"The original aspiration of Yixing environmental protection professionals is the leap from 'pollution control' to 'value creation,'" said Jiang Jiezhong, President of the association, setting the tone at the opening.“

President Jiang affirmed the industrial foundation laid by the "post-50s, post-60s, and post-70s" entrepreneurs, and expressed expectations for the younger generation to "break through while inheriting" — to break the limitations of traditional thinking and let Yixing's environmental protection industry radiate new vitality in the new era.

This inheritance is hidden in decades of deep-rooted practice by enterprises, building a solid platform for the young generation to "innovate standing on the shoulders of giants":

• Lanbisheng has been deeply engaged in fine chemical wastewater treatment for nearly 30 years, solving customer problems with core technologies;

• Xinqi Environmental Protection focuses on the field of solid waste resource utilization, achieving breakthroughs in the reduction and resource utilization of industrial solid waste;

• Penyao Environmental Protection has evolved from the first generation of underground sewage treatment equipment 40 years ago to today's industry-leading SEED low-carbon green energy water plant;

• Jinhuan Environmental Protection has shifted from non-standard environmental protection manufacturing to the intelligent upgrading of nuclear wastewater pollution treatment equipment;

• Peier Membrane Industry uses MBR membrane technology to fortify the "last line of defense" for sewage treatment;

• Tonghuan Environmental Protection is deeply engaged in municipal sewage treatment and industrial water environment governance, creating multiple regional water environment governance demonstration projects;

• Xinhuilin Environment focuses on the coking wastewater resource utilization track, providing replicable solutions with membrane separation and evaporation coupling technology;

• Huanxiaoer Platform builds a supply chain service system for the environmental protection industry, reducing enterprise procurement and operation costs through resource integration.

The management entrepreneurs, with the wisdom of "those who have been there," guide the new generation:

Jiang Weiqun, Executive President of the association, proposed that the young generation needs to break through industry involution in "differentiation, segmentation, high-endization, and branding";

Tang Shuijiang, Secretary-General of the association, emphasized that young entrepreneurs should identify with the spirit of dedication and devote themselves to the environmental protection cause with the vision of "benefiting future generations and bringing glory for a thousand years." He also made clear that the Environmental Protection Young Entrepreneurs Committee is not simply a "successor club," but a bond connecting the future of the industry. Only through continuous learning can one shoulder this responsibility.

At the symposium, the sharing by the six "second-generation entrepreneurs" representatives directly addressed industry pain points and was filled with expectations for the industry's future, demonstrating the new generation's fresh thinking on the environmental protection industry and the association's development. Every viewpoint was infused with the courage to "break boundaries" and the wisdom to "reconstruct."

• Wang Pengyao, Chairman of Penyao Environmental Protection, highly recognized the association's efforts in optimizing the industrial soft environment in recent years, and pointed out that young entrepreneurs urgently need a dedicated platform and empathetic circle to solve the basic mutual trust problem between enterprises and clear obstacles for collaborative innovation;

• Shang Ming, General Manager of Jinhuan Environmental Protection, directly addressed the pain point of homogeneous competition and proposed that the association could take the lead in building multiple ecosystems to break the dilemma of enterprises fighting alone through supply chain collaboration;

• Zhou Kanyu, General Manager of Peier Membrane Industry, centered on "career has nothing to do with age, what matters is passion," and looked forward to the association providing precise services around its founding purpose, leading enterprises to jointly analyze problems and break through development;

• Zhang Mingyin, General Manager of Tonghuan Environmental Protection, resonated with Zhou Kanyu, calling on the association to gather collective strength and help member enterprises weather the industry cycle together;

• Li Yifei, General Manager of Xinhuilin, candidly addressed the current industry situation of "having business but no profit," emphasizing that enterprises need to grit their teeth and endure the cycle, and also calling on the entire industry to respect the value of environmental protection technology so that technological innovation can obtain its due market return;

• Chen Zhi'an, General Manager of Huanxiaoer Platform, put forward three suggestions from the operational level: the organizational structure of the Young Entrepreneurs Committee needs key planning; build an upstream and downstream ecological chain around the environmental protection main business; break geographical limitations to attract more high-quality enterprises and broaden the boundaries of industry development.

After in-depth exchanges, the two generations of entrepreneurs reached a high degree of consensus on the positioning and mission of the "Environmental Protection Young Entrepreneurs Committee" — it is not only a platform serving young entrepreneurs, but also a "strategic pivot" carrying the future of Yixing's environmental protection industry. Chairman Wang Pengyao of Penyao Environmental Protection explicitly affirmed the necessity of establishing the Committee, and expressed even greater expectations for it to undertake a strategic mission beyond that of a traditional chamber of commerce and become a core force driving industrial upgrading.

01 Institutional Innovation: Aiming to Be "High-Minded and Future-Oriented"

The Committee will serve as a core branch under the association. With the vision of "achieving the industry," it plans to establish a dedicated service team that conducts frequent analysis and delivers practical results. At the same time, the Committee will become an "experimental field" for the association's innovative attempts, taking the lead in exploring new service models and collaboration mechanisms, and providing experience and reference for the association's overall development.

02 Co-building the Ecosystem: Pooling Collaborative Strength

On the one hand, renowned entrepreneurs in the industry will be invited to serve as young mentors, passing on industrial spirit and practical experience through "veterans guiding newcomers." On the other hand, led by young entrepreneurs, various cross-enterprise alliance organizations will be formed to promote the implementation of collaborative models, break down barriers between enterprises, and achieve an ecosystem effect of "1+1>2."

03 Safeguarding the Industry: Regaining Confidence amid Changes

At present, the environmental protection industry is in a period of adjustment — central and state-owned enterprises are gradually withdrawing, and some listed environmental protection companies have delisted. Opportunities in the optimization of the existing market and new tracks are gradually emerging. The Committee will play the role of "industry guardian," helping enterprises see trends clearly, regain confidence, find the right positioning within the industrial cycle, and achieve steady development.