Apr 23, 2021| ESG

JD Foundation Launches Children Books Donation Campaign 2021

Vivian Yang

by Vivian Yang

JD.com started a new round of its children books’ donation campaign on Apr. 23 to coincide with World Reading Day 2021. From Apr. 23 to May 19, people in 27 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions in China may donate books by a few simple clicks on JD’s app.

Once the book pick-up appointment is made through the JD app, JD’s couriers will collect them free of charge. All of the books will be sent to charity organizations for selection, sorting and disinfection before being delivered to designated schools.

Donated books are required in good condition to be eligible for the program. Picture books, educational books, classic literature and reference books for children between 5 to 12 years old are preferred.

“The entire book donation process is tracked in JD’s system,” said Chen Zeng, vice president of JD.com. “Donators can easily find the whereabouts of their donated books and charity organizations will also publicize their book handling details on the platform to keep a transparent record.”

This campaign, started in 2015, is the e-commerce giant’s flagship charity initiative aiming at increasing reading access for children in China’s rural and underdeveloped areas. It draws increasing attention and participation from society over the years. This year, the program will continue to be organized by JD Foundation, People’s Daily, China Social Assistant Foundation and Stars Youth Development Center, and supported by JD Books, JD Reading and JD Logistics.

Before the public campaign, JD Books has offered 500 books to a middle school in Beijing for children of migrant workers. Meanwhile, JD Reading donated dozens of e-readers and hundreds of e-books and audiobooks to charity organizations, in an effort to enrich children’s reading choices.

“Every book has the potential to change a child’s life. We are pleased to see that more and more caring people and organizations join this campaign this year to satisfy more children’s thirst for reading,” Zeng added.

(vivian.yang@jd.com)

Sep 26, 2021| ESG

JD’s Digital Contracting Platform Save Resources Tremendously

Vivian Yang

by Vivian Yang

JD Technology kicked off a new round of promotion of its digital contracting services on September 17th, aiming to bring the blockchain-based technology to more SMEs and support them to go paperless in business operation.

To date, JD’s digital contracting platform has assisted on managing over 4 billion contracts for more than 500,000 enterprise users. If a contract uses 10 pieces of A4 paper on average, the platform has accumulatively saved 40 billion pieces of paper so far, which equates to the save of 13 million trees and reducing more than 4 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions.

A number of China’s well-known enterprises such as Xiamen ITG Group Corp. adopted the platform recently, and estimates show that the service will help them save 80% time in the work of contract processing, and lower costs of contract signing by 60%.

Enabled by digital certificates and blockchain, the service makes sure that all parties in a transaction can share the same view of a live contract, and every step and revision of the contract is recorded, creating a tamper-proof audit trail. The blockchain system can also enable hashlock on confidential contracts to ensure the safety of the original document and data privacy.

As a one-stop solution, the platform offers contract templates, digital stamps, e-signing, archiving services and more. All data is strictly scrutinized before being connected to the platform, and will continue to go through rigid reviews in every step of data generation, transfer, storage and other actions to secure data authenticity. More importantly, the complete evidence chain is synchronized with courts, notary offices and other judicial bodies, ensuring contacts’ judicial validity and management efficiency.

Heavy technology aside, the platform is easy to use, as it supports multi-interfaces on computers, app, Wechat mini program and more, as well as simultaneous actions by different people.

New users of the platform will not only enjoy discounts and a service package for free, but also become a certified member of JD’s “zero-carbon enterprise” program.

(vivian.yang@jd.com)

Aug 18, 2021| ESG

JD.com Stages Largest Recruitment of Graduates in The Industry by Providing 40,000 Openings in The Past Three Years

Yuchuan Wang

by Yuchuan Wang

JD.com announced on Aug. 17 that the company had provided nearly 40,000 job opportunities for graduates in the past three years with 358 types of positions. This July saw almost 400 new hires born after the year of 2000 joining JD.com.

With rapid development of businesses, JD has been leading in the industry in recruiting the most graduates in the past few years. Earlier this month, the company announced that it will provide 150 types of job positions for class 2022, covering the company’s major businesses across retail, technology, logistics, healthcare, property management, international business and industrial solutions.

While increasing the quantity of recruitment and types of positions, JD also continues to increase the incentive measures for talent. In July this year, JD.com announced that it will increase employee annual pay (including bonuses) from 14 months to 16 months over the next two years.

Younger generations have become a driving force for JD’s innovation and business development. Yinlun Li, who is the general manager of marketing operation of JD.com’s Fast Moving Consumer Goods business, became a team leader at 24, three years after he joined JD.

JD strives to create a positive working environment while improving employees’ overall well-being. The company will continue to provide broader growth space, richer business opportunities and more diversified job offerings to encourage recruitment of young people.

(yuchuan.wang@jd.com)