商会旨在通过建立有意义的联结发现更多合作机会、助力国际企业在华运营、团结我们独特的商业社区。
来自世界各地的会员通过加入上海英国商会，进入到中国最具活力的城市之一 —— 上海。我们在中国拥有超过280家会员企业，为希望在中国发展的公司和品牌提供最接地气的本土行业信息。
上海英国商会的成立和运作都严格按照其章程进行。商会执行委员会于2025年1月13日对章程进行了最近一次修订。
上海英国商会通过三大服务方向为会员带来价值：对国家、地方及行业政策的分析和倡议、分享最及时的专业知识和行业见解、组织团结会员社群的各类活动。
商会的英国顾问委员会由资深专业人士组成，他们在英中关系、贸易及产业领域拥有深厚经验，为在华或与中国开展业务的英国企业提供宝贵的见解和洞察。委员会通过提供前瞻性建议，支持商会核心使命——推动英国企业在华利益发展。作为商会执行委员会（ExCo）的智囊团，委员会协助商会在充满活力的英中商业环境中把握新兴机遇、应对挑战，确保其持续影响力。
使命
英国商会顾问委员会的使命是为影响英中关系的重要议题提供非约束性建议与多元视角。委员会作为执行委员会的战略顾问，协助制定商会的业务运营、政策制定及市场拓展方向，并代表商会参与相关高层论坛。
愿景
提升商会在华影响力与实效性，深化英中企业间的合作纽带，并增强商会在关键行业及政府网络中的话语权。
职能
英国商会顾问委员会在以下领域提供咨询与代表服务：
通过以上职能，委员会致力于强化英国商会在英中经贸舞台上的核心价值。
1915年5月，正值一战战事在欧洲蔓延，一群英国商人在上海英国领事馆召开会议， 共同讨论如何在战争期间保护在华英商的利益，此次会议宣告了上海英国商会的诞生。从成立初期的60家会员，累计至1916年底，会员总数增加到250余人。
今天，我们的故事仍在继续。
In May of 1915, as the First World War was escalating, a group of British firms gathered at the British Consul’s residence in Shanghai to discuss how to embody and protect British business interests. With a total of 60 members, British Chamber of Commerce Shanghai was formed.
© The Bund Shanghai/Peter Hibbard
‘Now is our opportunity, gentlemen, to form a combination of our own which will add our strength; a combination which will work strenuously for the expansion of British trade and which will uphold British prestige in China.’
© The North-China Herald
John Johnstone Paterson was a descendent of Jardine Matheson’s founder William Jardine’s sister, Jean. Johnstone was the first Chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce Shanghai and his company Jardine Matheson still continues to this day to be a very active member of the Chamber.
© Jardine Matheson Archive
British Chamber of Commerce Shanghai’s original symbol first published in The Chamber Journal on September 1, 1915, informing members of the Chamber’s aims and its sub-comittees.
© British Chamber of Commerce Shanghai
The Chamber moved to the Jardine Matheson building at No. 27 the Bund in the late 1920s and remained there until its closure due to the Second World War.
© Virtual Cities Project
Committees representing the specific needs and ambitions of specialised industries have always been key to BritCham Shanghai’s operations. This 1947 Circular letter asked members for representative nomniees for sub-committees, illustrating the core lines of business at the time.
© HSBC Archive
The 1940s saw the closure of BritCham Shanghai. The Chamber reopened in 1995. The smooth handover of Hong Kong removed the last major political barrier between Britain and China in bilateral relations.
© South China Morning Post
In 2015, British Chamber of Commerce Shanghai celebrated its 100 birthday in style. The Shangri-La transformed into Nanking Road of Old Shanghai and over RMB 500,000 was raised that night to support the charity project ‘Bright Eyes’.
© British Chamber of Commerce Shanghai
‘With the rich legacy of the British Chamber of Commerce Shanghai, we strive to continue building and creating new friendships and opportunities between China and the United Kingdom. Let’s connect.’
© British Chamber of Commerce Shanghai
我们很自豪能与如下英国本土主要机构以及英国在华相关组织机构发展合作关系，为上海英国商会的会员提供更具价值的服务。
