Jun 8, 2021|
P&G and JD Jointly Launch Soccer Field Made from Plastic Bottles
by Yuchuan Wang
Students at Xianlin campus of Nanjing Foreign Language School in Suqian School had a penalty kick competition on a new soccer field made of recycled plastic bottles on Jun. 4. The field has been constructed using recycled plastic bottles. Last year, over 20,000 families joined the bottle recycling program launched by JD Green Stream Initiative (GSI) and P&G Beauty.
Soccer field made of recycled plastic bottles in Nanjing Foreign Language School Xianlin Campus Suqian School
In Jul. 2020, JD and P&G initiated a program which enables customers in Shanghai and Guangzhou who purchase hair care products from P&G brands including Head & Shoulders, Pantene, VS Sassoon, Rejoice, Herbal Essences, Hair Recipe and Aussie to receive their products in JD’s reusable “green box”. By scanning a QR code on the box and packing it with their own plastic bottles, customers can arrange for JD couriers to collect it from their doorsteps.
“JD has always attached great importance to lead the contribution of the development of society while developing our business,” said Jerry Duan, head of JD GSI. “It is gratifying to have partners like P&G on our journey and we look forward to be joined by more partners to exert their influence for a more sustainable world.”
“Our trial project recycling packages and bottles through green logistics with the JD GSI helps create a sustainable ecosystem for brands, platforms and consumers,” said Jiafei Lu, head of supply chain packaging at P&G Beauty. “We are glad to partner with JD to promote global enterprises to develop sustainably.”
P&G has been a long-term partner for JD’s GSI since 2017 and has cooperated with JD on multiple sustainable programs, such as implementing simplified packaging that reduces over-packaging, shipment of shampoo in its original container, and the use of green reusable boxes for P&G products.
Dec 28, 2021|
JD.com Donates Protection Materials and Living Supplies to Xi’an
by Yuchuan Wang
At 3 am on December 24, a truckload of protection materials and living supplies donated by JD.com were transported to Xi’an, ranging from masks, medical protective clothing and disinfectants to tents, drinking water and instant noodles, among many others. The city is currently under lockdown after a recent COVID-19 outbreak.
JD has strengthened its disinfection measures across the supply chain in Xi’an to ensure goods safety by disinfecting all of the logistics and shopping venues, devices, parcels and vehicles on an hourly basis.
JD Health rapidly launched a 24×7 free consultation service for users in Xi’an and other places stricken by the new round of COVID-19 cases. The free service covers nearly 20 out-patient departments that meet users’ various demands.
JD’s SEVEN FRESH supermarkets in Xi’an provide daily necessities to local customers without interruption.
While ensuring supplies will reach the frontline, JD.com provides COVID-19 insurance to all of its employees in Xi’an.
At the same time, JD Logistics has deployed several autonomous delivery vehicles in Xi’an Jiaotong University, Shaanxi Polytechnic Institute and Shaanxi Railway Institute to provide contactless delivery to teachers and students.
In 2012, JD.com’s founder Richard Liu announced a company regulation stating that if a disaster happens anywhere in the country, the nearest JD warehouse should immediately donate and transport its goods to meet the emergency demands, and that the management of any such warehouse would not need to obtain prior approval.
Dec 8, 2021|
JD and ATRenew Co-launch Circular Economy Report
by Vivian Yang
The post-consumption electronic wastes generated in big cities represent the sleeping “metal mines” — if “waken up“ and fed into the recycling loop, they would create considerable economic and environmental benefits. This is the conclusion from the latest “2021 Circular Economy Research Report” released on Dec. 1，co-produced by JD.com, Kearney and ATRenew, a technology-driven used consumer electronics transactions and services platform in China and an investee of JD.com.
The report noted that promoting trade-in services play a significant role in putting idle electronic products, primarily mobile phones, into the circular economy as well as boosting consumption, especially when it comes to big-sized home appliances in physical stores, according to data from JD and ATRenew’s user survey and second-hand goods sales data over the last four years.
In 2020, through close collaboration with JD.com and other retailers, ATRenew recycled more than 23 million second-hand products, mostly electronics, for resale or disposal in an environmentally responsible way. It enabled more than 100,000 SMEs to offer products’ trade-in services last year and dismantled about 225,000 electronic products, cutting down 36.1 tons of e-waste.
While the report emphasized the necessity of e-waste recycling both for the sake of metal parts value such as copper, gold, silver, palladium and other metals, and reducing heavy metal and battery pollution, it also revealed consumers’ various concerns over returning their electronic goods.
Around 46% of respondents claimed they don’t have a convenient way to dispose of their outdated electronic devices; 17.8% expressed concerns about data security; and 38% said they keep three or more idle electronic goods at home.
According to CINNO Research, an industry consultancy, 307 million mobile phones were sold in China in 2020. According to a JD Mobile user survey, roughly half of consumers replace their electronic items, mostly mobile phones, every two years.
To step up efforts on consumer electronics recycling, this July, ATRenew launched a pilot initiative called the “integrated city model” to bring together resources and capabilities of cities, merchants, retailers, and customers to increase the rate of circular economy adoption.
At the same time, JD.com announced a new 5-year low-carbon program in 2021, pledging to invest RMB 1 billion yuan in green supply chain construction and a 35 percent increase in carbon efficiency.
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