The 2019 Integral Conversation is held in Guilin on Nov 7-9. [Photo/Guangxi Daily]

The 2019 Integral Conversation was held in Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region from Nov 7 to 9, gathering leaders and experts of well-known domestic and foreign enterprises to discuss sustainable development and corporate influence improvement.

Participants from China, the United States, Malaysia, and Singapore conducted dialogues on how to unite global forces to achieve the UN's sustainable development goals, as well as to communicate how to enhance corporate influence by stimulating development goals and sustainable development ideas.

This year's event aimed to convey the concept of sustainable development to people through deep and insightful dialogue, diverse cultural exchanges, as well as eco-friendly tourism experiences.

Founded in 2014 by Esquel Group, the world's leading textile and garment manufacturer, the Integral Conversation is an international platform for exchanges to bring together innovative ideas from a variety of sectors and to jointly explore possible development options that take both environmental and social impacts into account. Nearly 300 experts from the public, private, and academic fields have been attracted to take part in the event every year since 2014.

Esquel Group also announced its participation in the Sustainable Enterprise Action Initiative, a collective statement led by Esquel Group, Alibaba, China Three Gorges Group, and Yili Group, which was also signed by 16 well-known domestic and foreign companies at the first Sustainable Development Forum that was held in Beijing last month.