Sep 15, 2020| ESG

JD Pays Way for COVID-19 Volunteer’s Return to Wuhan

Rachel Liu

by Rachel Liu

At the height of China’s fight against COVID-19 earlier this year, a young man named Wenqiang Jiang was traveling from his hometown of Dalian to Changsha city when he made a crucial mistake: he accidentally got off the train in Wuhan. As the world knows, the city was in the midst of a strict lockdown. He had no choice but to stay. With no way out and nothing to do, he decided to volunteer at Wuhan No. 1 Hospital to assist medical workers.

Over the course of the next month, Jiang worked 12 hours a day as a cleaning staff working with doctors and nurses to treat COVID-19 patients. His story soon went viral on Chinese social media, with many applauding his diligence and bravery, and his choice to make the most of his unexpected stay in Wuhan. Jiang left Wuhan on March 30^th, but his days in the city had left an unforgettable mark.

Half a year later and ahead of the Mid-Autumn Festival, JD has arranged an all-expenses paid visit for Jiang to see his former colleagues in Wuhan, where the number of cases have dropped to near zero in recent months. The visit was arranged after the Wuhan No. 1 Hospital and local media extended an invitation to Jiang on social media.

Working with Xiamen Air and Wuhan Vanke Narada Grand Hotel, JD provided Jiang with return flight tickets to Wuhan and a hotel stay, even preparing gift boxes with mooncakes and hairy crabs for Jiang to bring to the medical workers.

On September 11^th and 12^th, Jiang made his way back to Wuhan. He visited the hotel where he stayed during his time in Wuhan. At the Wuhan No.1 hospital, he finally saw the faces of unmasked medical workers, whom he had worked with every day in the midst of the crisis. Local citizens left comments for Jiang on social media saying, “Wuhan welcomes you back,” and “You are the hero of the city”.

(liuchang61@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)