦全国11座重奢购物中心,探索通过主题联动的方式,共同传递可持续消费理念;此后围绕链接品牌、公益组织、媒体等相关伙伴,打造了系列可持续活动,旗下93座商场举办“可持续生活周”,聚焦资源整合与价值链优化,打破商业企业与品牌、消费者之间的边界,实现全链条覆盖,推动行业向“绿”转型。 

打造可持续街区。2024年春,深圳万象天地发起mixtuRE: Sustainable Fest可持续生活季。引入9家首进可持续生活方式品牌入驻mxtr街区,涵盖了循环再生、绿色出行、轻户外、民艺永续、旧物恒久、慢时尚等内容,从“衣食住行”做起,为消费者提供“看得见”“买得到”的可持续消费体检。在通过可持续品牌传递可持续消费理念的同时,街区品牌实现了380万的零售额增量,创造了显著的经济、社会及环境价值。

深圳万象天地可持续生活季

打造青年友好社区。优化空间设计,在空间打造上,融入较多环保、健康及可持续发展元素,引入潮流品牌和举办多样化活动,吸引并服务年轻消费者。华润万象生活已在多个购物中心推出青年友好社区,营造多元、时尚、潮流、可持续的消费场景。如无锡万象城通过策划骑行、跑步、桨板、皮划艇、滑冰等运动社交活动,搭建“青年运动友好型社群”,共创社群可持续活动。

打造可持续文化窗口。珠海万象汇以世界地球日、世界海洋日为契机,每年春季发起“可持续艺术漫游企划”城市共鸣生活节,携手WWF世界自然基金会、深圳市一个地球自然基金会共同呈献“网里网外”海洋生态艺术展、城市农场计划生态展等。

珠海万象汇生态展

开展可持续巡展。2024年9月,华润万象生活与华润饮料携手举办的“2024宝贝重塑”可持续生活全国巡展活动在成都科幻馆启幕。活动以购物中心、社区、写字楼等多业态空间为载体,打造“塑料再生之路”科普展览及亲子互动体验,将“循环利用”和“低碳生活”的理念传递给消费者、业主、客户以及更多市民。截至2024年底,“宝贝重塑”巡展已陆续在成都、武汉、上海、重庆、深圳5个城市的9个购物中心、写字楼和社区项目落地。

“宝贝重塑”可持续巡展

推出“集食行乐WELLEAT”活动。2024年,华润万象生活旗下20座购物中心联合超150家商户推出“集食行乐WELLEAT”活动,参加商户根据WELL健康建筑标准中“营养”概念下的N02、N06、N09条款提供菜品,通过对健康餐食的披露与定制,将可持续理念融入消费者互动环节,提升大众对健康饮食重要性的认识,让更多人受益于科学的饮食选择。

共建可持续生活场域

经济社会绿色转型是一项系统工程,需要联动产业链上下游与合作伙伴,共同搭建平台,汇聚绿色发展合力。

为更好推动可持续生活方式转变,华润万象生活充分发挥领导力,积极联动品牌企业、第三方伙伴搭建合作平台,加强与消费者互动,共建可持续生活场域。

为引导品牌商户为消费者低碳消费行为提供更多便利和选择,2023年,华润万象生活面向购物中心租户发起《可持续发展倡议》,与超过2万家合作方达成可持续发展共识,并首次在《购物中心租户设计手册》中增加“可持续篇章”,包括鼓励采用环保装修材料、提供更多开放性空间、营造绿色健康环境等。

《华润万象生活可持续发展倡议》:2023年起,华润万象生活推动全国项目于《租户手册》中载明《可持续发展倡议》,包含17条可持续条款,覆盖6大租户生命周期领域,在建筑设计、装修施工、日常经营、顾客体验的全生命周期均充分考虑了可持续发展原则,在节能、节水、节材等方面采取相应低碳环保节能的运营措施,希望做到保护地球生态环境和减少污染。

2024年,华润万象生活正式发起“万象伙伴计划”,以可持续发展为核心引擎,构建多方协同、价值共创的合作新范式。

在合作伙伴选择环节,公司将可持续发展能力作为核心指标之一,综合考量品牌在绿色供应链建设、可持续消费实践、社区贡献等维度的表现,甄选出50余家兼具商业价值与社会责任担当的亿元生意规模品牌。在实施运营环节,公司建立从总部战略协同到区域精准执行的三级赋能体系,制定拓店策略时同频全生命周期绿色倡议,在市场活动中植入可持续主题,在会员运营中融入环保奖励机制等,实现商业增长与责任履行的共振。2024年,华润万象生活助力伙伴品牌全年业绩同比增长超20%,同时《可持续发展倡议》收悉率保持100%。

在机构合作方面,华润万象生活通过链接最具公信力的行业机构,吸引头部资源加入责任生态圈,为商业品牌注入可持续基因。如与头部时尚媒体开展环保时尚主题合作,联合时尚潮流展会开展可持续展览,让时尚先锋成为环保倡导者,通过艺术表达传递绿色价值。

2024年,在万象商业迎来20周年之际,华润万象生活与国际WELL建筑研究院(IWBI)联合开展WELL嘉年华活动,从强化可持续市场化标签、提升消费者感知角度出发,牵引市场头部资源,在全国20+购物中心围绕健康菜单、运动社群、可持续消费等开展主题活动,进一步激发消费者对健康、可持续生活方式的行动力。

WELL嘉年华主旨论坛

2025年4月30日,由沈阳万象城与SEE基金会发起的全民观鸟节正式启动,以培育科学观鸟文化为目标,推出《城市观鸟指南》,打造观鸟界“孤独星球”,为更多人参与观鸟活动提供专业、科学、有趣的指引。展区将结合艺术创作,深度解读城市鸟类与生态系统的共生关系,通过趣味科普活动引导公众关注生物多样性,为大众传递生态保护与可持续发展的美好理念。

消费者是践行可持续生活的重要环节。截至2024年,华润万象生活购物中心会员万象会在全国逾5700万人,年轻一代尤其90后与00后的占比正逐年提升。在共建可持续生活场域的过程中,华润万象生活尤其关注面向消费者宣传和普及可持续消费理念。

尤其在城市地标性购物中心,华润万象生活首创“可持续商业共生体”模式。整合独有的空间资源,与品牌伙伴共同打造可持续街区、艺术装置等交互区域;运用全渠道媒介矩阵,传播绿色消费理念;激活五千万级会员体系,建立可持续消费活动及粘性。

可持续领导力背后

华润万象生活通过打造可持续购物场所、创新可持续消费场景、共建可持续生活场域,引导商户为消费者提供更多低碳消费选择和便利,让可持续生活方式逐渐成为社会新风尚。在这个过程中,华润万象生活展示了强大的可持续领导力,成为整个可持续生活网络的推动者、促进者和贡献者。

作为大型购物中心的代表,华润万象生活沉淀出了一套包括场所(硬件)、场景(软件)和场域(生态)三个层面推动可持续消费的有效路径。在这背后,是华润万象生活对负责任经营、可持续发展的创新和思考。

1. 拥抱可持续理念

华润万象生活始终倡导负责任发展理念,重视相关方对可持续发展议题的参与,积极推动行业可持续发展进程。

2020年12月9日在港交所上市后,华润万象生活开始更加科学的履责之路,积极拥抱国际可持续发展理念,对标世界一流企业,希望成为可持续商业的典范。

2022年,华润万象生活制定了“153”ESG 战略,以“成为可持续发展表现引领行业的世界一流企业”为愿景,确立万象生态、以人为本、伙伴共赢、绿色发展、诚信经营五大领域,同时结合公司业务实际制定了 22 项优先议题。


华润万象生活ESG战略

表:2022年-2024年华润万象生活可持续发展里程碑事件

2. 放大可持续影响

在应对气候变化这一全球议题下,单一企业的作用是有限的,如何带动价值链上下游以及合作伙伴共同参与成为“领导型企业”需要解决的课题。

从企业业务模式角度来看,华润万象生活属于“轻资产”企业,主要业务是购物中心运营以及物业管理服务,其可持续商业实践的核心与能源、金融、汽车、电子等行业存在明显差异。

基于此,华润万象生活选择了另一条路径,将推动上下游价值链相关方参与作为重要策略,并纳入到公司2030可持续发展目标中进行持续管理。

在具体实践层面,华润万象生活充分发挥自身在品牌、组织、技术、资金等方面的优势,与合作伙伴在可持续消费领域进行开放合作,帮助合作伙伴找到社会价值和商业价值的结合点,让合作伙伴在践行绿色可持续消费的同时,获得更可持续的商业价值,充分放大自身的可持续影响力。

