Twenty years ago, working in a factory as a Chinese migrant worker was about earning as much as you could, as fast as you could, anyway you could. Today, the post-1990 generation is much more like teenagers and twenty-somethings anywhere else. They want to build skills, get promoted, and receive the respect their hard work deserves. In February 2000 Tristan moved from his English village to teach English in an equally small Chinese village. Since then Tristan and China have changed quite a bit: he has worked in Afghanistan and the middle east, completed an MA in Chinese politics, spent 3 years studying and working in Beijing, gained an MSc in Environmental Technology and now runs the Shanghai office for Carnstone Partners, a London-based sustainability consultancy. Tristan develops practical sustainability projects and strategies for international brands’ supply chains. This has included establishing a sustainable supply chain programme in East Asia for a large pharmaceutical company, managing labour rights risk at one of Shanghai’s largest construction sites and working with UK retailers to develop community partnerships with Asian suppliers. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx
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