Green growth high on leadership agenda

Enterprises need to take more efforts to embrace sustainable development as environmental protection was high on the agenda of the roadmap for China's economy in 2018 rolled out by the nation's top leadership, according to experts.

Although such measures may be painful in the short term, enterprises will gain benefits in the long run by reducing their environmental impact, experts said.

Environmental protection was listed as one of key tasks in order to achieve high-quality growth, according to the statement released after the Central Economic Work Conference which closed on Wednesday.