3. 善用可持续技术

数字技术对城市与社区发展的意义深远且广泛,有助于提升效率、优化资源配置、增强居民参与感和改善生活质量,推动社区向智能化、可持续化和人性化方向发展。华润万象生活按照“生产科技化、运营数字化、空间智慧化、数据资产化”的策略,积极推进参与智慧社区建设,利用物联网、大数据、云计算和人工智能等技术,推动能耗监测、环境传感器、智能垃圾分类、智能浇灌等设施落地,打通消费者与商户之间的连接,提供更方便的可持续消费“入口”,并探索搭建积分等激励机制。

4. 共建可持续生态

碳中和是一场广泛而深刻的系统性变革,推动经济社会发展全面绿色转型需要政府部门、商业机构、社会组织、媒介、消费者等各个市场主体的共同参与和相互协作,以实现绿色转型在政策制度、市场机构、技术创新、消费认知等方面的有效衔接,从而激发更大的绿色转型创新活力。

在落地“可持续发展”这个宏大命题的进程中,华润万象生活重点关注零售消费端。一方面与商户共同前进,“引入租户共同参与机制”,构建可持续消费“朋友圈”;另一方面,作为生活方式的提供者,强调将可持续理念渗透到消费者的生活日常。

围绕商户与消费者,华润万象生活在政府政策的支持下,积极联动专业机构、社会组织、媒介机构,初步搭建了以华润万象生活为节点的绿色开放合作网络,共同引导和培育可持续生活新风尚。

绿色开放合作网络

专家点评

华润万象生活的可持续发展管理与实践为商业地产及商管物业行业树立了标杆,其创新性与系统性在多个维度上展现出行业引领价值。

首先,创新建立“场所-场景-场域”三维体系,实现了从硬件设施到消费行为的可持续消费闭环。在硬件层面,通过绿电应用、节能改造等举措,显著降低了商业体的碳足迹,体现了央企在绿色转型中的责任担当;在场景层面,通过艺术化、年轻化的活动设计,将可持续理念转化为可感知的消费体验,有效消弭了“知易行难”的认知鸿沟;在生态层面,联动2万余家商户,构建起多方协同、价值共创的合作新范式,推动了商业生态的可持续发展。

其次,重新定义了商业综合体的社会功能。传统购物中心大多是交易平台的角色,而华润万象生活通过“可持续共生体”模式,将商业空间转化为绿色生活方式的孵化器。其购物中心试点项目实现能耗同比节降5.29%,采购绿色电力和绿证总量达18987万千瓦时。2024年,华润万象生活发起“万象伙伴计划”,将可持续发展能力作为商户选拔的核心指标,甄选兼具商业价值与社会责任担当的品牌伙伴,助力伙伴品牌全年业绩增长,这些量化成果从某种程度上说明了商业价值与社会价值的正相关关系。

华润万象生活的案例为业界的可持续发展提供了重要启示:ESG战略要与主营业务深度耦合,将可持续理念融入商户选拔、空间运营、会员体系等核心环节,形成可复制的管理标准;技术创新应服务于行为改变,通过智能控制系统、创新交互手段等方式,将抽象的环保理念具象为消费者的日常选择;构建多元共治生态,链接政府、NGO、消费者、媒体等多方主体,突破单个企业的资源瓶颈,共建绿色生态网络。

华润万象生活的案例证明,商业空间可以成为培育可持续生活方式的“社会实验室”,为城市绿色转型提供了新颖的解题思路。其通过系统性治理、绿色运营、社会责任实践,不仅实现了商业价值的提升,更推动了社会价值的创造,展现了可持续发展在商业与社会中的双重价值。

——王忠平

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England & Wales bid to survive 'toughest group of all'

England & Wales bid to survive 'toughest group of all'

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England and Wales are in Group D along with France and the Netherlands

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England and Wales are flying the flag for the home nations at Euro 2025 this summer.

But the two teams have found themselves paired together in the trickiest group, alongside the Netherlands and France.

That means three of the four teams in the group are in the top 11 of Fifa's world rankings.

Wales take on the Dutch (17:00 BST on Saturday) in a game you can watch and listen to across the BBC, before England face France (20:00), with radio commentary on 5 Live and BBC Sounds, with live text updates on the BBC Sport website and app.

But what makes Group D so difficult and who is most likely to make it through?

World rankings for teams in Euro 2025 Group D - England five, France 10, Netherlands 11, Wales 30

'The most lopsided draw I have ever seen'

Group D, according to Netherlands boss Andries Jonker, is the "toughest group of all" at Euro 2025.

And Opta have backed up his claim, with the stat experts' supercomputer predicting there's a 37% chance a Group D team will win the tournament.

That's 7% higher than the second-favourite group.

"It's the most lopsided draw I have ever seen," football journalist Tom Garry told the Football Daily podcast.

"The doomsday scenario for England and Wales is that they could both be out before they play each other in the third game."

Two former champions

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Sarina Wiegman led the Netherlands to Euros success in 2017 before guiding the Lionesses to the trophy in 2022

England arrive in Switzerland as the defending champions while the Netherlands won the previous tournament in 2017 - both were managed by Sarina Wiegman.

Both teams won all three of their group-stage games when they won the title.

The defending champions have never failed to progress past the group stage at a European Championship.

"Straight from the beginning, we need to be really sharp and strong but that's also the case for the other teams," England head coach Wiegman said when the draw was made.

The Lionesses have won their past 14 group-stage matches at major tournaments while the Netherlands are unbeaten in their past 13.

Jonker said: "This is the toughest group of all with three top countries. We have to accept this and go for the challenge and believe in ourselves.

"We are not coming to participate, we think we can beat every country."

France on fine form

France have never won a major trophy but they have an impressive group-stage record, progressing in each of their past eight major tournament appearances.

And Laurent Bonadei's team have form on their side. They are on an eight-game winning run and have only conceded two goals since February while they last tasted defeat in December - to world champions Spain.

England full-back Lucy Bronze says Saturday's opening match between the sides is not to be missed.

"Both teams are full of exciting attacking talent and I think it's the game everyone is going to be watching because it's surely the most exciting group game coming into a Euros," right-back Bronze said.

Les Bleues left-back Selma Bacha also said she is "very happy" to play England first, adding: "That's going to put us straight into the thick of things for the Euros."

However, this will be the first time since 2005 that France have been at a Euros or World Cup without both Wendie Renard and all-time leading scorer Eugenie le Sommer, who were controversially left out of Bonadei's side.

"The experience and the amount of caps that Renard and Le Sommer have is absolutely huge," said former England forward Ellen White.

"To have that completely wiped from your squad is a really interesting dynamic to go into this tournament."

Former Scotland defender Jen Beattie said: "They've obviously seen something and made a big decision, and they were also quoted saying 'insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results'."

Wales will 'embrace' underdog status

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Wales beat the Republic of Ireland in December's play-offs to qualify for Euro 2025

Competing in their first major tournament and as the lowest ranked team in the compteition, Wales are not only the underdogs for Group D but for the whole of Euro 2025.

"People can call us underdogs and write us off as much as they want but our belief in ourselves will be the most important thing," said Wales forward Jess Fishlock.

"I think we will embrace it and we will use it as an advantage."

Despite their lower ranking, Wales have shown they can compete with top teams under coach Rhian Wilkinson, claiming two impressive draws against Sweden earlier this year.

"It absolutely terrifies me playing Wales in the last game and trying to get points because it will be such a hard game," White said.

"It will be a European final for Wales. They've got enthusiasm, you don't know what to expect, they're competitive, the fans are going to be amazing. That's going to be a really hard test for England."

However, history isn't on Wales' side. Only one of the past six teams making their debut in the Euros have made it out of the group.

'Too many shots in dog collars': Booze culture at crisis-hit cathedral revealed

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Casks of beer were blessed at an Oktoberfest event in 2022 at Bangor Cathedral

Priests and choristers at a cathedral mired in controversy did a "seven last shots of Christ" drinking game at a pub on Good Friday after services at the Archbishop of Wales' cathedral.

People who sang with the choir at Bangor Cathedral have told the BBC there "seemed to be any excuse to bring out the wine" and "go to the pub" because of a "binge drinking culture".

The claims come days after Andrew John retired as Archbishop of Wales with immediate effect after two critical reports highlighted safeguarding concerns and misbehaviour at his Bangor diocese.

The Church in Wales said the "abuse of alcohol is always inappropriate" and said a policy regarding alcohol use was being developed.

Mr John will also retire as Bishop of Bangor on 31 August but the church has called for a series of reviews and investigations of his diocese and cathedral.

This comes after reports highlighted "a culture in which sexual boundaries seemed blurred", excessive alcohol consumption and governance and safeguarding weaknesses.

While there is no suggestion the then archbishop, the leader of the Church in Wales, behaved inappropriately, the church's representative body said there must be a "change in leadership, procedures and governance in the diocese of Bangor".

