Top managers of the country's leading State-owned enterprise (SOE) risk losing promotion opportunities or even jobs if their companies fail to meet energy-saving and pollutant-reduction targets.

An accountability system will be implemented for the managers of the 154 enterprises directly under the supervision of the central government starting September.

The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) urged all its enterprises to draw up detailed steps to help achieve the national green goal.