A lot of people only associate low-carbon companies with new industries such as renewable energy or solar and wind power, but, traditional industries can also adopt low-emissions standards, according to the managing director of a major cable company in China.

"After a century of service, we've learned that it's possible to leave the world a better place than you found it," Alex Tham, managing director of Alcan Cable China, made this remark during an interview with China Daily, prior to the open ceremony of the second China (Binhai Tianjin) International Eco-city Forum & Expo, in Tianjin.

"Many people think low-carbon and green represent the well-known, renewable energy business such as solar and wind power. In fact, traditional areas such as the cable industry can also adopt a low-carbon-emissions standard as their corporate objective," explained Tham.