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Andrew John retired as Archbishop of Wales last month and will retire as Bishop of Bangor on 31 August

Jessica, not her real name, said she was assaulted by someone who was trying to become a priest who had been drinking at a Bangor Cathedral Oktoberfest event in 2022.

"He had had considerably too much to drink," she told the BBC.

"I'd already warned people that night he's drinking a lot more than everyone else. So these warning signs were ignored and that led to that assault."

Jessica, now in her early 20s, said another person was also sexually assaulted by the man at the event in the 6th Century Gwynedd cathedral.

She reported it and he apologised, but she said the drinking culture did not change.

"Several bottles of prosecco would be gone through on a Sunday morning," Jessica added.

"Any sort of external event or big internal event there was prosecco or wine."

The Church in Wales confirmed that Jessica was one of two people who complained about the man's behaviour and his priest training was not taken forward.

'Seven last shots of Christ'

After a cathedral concert on Good Friday in 2023, members of the choir went for drinks.

"A few of the priests came out with the choir," recalled Jessica. "It was deemed appropriate to do the seven last shots of Christ."

The Seven Last Words of Christ refers to seven last sentences that Jesus spoke from the Cross on Good Friday as quoted in the Bible.

"Because Christ has seven last words, therefore we sang seven pieces of the seven last words in the concert - and that somehow translated into seven shots of Christ," she recalled.

"I think I left after the first shot because I was like 'I don't think this is appropriate'. There's too many people taking shots in dog collars for me to be comfortable."

Jessica said she went on a tour to Rome with the choir in June 2023.

"Every night we'd go to a bar first and then a restaurant," she recalled.

"At the time I was teetotal. I would be like I don't want wine, I don't want to drink in this situation. I don't want alcohol.

"That would not be an okay answer, that would be questioned beyond belief. Like, this alcohol is free. Why are you not taking it? You should have it."

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Esme Byrd said she left her position as a lay clerk at Bangor Cathedral because no-one listened to her concerns about the culture at the diocese

Esme Byrd was a lay clerk at Bangor Cathedral for six months and regularly sang with the choir until leaving in January 2023.

The 29-year-old said the culture and attitude to alcohol was "deeply unhealthy" with some people getting "really catastrophically drunk".

"There was a culture of binge drinking," said Esme.

"Not necessarily all the time, but certainly there was a lot of alcohol around almost all the services or various events. It seemed to be any excuse to bring out the wine, any excuse to go to the pub."

Esme, who sometimes worked directly with the children in the choir, said she became concerned about the wellbeing of younger members of the choir, especially the language used around them.

"It was the level of 18-rated sexual jokes, crude sexual humour done in front of children as young as six or seven," said Esme.

"In terms of safeguarding training, there was absolutely nothing. There was no training, so in terms of certainly me starting and me doing my job, there was no training of anything whatsoever."

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Esme Byrd sometimes worked directly with the children in the choir at Bangor Cathedral

Esme said she was only asked to do a DBS check a couple of weeks after starting, despite being appointed months in advance.

"I looked around and I just thought, this is not safe," Esme told BBC Wales Investigates. "This is not a safe and nurturing and good environment for children to be in."

She added: "It felt a lot more like a badly run after school club rather than a professional organisation."

Esme said she raised her concerns but eventually left because she became frustrated with the lack of action.

"It's not a sense of malevolence, but a huge sense of negligence and neglect and not following good practice," added Esme.

"Creating the space where a malevolent actor could have done almost whatever they wanted."

The Church in Wales said "concerns about a drinking culture" prompted them to investigate and said alcohol was "not now generally available" after services.

A spokesperson said they did not believe that Bangor Cathedral was unsafe for children, but said improvements to policy and practice were required.

The spokesperson said: "Previous concerns about a drinking culture at the Cathedral contributed to the decision to undertake a Bishop's visitation.

"The Implementation Group who are addressing the recommendations from the visitation are developing a policy concerning alcohol use. Alcohol is not now generally available after services.

"The inappropriate use of alcohol within and during cathedral-related activities included encouragement by some towards others to consume alcohol.

"This inappropriate behaviour is addressed in the actions which are required following the visitation process.

"DBS checks are required and safeguarding training delivered in line with UK legislation, and the Church in Wales policies."

Regarding the blessing of beer, the spokesperson said this was occasionally practised in churches but that "the abuse of alcohol is always inappropriate".

Australian actor Julian McMahon dies aged 56

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"We rode this wave together and I loved him," said co-star Dylan Walsh in his tribute

Australian actor Julian McMahon, famed for roles in popular series like Nip/Tuck and Charmed, has died aged 56.

His wife said the actor passed away in Clearwater, Florida, on Wednesday. He had been diagnosed with cancer.

"Julian loved life. He loved his family. He loved his friends. He loved his work, and he loved his fans. His deepest wish was to bring joy into as many lives as possible," Kelly Paniagua said in a statement carried by Deadline.

McMahon's career took off with the hit supernatural television series Charmed before he gained wider recognition with Nip/Tuck, the medical drama in which he played the role of plastic surgeon Dr Christian Troy.

Running for six seasons from 2003 to 2010, the show earned him a Golden Globe nomination.

Co-star Dylan Walsh told Dealine he was "stunned".

"We rode this wave together and I loved him.

"Jules! I know you'd want me to say something to make you smile — all the inside jokes. All those years you had my back, and my god, we laughed. My heart is with you. Rest in peace."

McMahon also played Doctor Doom in two Fantastic Four films in 2005 and 2007 and later appeared in three seasons of FBI: Most Wanted.

Dick Wolf, the producer of FBI: Most Wanted, said McMahon's death was "shocking news".

McMahon was the son of a former Australian prime minister and went on to play an Australian prime minister's role in Netflix's The Residence - one of his recent appearances.

McMahon married three times - the first to Australian singer-actress Dannii Minogue, sister of Kylie Minogue.

Texas floods kill 24 people and leave many missing from girls' summer camp

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Several people have died and others are missing after flash flooding hit parts of central Texas on Friday morning.

Disaster declarations have been issued for the Hill Country and Concho Valley regions.

Rescues and evacuations have been underway since the early morning, but there are warnings of more potential flash flooding to come.

"Even if the rain is light, more flooding can occur in those areas," Acting Governor Dan Patrick said.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott said the state was providing "all necessary resources to Kerrville, Ingram, Hunt and the entire Texas Hill Country dealing with these devastating floods".

The region is to the north-west of the Texas city of San Antonio.

Pictures show the deep flood waters swamping bridges and fast moving water swirling down roads.

Exactly how many people have died or are missing has not yet been confirmed by authorities.

"Folks, please don't take chances. Stay alert, follow local emergency warnings, and do not drive through flooded roads," Texas Department of Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller said.

Kerr County Sheriff's Office said the area had suffered a "catastrophic flooding event" and confirmed that fatalities had been reported.

It told residents near creeks, streams and the Guadalupe River to move to higher ground.

Hamas says it delivered 'positive response' on US Gaza ceasefire plan

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A Palestinian man looks at buildings destroyed by Israeli strikes in al-Shati refugee camp, northern Gaza

Hamas says it is consulting other Palestinian groups before giving a formal response to the latest proposal for a new Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal put forward by the US.

President Donald Trump said on Friday morning that expected to know within 24 hours whether Hamas has agreed to the plan.

On Tuesday, Trump said Israel had accepted the conditions necessary for a 60-day ceasefire, during which the parties would work to end the 20-month war.

Meanwhile, the Israeli military is continuing to bomb targets across the Gaza Strip.

Local journalists reported hearing explosions and gunfire as Israeli helicopter gunships and artillery struck the southern Khan Younis area on Friday morning.

Overnight, at least 15 Palestinians were killed in strikes on two tents housing displaced people in Khan Younis, the local Nasser hospital said.

The Israeli military has not yet commented on the strikes, but it did say its forces were "operating to dismantle Hamas military capabilities".

In a statement issued early on Friday, Hamas said it was discussing with the leaders of other Palestinian factions the ceasefire proposal that it had received from regional mediators Qatar and Egypt.

Hamas said it would deliver a "final decision" to the mediators once the consultations had ended and then announce it officially.

The proposal is believed to include the staggered release of 10 living Israeli hostages and the bodies of 18 other hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails.

Fifty hostages are still being held in Gaza, at least 20 of whom are believed to be alive.

One of Hamas's key demands is the resumption of unrestricted food and medical aid into Gaza, and the proposal reportedly says sufficient quantities would enter the territory immediately with the involvement of the United Nations and Red Cross.

It is said the plan would also include a phased Israeli military withdrawal from parts of Gaza.

Above all, Hamas wants a guarantee that Israeli air and ground operations will not resume after the end of the 60-day ceasefire.

The proposal is believed to say that negotiations on an end to the war and the release of the remaining hostages would begin on day one.

Donald Trump told reporters early on Friday that he expected to know "over the next 24 hours" whether the proposals would be accepted by Hamas.

