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Alibaba tops Greenpeace China e-commerce ranking for climate-related commitments, Pinduoduo comes last
- Alibaba has pledged to to make its operations carbon neutral by 2030 and eliminate 1.5 gigatons of emissions across its entire business ecosystem by 2035
- The companies’ climate commitments only cover their corporate operations, but the carbon footprint of their value chains are much higher, Greenpeace said
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Alibaba Group Holding is China’s top e-commerce platform when it comes to climate-related commitments and actions to reduce carbon emissions, according to Greenpeace.
Alibaba topped the rankings mainly because of its pledge to achieve carbon neutrality in its operations by 2030, according to a report released by the environmental group on Thursday. JD.com took second place, largely because of the climate commitments of its logistics arm, JD Logisitics.
Pinduoduo came in last as the Shanghai-based e-commerce giant has yet to announce its climate-related goals or disclose information on carbon reduction.
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Greenpeace analysed seven major Chinese e-commerce platforms, which included Vipshop, Suning.com, NetEase and Xiaomi, scoring them on their climate commitments, the actions they have taken so far, information disclosure related to climate and environment and the steps taken to manage platforms responsibly and sustainably.
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“China’s net-zero pledge turned climate commitments into one of the major lenses for these companies’ social impact to be judged,” said Tang Damin, project leader at Greenpeace East Asia’s Beijing office.
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