Jan 21, 2020|
The Coca-Cola Company and JD.com Partner to Explore New Recycling Program in China
(January 21st, 2020, Davos, Switzerland) The Coca-Cola Company and JD.com today announced a partnership to explore new ways of plastic recycling to help drive the circular economy in China.
JD.com has leveraged its nationwide logistics system in a pilot to help collect used beverage bottles from households. The collected bottles are being sent to recycling facilities in partnership with Coca-Cola, where they’ll enter the circular value chain.
The project was announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Coca-Cola first announced its World Without Waste vision two years ago, with a global goal to help collect and recycle the equivalent of 100% of its packaging by 2030.
JD.com launched its ‘Green Stream Initiative’ in 2017, aimed at reducing the environmental impact of logistics activities. From June 2017 to December 2019, JD reduced disposable packaging by nearly 30,000 tons and saved nearly one million tons of paper.
Leaders from both companies – Coca-Cola Chairman and CEO James Quincey, JD.com CSO Jon Liao, JD Retail CEO Lei Xu and JD Logistics CEO Zhenhui Wang – shared their plans at a panel discussion today at WEF.
“Our World Without Waste initiative includes a major focus on working with partners, because no single company can solve the packaging waste problem alone,” Quincey said. “Our new partnership with JD.com, with its in-house logistics infrastructure and e-commerce platform, is an exciting opportunity to explore a localized approach to bring back used PET bottles and recycle them into other useful products.”
JD.com and Coca-Cola China co-piloted a two-week recycling program last month in Shanghai, which leveraged JD’s courier team to collect used bottles from 50,000 households when they delivered packages to consumers. The collected bottles are being sent to recycling facilities in partnership with Coca-Cola. The companies are exploring a further expansion of the partnership.
Recycled PET materials are expected to be used in couriers’ uniforms or other lifestyle products, to help more people understand the value of recycling and help shape their daily behaviors, including waste sorting, recycling and sustainable consumption.
Zhenhui Wang, CEO of JD Logistics, said: “JD.com has long been dedicated to sustainable development of people and the world, and this pilot program is an important component of our ‘Green Stream Initiative’ sustainability strategy. Through the partnership, we are excited to create a ‘reverse’ logistics system and, more broadly, to encourage the public, especially our consumers, to adopt responsible consumption and recycling in their everyday lives, thereby participating in a more sustainable circular economy.”
The initiative is the first attempt at cross-industry collaboration to explore a circular solution between an international company and the Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com, leveraging the know-how, resources and operational excellence of the two partners.
Oct 29, 2024|
JD Logistics Launches Shenzhen-Kuala Lumpur Air Cargo Route to Boost Cross-border Trade
On October 29, JD Logistics (also known as JINGDONG Logistics) officially launched its Shenzhen-Kuala Lumpur international all-cargo route, further enhancing cross-border trade between China and Southeast Asia. The inaugural flight departed from Shenzhen, China, at 10:00 A.M. and arrived in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, at 2:00 P.M., carrying a full load of cross-border e-commerce goods.
The new route will operate two to five flights per week, improving the efficiency of the transportation of goods between China to Southeast Asia. The launch of the route represents a key milestone in JD Logistics’ efforts to establish a fully integrated supply chain in the region, offering seamless international logistics services to merchants and customers.
Since the start of JD Airlines’ international operations in 2023, its network has grown to include destinations such as South Korea, Vietnam, the Philippines, Bangladesh, and Thailand, strengthening JD’s footprint across Southeast Asia. JD Logistics has also established multiple self-operated warehouses throughout the region, enabling local and international brands and merchants to leverage JD Logistics’ industry-leading supply chain and logistics solutions, which provide delivery times as fast as one day in certain areas. Additionally, JD Express has expanded its services to cover seven Southeast Asian countries, ensuring local consumers can receive parcels from China with greater speed and reliability.
As part of its global expansion strategy, JD Logistics plans to double the total area of its self-operated overseas warehouses by the end of 2025 and increase the frequency of its international flights. Future plans also include continue leveraging JD Airlines’ capabilities to open long-haul routes to Europe and North America.
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