The hope then would be the resumption of formal, indirect, talks ahead of a planned visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Washington next week.

"We sure hope it's a done deal, but I think it's all going to be what Hamas is willing to accept," US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee told Israel's Channel 12 TV on Thursday.

"One thing is clear: The president wants it to be over. The prime minister wants it to be over. The American people, the Israeli people, want it to be over."

Netanyahu meanwhile promised to secure the release of all the remaining hostages during a visit to Kibbutz Nir Oz, a community near the Israel-Gaza border where a total of 76 residents were abducted during the Hamas-led attack on 7 October 2023 that triggered the war.

"I feel a deep commitment, first of all, to ensure the return of all of our hostages, all of them," he said. "We will bring them all back."

He did not, however, commit to ending the war. He has insisted that will not happen until the hostages are freed and Hamas's military and governing capabilities are destroyed.

The Israeli military launched a campaign in Gaza in response to the 7 October 2023 attack, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken hostage.

At least 57,130 people have been killed in Gaza since then, according to the territory's Hamas-run health ministry.

How fake-will fraudsters stole millions from the dead

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In late 2023, sisters Lisa and Nicole were told they had inherited a substantial sum from their late Aunt Christine. But while they were absorbing this life-changing news, the windfall was just as quickly snatched away.

A man unknown to Christine's family, friends or neighbours, appeared - apparently from nowhere - and produced a will, naming him sole heir to her entire estate.

Doubts about the man's claim grew as troubling details emerged. However, the police and probate service said they would not investigate.

Lisa and Nicole's is one of several similar cases investigated by BBC News in the south of England.

We found mounting evidence that a criminal gang has been carrying out systematic will fraud by exploiting weaknesses in the probate system, stealing millions of pounds from the estates of dead people, and committing serious tax fraud.

'My dear friend'

Lisa and Nicole were upset to hear about the death of their aunt, Christine Harverson, whom they had not seen since their early childhood. They were also shocked to be told that they stood to inherit her entire estate, including a house in Wimbledon, south London, which could be worth nearly £1m. She had not left a will, and they were her closest living relatives.

The sisters were alerted to their inheritance by an "heir-finder" company, Anglia Research Services. Heir-finders use an official government register that lists estates where no will has been made. They research the dead person's family in order to identify, locate and contact the rightful heirs.

In return for a portion of the inheritance, these companies act on the heirs' behalf and apply for what's known as a grant of probate. This gives them the legal right to deal with a deceased person's estate – in other words, their property, money and possessions.

However, on this occasion, the application for probate on behalf of Lisa and Nicole was stopped in its tracks.

A Hungarian man by the name of Tamas Szvercsok contacted the probate service, and produced a will describing him as Christine's "dear friend".

It named him the beneficiary of her entire estate, as well as sole executor - the person legally responsible for carrying out the instructions in the will.

An extract from the will of Christine Harverson, which reads: I hereby revoke all former wills, codicils and testamentary instruments made by me and declare this to be my last Will. I appoint my dear friend Tamas Szvercsok to be my executor and direct that all my debts and funeral expenses shall be paid as soon as convenient to do so after my death. 
"I give and bequeath unto my executor the entirety of my remaining estate after paying of my debts, funeral expenses, costs of administering my estate and any taxes there may be. This includes all real estate that I own, and all funds I hold in my bank account, savings accounts, shares, bonds, investments and any cash held at my home."

The possibility that Mr Szvercsok was genuine, initially was not dismissed out of hand.

"It happens - sometimes cases slip through the net and a will is unearthed," says Matt Boardman, a former police officer who works for Anglia Research.

However, there were clear signs something was amiss:

  • Christine's neighbour and friend, Sue, said she had never mentioned a Hungarian friend at any point in the years they had known each other
  • The will was dated 2016 - Christine was housebound and disabled by this time, and receiving practically no visitors
  • The terms of the will meant that Christine would have disinherited her husband and carer Dennis, who in 2016 was still alive (he died in 2020)
  • Moreover, because Dennis was the joint owner of their house, Christine could not have legally bequeathed the house without his consent
  • After Dennis's death, Christine entered a care home, but there was no record of Mr Szvercsok ever visiting her
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Sue (pictured in front of Christine Harverson's house) cast doubt on the authenticity of her late neighbour's will

Other even more troubling details stood out.

Christine's home address was misspelled on the will, and even though it was dated 2016, the address given for Mr Szvercsok was a block of flats that had not been built until 2021.

Matt Boardman contacted Mr Szvercsok, who replied by email: "I never heard of any family. I'm the sole executor of her will."

Despite presenting what they thought was a strong case to police and the probate service, Lisa and Nicole were told they would have to bring a civil action if they wanted to prove that the will was a fake. That would cost tens of thousands of pounds which they do not have.

Lisa now says she sometimes wishes she had never been told about the will in the first place: "All it's done is bring misery really, and heartache. It's just a whole nightmare."

'Vacant goods'

Stealing a dead person's property and financial assets appears to be extremely easy under UK law, if no will can be located.

The official government register of unclaimed estates in England and Wales is called Bona Vacantia (Latin for "vacant goods"), and is freely accessible online. It currently contains about 6,000 names and is updated daily.

Legitimate heir-hunting companies use Bona Vacantia to research potential clients, but it also appears to have become a valuable resource for criminals.

To claim an estate where there is no known heir, a fraudster simply has to find a promising name on Bona Vacantia, produce a will quickly enough, and be awarded grant of probate.

Since 2017 it's been possible to apply for grant of probate online, but critics of the system say it is failing to detect suspicious applicants, and it also appears to increase the opportunity for tax fraud.

When someone dies, their estate has to be assessed for inheritance tax. This is not payable on estates worth £325,000 or less, but any amount over that threshold – with some exceptions - is taxed at 40%.

It's the responsibility of the person awarded grant of probate to make sure inheritance tax has been paid.

Applicants for grant of probate must complete a form to say this has been done, but under the current arrangements, they need do no more than declare on the online form that no tax is due.

It is a system that relies largely on trust, but gives ample opportunity for that trust to be roundly abused.

During our investigations we have come across cases where estates have been valued at just under the inheritance tax threshold, even though they include property worth far more.

One of these was the estate of Charles Haxton.

Whose house?

At the time of his death in 2021, Charles Haxton was living alone in a terraced house in Tooting, south London.

He was reclusive and only occasionally spoke to neighbours, although one of them, Roye Chapman, was there for him near the end when he suffered a bad fall outside.

"I rang the police and then got him up and got him into the ambulance," he says. "His head was all cut open, and then two weeks later, he died."

No will was initially found for Mr Haxton, and his name and address appeared on Bona Vacantia. This prompted Anglia Research to look for possible heirs, and they told several of his cousins that they could be in line to inherit Mr Haxton's estate.

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Roye Chapman stands in front of the house of his late neighbour, Charles Haxton

Then, as with Lisa and Nicole, the cousins were told that a will had appeared after all, leaving everything to one man - also Hungarian - called Roland Silye.

The family initially accepted his claim, to have been an old friend of Mr Haxton, but one relation, Barry, obtained a copy of the will and was struck by how odd it looked.

It left Mr Silye two properties - not only Mr Haxton's home in London, but also a house in Hertfordshire.

Together, the two properties would have been worth about £2m. However, Mr Silye listed the value of the estate as £320,500 – just £4,500 short of the amount at which inheritance tax kicked in.

What was even stranger was that Mr Haxton had never owned, and had no connection to, any house in Hertfordshire.

We visited this property. It was large and dilapidated, and neighbours told us it had been unoccupied for a long time.

The puzzle of the extra house also caught the attention of Neil Fraser, a partner in another heir-hunting company. He thinks that Mr Silye may have bundled the Hertfordshire property into a will in an attempt to fake ownership.

"He must have gone past that house and thought, 'I'll just take that derelict house. How can I get that house? Well, I can put it inside a will!"

Crucially, the will was accepted by the probate service, who did not check or raise any questions about the Hertfordshire house.

We were unable to trace Roland Silye in our investigation, and his motivation remains a mystery.

The will would not give him possession of the Hertfordshire house - the property registry and the electoral roll name the owner as a woman who would be in her 70s.

However, Mr Fraser speculates that the will could be used in future as leverage to take ownership when the real owner dies.

Despite reporting his suspicions to the police and the probate service, he says action was not taken.

Mr Silye cleared probate not only for Mr Haxton's estate, but also that of George Woon, an elderly man from Southall, west London.

Mr Woon also died in 2021, and shortly afterwards, his name appeared on Bona Vacantia. Mr Silye came forward with a will which named him as sole heir. Mr Woon's house was later sold at auction for £360,000.

A complex web

We asked an expert in financial fraud, Graham Barrow, to check whether there could be any connection between Roland Silye and Tamas Szvercsok.

Both have names of Hungarian origin, and, according to Companies House, both appear to be directors in a complex and interlinked web of companies.

Mr Barrow established that the address Mr Szvercsok gave in Mrs Harverson's will was also used by Mr Silye for some of his companies.

What these companies do is unclear, although some have been struck off for fraudulent addresses, and others have been warned for failing to provide accounts.

The pattern - multiple businesses, related addresses, similar names - is one which often indicates a criminal network, says Mr Barrow.

He adds that owning multiple companies can allow criminals to disperse funds across different accounts and locations, and makes life more difficult for law enforcement.

Another Hungarian name featuring in this web of companies is Bela Kovacs, who, according to a will dated 2021, was heir to the entire estate of Michael Judd, from Pinner, west London.

A single-story brick house with a steeply pitched roof and two chimneys. The house features white-framed windows, including a large bay window at the front. Overgrown vegetation surrounds the house, and debris is scattered on the ground near the side of the building. The sky above is clear and blue.
Michael Judd's estate included his bungalow in Pinner, west London

According to his neighbours, Mr Judd was a multi-talented individual with a distinguished record in the security services. However, in his final years he had become something of a hoarder, seldom leaving his house.

One neighbour, Chris, told us he thought the will had sounded strange and not only because Mr Judd had never mentioned Bela Kovacs.

A few months before his death in 2024, Mr Judd told Chris he had made a will long ago, but the people named on it were all now dead. In any case, he added, he did not know where it was.

"I suppose I better try and dig it out some time," Chris remembers him saying.

He feels it's inconceivable that Mr Judd would have troubled himself with these decisions if he had made a will three years previously.

We tracked Mr Kovacs down to a luxury estate in the Watford area but he refused to talk to us.

Joined-up writing

Other factors seem to connect these cases.

The wills made out for Charles Haxton, George Woon and the others we have seen, appear to have been written by the same person, according to handwriting expert Christina Strang.

"The numbers two, four and seven are all written in the same way on several addresses," she says.

She also sees other similarities, such as the spacing of the letters in different signatures, and the positioning of the signatures on the line.

"It seems to be one person actually signing, forging all of these."

Christina Strang has short grey hair and is wearing a blue garment and sitting in front of a computer monitor. The background includes part of the monitor and a beige wall
Handwriting expert Christina Strang says it seems one person signed all the wills

Ms Strang also thinks this same person may have also forged signatures for the witnesses named on the wills, none of whom, we found, were apparently known to the deceased, and some of whom might have been completely fictitious.

There are disturbing similarities in the way that properties were treated during and after the probate process:

  • Shortly after Mr Szvercsok made his initial claim on Mrs Harverson's estate, her nieces discovered her Wimbledon house had been ransacked
  • A workman employed to empty Mr Judd's house told us he had been instructed to empty it quickly, even though this meant having to destroy what appeared to be valuable heirlooms
  • After Mr Haxton's house was cleared, the windows and doors were blacked out, and the locks strengthened; a year later, it emerged that it was being used as a cannabis farm (a fact that only emerged when a rival gang tried to force entry and neighbours alerted the police)
Joe Dixey/BBC Three individuals stand in front of a reddish-brown textured building. The person on the left wears a patterned jacket featuring various colors and designs, including shades of brown, black, and orange. The person in the middle wears a dark blue long-sleeve shirt and leans slightly against the wall. The person on the right wears a light-colored button-up shirt and a necklace with a circular pendant. Behind them is an orange-brown wooden door marked with the number '46' and a mail slot beneath it. To the right of the door is a window with lace curtains.Joe Dixey/BBC
Charles Haxton's neighbours, Delorie, Roye and Sharon (L-R), alerted police to strange goings-on at their late neighbour's house

A system in trouble

As a result of our investigation, bank accounts for dozens of companies connected to the suspected fraudsters, have been suspended.

In addition, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has told us it now wants to question Roland Silye about inheritance tax which he might owe on the estate of Charles Haxton.

Bela Kovacs was granted probate over the estate of Michael Judd, which was valued at £310,000 - just below the inheritance tax threshold. However, HMRC's interest was also piqued by this case, and it has now suspended a planned sale of Mr Judd's bungalow in Pinner.

Meanwhile, the dispute over Christine Harverson's estate means the probate process has been frozen, and it looks unlikely to be resolved soon. Tamas Szvercsok cannot take possession of her Wimbledon house, but Lisa and Nicole lack the funds to go to the civil court and prove his will is fake.

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Probate for Christine Harverson's estate has been frozen because of the dispute between her nieces and Tamas Szvercsok

We wrote to Mr Szvercsok and Mr Silye at the addresses supplied with their probate applications, offering them a right of reply, but we did not hear back.

When we shared our findings with the Ministry of Justice, which is ultimately responsible for the probate system, it told us that it was "working with law enforcement to ensure criminals feel the full force of the law".

However, a different picture emerges from others who know the system.

"Because probate isn't high profile – it's not sort of, for want of a better word, politically sexy, it doesn't stay in the headlines," says former MP Sir Bob Neill, who until the 2024 general election was the chair of the House of Commons Justice Select Committee.

In 2023, the select committee launched an inquiry into the probate system, but it was cut short by the election.

Sir Bob believes an over-eagerness to cut costs by digitising the probate system, has produced weaknesses which fraudsters are now exploiting.

"When you had regional offices you had human awareness, contact and scrutiny that was better suited to pick up cases where things have gone wrong," he says. "A purely sort of automated system isn't really good at doing that."

Sir Bob Neill stands in front of a building featuring large dark gray doors and beige stone walls. He is dressed in a dark suit jacket over a light blue checkered shirt, open-necked.
Sir Bob Neill

He says the system introduced in 2017 was a cheap and quick fix. It lacks the sophistication, he says, of programs used by insurance companies to deal with fraud, which can detect patterns of suspicious behaviour.

His concerns are echoed by Anglia Research's investigator, Matt Boardman, who says that previously, executors of wills would have had to attend their local probate registry to swear an oath, which "would allow the registrar to evaluate every single case on its own merit".

He says the system's move online "completely eliminated" the chance to question the executor's demeanour or behaviour.

"Goodness knows just how many of these have already gone through and been processed by the probate registry," he says, "and how rich we're making these people."

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The Papers: 'Reeves fears tax turmoil' and 'Oasis back together'

"I can't rule out tax rises, says Reeves" is the Guardian headline
In an interview with the Guardian, Chancellor Rachel Reeves says it is impossible for her to rule out tax rises in the autumn budget and insisted she never thought of quitting despite a turbulent week for her. It comes after she was spotted crying in the Commons. She tells the paper "there are costs" to watering down the welfare bill and acknowledged it has been a "damaging" week for Downing Street.
The Daily Express headline reads "Reeves hints at more tax rise pain"
"Reeves hints at more tax rise pain", says the Daily Express as it reports the chancellor "may target millions of middle earners with punishing income tax hikes". It also suggests Reeves could put up VAT and National Insurance in a bid to plug a £40bn black hole. "It's a centre court delight for Mary" says the headline on the paper's main image as it shows Dame Mary Berry watching tennis at Wimbledon.
The Times headlines "Reeves fears tax turmoil"
The Times writes tax rises in autumn are likely to be smaller than last year's but Reeves is expected to have to raise tens of billions of pounds more. The paper notes there are also suggestions she could raid pension savings. The paper also highlights the UK's "25 prettiest villages" on its front page.
"Kemi blasts Labour's year of lies and failure" headlines Daily Mail
The Daily Mail leads with Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch accusing Sir Keir Starmer of a "year of lies and U-turns". She says the prime minister has "taken a wrecking ball to the economy and presided over a record surge in Channel crossings. Ex-GMTV presenter Fiona Phillips is also pictured as she gives an update on her life with Alzheimer's.
"Just ignore Farage, Johnson tells Tories" is the headline on the Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph picks up a Boris Johnson interview with a Swiss magazine in which the former prime minister is quoted as saying the best strategy to counter Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is to ignore him. He said: "My strategy with the individuals that you mention is don't talk about them... Talk about what you are going to offer the people." Emma Raducanu is also pictured following her exit from Wimbledon in the third round against Aryna Sabalenka.
The Mirror headlines "Mad fer 'em"
"Oasis back together at last" writes the Daily Mirror. "Oasis exploded back into life last night" in front of 70,000 fans, according to the paper . Liam Gallagher told the crowd: "Yes beautiful people, too long."
The Daily Star headline reads "the comeback our kids"
The Gallagher brothers stand on stage with arms outstretched during their concert on the front of the Daily Star. "The crowd were mad for 'em," writes the Daily Star.
"Stand by me" headlines the Sun
The Sun called the comeback gig "historic" with the feuding brothers performing together after 16 years.

The Times reports that Chancellor Rachel Reeves has told the Cabinet that the decision to abandon welfare reforms means that taxes will have to rise to cover the cost. The paper says her comments "went significantly further than her public statements". To underline that point, "I can't rule out tax rises" is how the chancellor's interview with the Guardian is headlined.

The Daily Express suggests Reeves may target millions of middle earners with income tax rises as she is forced to clear up what the paper calls "Labour's welfare mess". Experts reportedly believe she may have to plug a black hole of £40 billion.

"Just ignore Farage", is the advice from Boris Johnson in the Daily Telegraph to Conservatives concerned about the rise of Reform UK. The paper quotes an interview the former prime minister has given to a Swiss magazine, in which he says the Tories should focus on what they are going to offer people. A Reform source says Mr Johnson did "unprecedented damage" to the country.

"A decidedly mixed record", is how the Times describes Sir Keir Starmer's first year as prime minister. The Daily Mail leads on comments from the leader of the Conservatives, Kemi Badenoch, in which she accuses the PM of presiding over a "year of lies and U-turns". According FT Weekend, many Labour MPs believe there have been "too many mistakes". But in its school report for the PM, the Daily Mirror says he "coped well" with Trump and Putin and "excelled" on defence and NHS spending.

"One for the bucket hat list", is the Guardian's take on the Oasis reunion gig in Cardiff. Liam and Noel Gallagher walked on stage hand-in-hand, but according to the Daily Star they had "lost none of their sneering cool and arrogant indifference". The Daily Mirror says the brothers "found their stride" with "Morning Glory and Some Might Say". "The best reunion ever?" asks the Daily Mail. The answer: "Definitely (not maybe!)".

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Pride in London returns as events struggle with falling funds

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On Saturday more than one million people are expected to attend Pride in London, the UK's largest LGBTQ+ event.

But despite huge visitor numbers, organisers say the event - and others like it around the country - face an uncertain future due to a drop in funding and falling volunteer numbers.

More than 85 Pride organisations say they've seen a reduction in corporate sponsorships or partnerships, according to a questionnaire by the UK Pride Organisers Network (UKPON), which said it represents the majority of UK Pride events.

Some celebrations have already been cancelled or postponed, while others are scaling back plans or charging for tickets to what have previously been free-to-attend events.

The UK's Pride movement began in 1972 when a group called the Gay Liberation Front (GLF) decided that, as well as protesting, it was also important to celebrate the community.

At the time, same-sex couples showing affection in public could have seen them arrested.

Now, Pride events take part across the world, often combining protest, in the form of marches and rallies, with parties and live entertainment.

BBC News has spoken to a number of Pride organisers about their worries for the future of Pride events, and what they believe is behind the drop in funding.

'If America sneezes, the UK catches a cold'

Dee Llewellyn A head and shoulders shot of Dee smiling into the camera, in front of a Pride in London branding board on a red carpet. She is wearing a black vest over a red top and has a red and black tattoo on her upper arm.Dee Llewellyn
Dee Llewellyn believes what is happening in America can affect Pride events in the UK

Dee Llewellyn is volunteer chair of UKPON, and also works full-time as Pride in London's head of partnerships.

She believes that, for large-scale celebrations such as in Pride in London, international corporations moving away from Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) policies is one of the driving forces behind the drop in donations.

She said: "There's an old saying, if America sneezes, then the UK catches a cold, and I think we're really feeling that right now.

"Global corporations, with head offices based in America, have had their DEI funding cut, which has meant that some corporations, even ones that have been really long-standing supporters of Pride in the UK, have no longer got a budget to do so."

Despite the difficulties it faces, London continues to be the UK's largest Pride event and over the past few years attendance has grown to 1.5 million people, making it one of the city's largest public events.

According to the Pride in London website, the cost of their 2024 event was £1.7m.

Map showing the route for the London Pride parade and location of the six stages. The parade starts at Hyde Park Corner, travels down Piccadilly, crossing Piccadilly Circus, travelling down Haymarket, turning left towards Trafalgar Square and finishes at Westminster. The map also highlights stages in Trafalgar Square, Golden Square, Leicester Square, Dean Street, Victoria Embankment and Soho Square with blue dots and includes a small inset map of London indicating the general location of the parade within the city.

Asked why a Pride event - which is seen by many as a form of protest first and foremost - costs this much to run, Dee told the BBC: "It's about making safe spaces, not just emotionally safe but physically safe for everybody there as well - it means paying for security staff, barriers, road closures.

"As Pride grows, and the numbers grow, the cost and the level of health and safety and other infrastructure grows as well. No Pride would be able to go ahead without meeting those health and safety regulations."

Although the focus this weekend will be very much on the capital, UKPON told the BBC that Pride events up and down the country are facing similar issues.

In April UKPON asked its 201 members whether they were facing any financial or operational pressures.

Of the 112 organisations that responded:

  • More than 85 reported lost revenue from corporate sponsorships and partnerships this year
  • More than 40 said that the drop was between 26% - 50% compared to last year
  • 21 said they'd experienced their revenue fall by more than half in that same period
  • More than 60 said they'd seen reductions in grants from corporations or charities

In recent weeks, several Pride organisations have taken the decision to cancel events.

Liverpool City Region Pride announced in June that rising costs and difficulty securing funding "made it impossible to bring Pride to Liverpool this year".

Another charity has since stepped in to organise an alternative event.

'I'm absolutely gutted'

Alex MacDonald Alex is pictured with two other volunteers outside at a previous Plymouth Pride event. All three are smiling at the camera, while Alex wears an orange hi-vis jacket over a dark top.Alex MacDonald
Alex MacDonald (left) hopes Plymouth Pride will come back stronger next year

Plymouth Pride, which organisers say usually has an estimated 6,000-7,000 attendees, will this year also not go ahead in its official capacity.

Organisers told the BBC they were £12,000 short of the estimated £35,000 it costs to put on their annual event, which includes a march through the city and a number of stages showing entertainment.

Alex MacDonald, chair of Plymouth Pride, told the BBC that rising costs for things like security, first aid and toilet facilities, combined with a drop in grant funding, had left the organisation with no choice but to cancel the official event.

He said: "Ultimately it was [grant] funding that was the make or break for us and this year it didn't work.

"I'm just absolutely gutted because I think it's more important this year to have Pride than any other year."

A smaller group, Plymouth Community Pride, has now raised funds to host an alternative event in the city.

"We've been very lucky this year, the community rallied together and a separate organisation is putting on lots of little events. We'll hopefully come back bigger and stronger next year," Alex added.

Charging for tickets is 'one of the most difficult decisions'

OhMyMedia / Olly Rigby Reece stands on stage at the Pink Picnic event in Salford. With pink stage lights above him, he is holding a microphone by his side and has colleagues applauding behind him. His is wearing a black polo top with Salford Pride written on the side and blackshorts.OhMyMedia / Olly Rigby
Reece Holmes said some events, like The Pink Picnic, would not be able to go ahead without charging for tickets

In June, more than 6,000 people attended The Pink Picnic, an event organised by a team of volunteers from Salford Pride in the city's Peel Park.

Started in 2011, it's marketed by organisers as a small, community-focused Pride event and is seen as a quieter alternative to Manchester Pride, a ticketed multi-day event with celebrity headliners which takes place a few miles down the road.

In 2025, Salford Pride took the decision to charge for tickets for the first time in order to plug what they say was a £40,000 shortfall in sponsorships from corporate partners.

The team, made up entirely of volunteers, decided to charge £5 per ticket, but estimate that the event costs around £18 per head.

Reece Holmes, event lead for Salford Pride, said it was "one of the most difficult decisions" his team of volunteers have had to make and that it led to some "being subjected to quite a lot of abuse online."

Despite The Pink Picnic being a relatively small event, costs such as security and stewards - which Reece said are essential to run a public event - mean it costs around £100,000 a year to run.

He told the BBC: "We've had a 28% increase in costs from 2024, but we've also lost three corporate sponsors since then.

"It's a mixture of economic issues and I think the political climate at the minute, I think [companies] are a little bit scared to support Prides."

Reece said that without charging for tickets to cover some of the costs, the event would not have been able to go ahead.

"We're being forced to make these kinds of decisions due to a lack of funding, due to economic issues and due to the political climate."

Although many Prides have told the BBC they are struggling financially, and may have to scale back or charge more for events in the future, Dee Llewellyn said there is "no chance" Pride as a movement will stop.

She added: "We need to remember that we as a community are incredibly resilient.

"We have always been resilient and we always will be, so while we might go through this ebb and flow, and we've fallen off a cliff this year with corporate partnerships, we will find ways around that.

"We are going to club together, stand together and be stronger and more united and we will come back stronger."

知灼|坚果兄弟和郑宏彬传遭拘留背后

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标题:坚果兄弟和郑宏彬传遭拘留背后
作者:老杜145
发表日期:2025.7.4
来源:微信公众号“知灼”
主题归类:坚果兄弟
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近日,一则消息在引发广泛关注:

接连揭露陕西榆林小壕兔乡污染问题的艺术家坚果兄弟和郑宏彬,已被陕西榆林方面处以行政拘留20日的处罚,目前正关押在榆阳区拘留所。

而他们被行拘的事由是“寻衅滋事”。

这一事件犹如一颗石子投入舆论的湖面,激起层层涟漪,使得公众对环保发声与法律边界的讨论持续升温。

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知名自媒体 “水瓶纪元”确认了上述消息的真实性。

此外二人的家属还向“水瓶纪元”表示,他们对案件事实没有异议,但对其被定义为寻衅滋事,并不认可,目前均已委托律师提交了行政复议材料并被接收。

值得一提的是,针对此事,截至当前(2025年7月5日),权威官方或机构媒体都没回应或公开报道。

两人到底为何被拘,希望或有待官方进行权威确认。

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郑宏彬(左)与坚果兄弟(右)

据公开资料显示,坚果兄弟,原名李巨川,是一位在当代艺术领域以独特视角和大胆行动而闻名的艺术家。

他虽然并非科班出身,却凭借对现实社会的敏锐洞察与深刻思考,在艺术界闯出一片天地。

2015年,北京雾霾严重超标,甚嚣尘上的报道深深震动了他。于是,坚果兄弟发起了备受瞩目的“尘埃计划”。

在接下来的100天里,他手提一台一千瓦功率的工业吸尘器,穿梭于北京的大街小巷,每天花费4小时收集空气中的尘土和雾霾。

据统计,坚果兄弟每天能收集1000立方米的空气,100天下来,收集的空气量相当于6200人呼吸的空气量。

随后,他将收集的雾霾尘灰与红色粘土混合,在造砖厂烧制成一块标准的砖头。这块“雾霾砖”没有被放置在美术馆的聚光灯下供人观赏,而是被砌进一面正在整修的墙壁里。

彼时坚果兄弟表示,这样做虽然看似没有实际作用,但可以让更多的人思考空气污染问题,这是一种精神层面的警醒 。

然而值得一提的是,曾有人想出高价买下这块“雾霾砖”,结果坚果兄弟直接要价一个亿,他笑言,如果真能以一个亿成交,就拿这笔钱去做空气治理。

彼时有评论认为,而这看似荒诞的回应,实则是对商业利益驱动下空气污染问题的有力讽刺。

与坚果兄弟并肩作战的郑宏彬,毕业于广州美院艺术史专业,曾是体制内美术馆的策展人。

相关的信息显示,郑宏彬是一个对艺术圈的封闭与腐朽深感不满的人,并最终成为社会介入艺术领域的重要推动者。多年来,郑宏彬积极参与各类社会议题相关的艺术项目,力求通过艺术的力量推动某些事情的改变。 

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而此次事件的核心地点——小壕兔乡,位于榆林最北端、毛乌素沙漠南缘,地下煤、气矿藏丰富。

然而多年来,多家央企和地方国企的气井和煤矿在此开发。环境污染问题愈发严重。

据报道,气井放气时刺鼻的白色气体肆意排放,煤矿排出的黑水横流,导致当地井水发黄、泛油花,烧开后锅底残留浓稠刺鼻的黄泥汤;羊群大规模死亡,症状为发高烧、拉稀、尿结石;树木成片干枯 。

村民们对此苦不堪言,从2014年起就自发寻找污染源头,并向相关部门反映,但问题一直未能得到有效解决。

坚果兄弟和郑宏彬关注到这一情况后,自2018年起便深入小壕兔乡,并发起了一系列社会性艺术项目。

2018年5月,郑宏彬作为策展人发起“九个发布会”艺术行动项目,邀请艺术家以“艺术即媒体”的方式介入社会议题,坚果兄弟应邀参与,启动针对小壕兔乡水污染的“带盐计划”。

据北青深一度曾报道,2018年,行为艺术家坚果兄弟将来自小壕兔乡的一万瓶生活用水,拿到北京和西安展览,引发广泛关注。

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他们先是购买一万瓶矿泉水,在小壕兔乡把村民的日常饮用水换下,再把这些水运到北京798与西安展出“农夫山泉超市”展览。

据公开信息显示,整个买水、物流以及展览等环节,坚果兄弟自掏腰包花费了4万多块钱。一开始,村民们并不信任他们,甚至觉得他们的行为可笑,但随着项目推进,看到他们做事认真、踏实,还自己掏钱投入,村民们的态度逐渐转变 。

该展览引发极大公众关注,并最终推动了当地环保部门介入调查,涉事矿企停产整治,深水井与净水设施启动,基本解决小壕兔乡饮用水安全问题 。

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值得一提的是,据澎湃新闻的报道,早在之前的2016年冬天,中央第六环境保护督察组交办的群众举报称:

“小壕兔乡耳林村和史不扣村内的中石化华北油气分公司大牛地气田,打气井后的化学原料污染水源,导致村民饮用水变质为红色且带有油性。”

随后在陕西省在转办该问题通报中称:大牛地气田打气井后,化学原料污染水源情况不属实,但承认大牛地气田大平探8#压裂液罐和返排液罐下方无围堰,压裂液罐和返排液罐下方防渗漏措施不完善,存在污染隐患。

在坚果兄弟和郑宏彬的推动下,据澎湃新闻报道,陕蒙交界地的三家煤矿:巴彦高勒煤矿、母杜柴登煤矿和门克庆煤矿,因环境污染问题频繁受罚。

据《南方周末》报道,内蒙古环保厅《关于小壕兔乡与乌审旗接壤处水淹信访问题调查情况的报告》([2018]266号)中,2017年5月,母杜柴登与门克庆两家煤矿,存在向周边低洼地外排的行为,分别被乌审旗环保局处以10万元罚款。6月8日,因未整改到位,又被分别处以按日连续计罚290万元、190万元。

7月31日,乌审旗政府发布声明:对巴彦高勒、母杜柴登和门克庆煤矿矿井水存放、外渗等问题进行彻查,并各罚款50万元,对四名煤矿管理人员采取行政拘留。

相关报道显示,在环保部门对小壕兔乡多个村庄进行的水质检测中,多份水样铁、锰等指标不合格,才有了后来的多家企业遭到了罚款查处。

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此后,他们还发起了一系列行动。如2018年7月7日,他们邀请乐队在小壕兔乡举行重金属音乐节,原本预计邀请100只羊作为现场观众,因为羊也是水污染的受害者,但最终在空旷的沙土地上做了一场无声的演出。

据公开的资料,当时没有观众、没有歌曲,只有表演形式以及乐器的声音,以此隐喻当时小壕兔乡的污染困境 。

当天,榆林市榆阳区疾控中心通报称,对小壕兔乡6个村11份生活饮用水进行水质检测,其中10份不合格,不合格项目为铁、锰等指标 。

一直到今年7月1日,网上曝出坚果兄弟及其合作伙伴郑宏彬失联的消息。

据知名自媒体“鸡蛋bot”引述网传消息称,6月30日,坚果兄弟在昆明与亲友失联,不知下落。

同晚,与坚果兄弟共同参与小壕兔环境污染公共艺术行动的策展人郑宏彬也在西安被带走,目前无法取得联系。”

据“鸡蛋bot”的文章提到,此前,笔者从多位知情人士处获悉,坚果兄弟与郑宏彬此次前往小壕兔乡,停留了一周左右,“主要是走访‘癌症村’情况,挂白旗(行为艺术),在小壕兔的时候都正常。”

文章认为二人此次被拘或与2024年8月的“吴彦荣寻衅滋事案”有关联。

公开信息显示,吴彦荣为小壕兔乡掌高兔村一村民,多年前即开始调查、曝光当地企业违规排污等问题。

他在2018年因小壕兔乡水污染事件与坚果兄弟相识——2024年8月23日,吴彦荣因陕蒙交界煤矸石路污染事件而遭行拘15日。

坊间也传二人被执行行拘的事由是“寻衅滋事”,涉及他们在小壕兔乡发起的两次社会性艺术项目:

一次是去年8月在全乡大量煤矸石路段上涂巨型“拆”字,反映多家风电巨头企业涉嫌违法使用未处理的纯煤矸石铺路,表达村民治理污染、修水泥路的诉求;

另一次是今年6月在小壕兔村6组,给一群羊绑白旗,反映住户紧邻四处天然气井,近五年来癌症、脑梗、心梗等重症疾病患者呈多发趋势,27户常住居民中已有7人死亡,15人患病 。

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据二人家属透露,他们对案件事实没有异议,但对被定义为寻衅滋事并不认可,目前均已委托律师提交了行政复议材料并被接收 。

值得一提的是,据报道在坚果兄弟和郑宏彬被带走前,与两人多年保持联络的小壕兔村6组村民遭搜查手机和问话。该村民称,办案人员谈及两人行动“损害政府形象”,询问他的看法,他直言道,“他们是为我们发声的,从内心来说特别感谢人家”,并反问乡和区政府互相推诿不作为 。

对于坚果兄弟和郑宏彬被拘事件,有律师表示,根据《治安管理处罚法》,寻衅滋事行为是指在公共场所无事生非、起哄闹事,造成公共场所秩序严重混乱的行为 。但坚果兄弟和郑宏彬的行为,是基于对环境污染问题的关注和推动解决的目的,通过艺术项目来引发社会关注,并非无端生事。

律师还表示,他们的行为没有扰乱正常的社会秩序,反而有助于推动社会问题的解决,促进公众对环保问题的重视 。如果仅仅因为曝光问题、推动解决问题的行为就被认定为违法,这无疑会让公众对自己的言论和行动边界产生困惑,也不利于社会问题的解决和进步 。

此次事件引发了社会的广泛讨论。

在环保意识日益增强的今天,公众对环境污染问题的关注和监督是推动社会进步的重要力量 。

有评论认为,艺术家以独特的方式发声,将环境污染问题以更直观、更具影响力的形式展现给大众,其初衷是积极的。但在法律层面,如何界定这种环保发声行为的合法性,如何在保障公众监督权和维护社会秩序之间找到平衡,成为亟待思考的问题 。

声明:本文资料参考了澎湃新闻,北青报,南方周末、水瓶纪元、鸡蛋bot以等公开资料

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【404文库】家庭回忆录|按规定,纪念诞辰

政声人去后

民意闲谈中 ——杜甫

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CDT 档案卡
标题:按规定,纪念诞辰
作者:家传研究员
发表日期:2025.7.4
来源:微信公众号“家庭回忆录”
主题归类:李克强
CDS收藏:公民馆
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上面这句杜甫的诗,也是一本重要书籍中一篇文章的标题。

如果他还在,今日是70大寿。

按规定,官媒于第六版刊登了一篇纪念文章,与地方报道和部门报道放在一起。

是规定,也是态度。

一个人的命运,当然要靠自我奋斗,但是也考虑到历史的进程。

响应官方,回顾一下他的「历史进程」。

响应官方,回顾一下他的「历史进程」。

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1968年,他送朋友下乡时合影留念,前排右一。

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1974年合肥八中高二学生合影。据说,他很少坐C位。在这张照片上,他是后排右二。

那时的初中和高中都是两年制。

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这是他北大求学时在南门合影,左起王绍光、陈兴良、他、陶景洲,仍然是后排右一的位置。上任老总那年,陶景洲还写过一篇他记忆中的他。

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1981年师生合影,他仍在二排右一。

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高中毕业后,他也知青下乡,地点是老家安徽定远县九梓村,这张照片是家传的朋友路过时拍摄的,他在这里住过一个月。

下面这张更清晰些。

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1976年,他(中)与儿时玩伴在合肥逍遥津公园合影,貌似还夹着烟。

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2003年8月8日,已经担任书记的他在河南新乡调研,与原阳县桥北乡马庄村村民交谈。

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2009年8月,路过黑龙江棚户区居民杨甫家的院子时,与当地居民隔墙聊天。

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2014年8月3日,云南鲁甸县发生6.5级地震。4日一早,他在赶赴灾区的路上,因山路湿滑,道路泥泞,不慎摔倒,随后他弯下腰用泥水洗手(新闻截图画面)

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在会场上孤独思考的。

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与洋酋挥洒自如用英文交谈的。

一个人,就这样走完了一生。

面对如今改革开放的大好形势,感谢他他那句预言般的两条大河「不会倒流」。


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我写了300多部家传、整理了1200部家庭相册,发现旺族多出自读书人、绅士、企业家、地主,少数平民子弟则通过读书、从军、创业改变命运。

家史即国史,现代国家鼓励学生先讲家史、次学国史,汲取智慧、经验、教训,节节攀升。

死亡不是人生的终点,遗忘才是。如果没有记忆,家就是一句空话。

讲述我们的故事、写作家传,是人类延续文明和创造意义的基本方式。长按下面微信二维码,识别加我好友,一起抢救和传承家庭记忆:

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【立此存照】【404文库】毕节市律师协会|关于做好律师行业纠治违规吃喝工作的提示

CDT编者按:该通知流传于中国的律师圈中。律师不属于公职人员但仍遭到“纠治违规吃喝”,因此引发律师的愤怒。目前多个法律账号抨击该通知的文章已经遭到404,不过仍有部分律师评论可以查看。

CDT 档案卡
标题:【立此存照】【404文库】毕节市律师协会|关于做好律师行业纠治违规吃喝工作的提示
作者:毕节市律师协会
发表日期:2025.7.4
来源:搜狐
主题归类:律师
CDS收藏:人物馆
版权说明:该作品版权归原作者所有。中国数字时代仅对原作进行存档,以对抗中国的网络审查。详细版权说明

各律师事务所:

为进一步加强律师行业作风建设,严肃执业纪律,树立律师队伍良好形象,根据上级部门关于纠治违规吃喝问题的相关要求,现就有关事项提示如下:

一、提高思想认识,严守纪律底线

请各律师事务所组织全体律师及工作人员认真学习中央八项规定精神、律师执业行为规范及行业相关纪律要求,充分认识违规吃喝问题的危害性,坚决杜绝接受案件当事人、利害关系人或其他可能影响公正执业的宴请、娱乐活动等行为,自觉维护律师职业形象。

二、加强内部管理,开展自查自纠

1.各律师事务所应切实履行管理责任,加强对本所律师及工作人员的日常监督,严禁以“业务交流”“案件研讨”等名义组织或参与违规宴请。
2.对本所律师是否存在违规吃喝问题开展自查自纠,发现问题及时整改,并将相关情况报市律师协会备案。

三、强化监督问责,营造清风正气

1.市律师协会将联合相关部门开展专项检查,对顶风违规行为严肃处理,并视情节轻重给予行业惩戒或移交有关部门处理。
2.鼓励各律师事务所监督举报违规行为(举报电话:0857-8686418,邮箱:bjlvxie\@163.com )。请各律师事务所高度重视,迅速传达落实,共同营造风清气正的执业环境。毕节市律师协会2025年7月2日温馨提示:请各律师事务所将此提示传达到全体律师及工作人员,并做好相关学习记录。

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China Has Paid a High Price for Its Dominance in Rare Earths

Dust and groundwater contaminated with heavy metals and radioactive chemicals pose a health threat that the authorities have been trying to address for years.

© The New York Times

The artificial lake of sludge is contaminated with lead, cadmium and other heavy metals, including traces of radioactive thorium, according to technical papers by Chinese scholars.

US judge clears path for eight immigrants to be deported to South Sudan

Seen from behind, man wearing vest that says Police Ice

A federal judge has briefly halted the deportations of eight immigrants to war-torn South Sudan, the latest twist in a case that came hours after the supreme court cleared the way for the Trump administration to deport the men to a country where almost none of them have ties.

On Thursday, the nation’s highest court affirmed that US immigration officials can quickly deport people to countries to which they have no connection. Then on Friday afternoon, in an extraordinary Fourth of July hearing, the district judge Randolph Moss sent the case north from Washington to another judge in Boston. Moss concluded that the judge best equipped to deal with the issues was Brian Murphy, whose rulings led to the initial halt of the Trump administration’s effort to begin deportations to the eastern African country.

Moss extended his order halting the deportation until 4.30pm Eastern time, but it was unclear whether Murphy would act on the federal holiday to further limit the removal. Moss said new claims by the immigrants’ lawyers deserved a hearing.

The eight men awaiting deportation are from countries including Vietnam, South Korea, Mexico, Laos, Cuba and Myanmar. Just one is from South Sudan. All have been convicted of serious crimes, which the Trump administration has emphasized in justifying their banishment. Many had either finished or were close to finishing serving sentences, and had “orders of removal” directing them to leave the US.

A lawyer for the men have said they could “face perilous conditions” upon arriving in the country. South Sudan is enmeshed in civil war, and the US government advises no one should travel there before making their own funeral arrangements.

The administration has been trying to deport the immigrants for weeks. The government flew them to the US naval base in Djibouti but couldn’t move them further because Murphy had ruled no immigrant could be sent to a new country without a chance to have a court hearing.

The supreme court vacated that decision last month, and then Thursday night issued a new order clarifying that that meant the immigrants could be moved to South Sudan. Lawyers for the immigrants filed an emergency request to halt their removal later that night.

The case was assigned to Moss, who briefly barred the administration from moving the immigrants from Djibouti to South Sudan until his afternoon hearing concluded. He slightly extended that bar after he sent the case to Murphy. The administration has said it expected to fly the immigrants to South Sudan sometime on Friday.

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