Continuing to accelerate the green development of the industry, SHEIN Warehousing and Logistics Park adds 4 more "Zero Waste Factories" certification

SHEIN 's green carbon reduction actions in the warehousing and logistics links continue to be certified by authoritative organizations. Recently, TÜV Rheinland Greater China (hereinafter referred to as "TÜV Rhein") , an international independent third-party testing, inspection and certification organization, issued a waste zero landfill management system certification (also known as "zero waste factory" certification) certificate to SHEIN 's four warehousing and logistics parks . This is also the second " zero waste " certification added after SHEIN's previous two warehousing and logistics parks and SHEIN Apparel Manufacturing Innovation Research Center , which further accelerates the green carbon reduction and sustainable development of SHEIN's supply chain .

"Zero landfill + reuse", multiple warehousing and logistics parks realize full life cycle management of waste

TÜV Rheinland carries out zero landfill management system certification services according to international standards , evaluating the waste management level of enterprises from two dimensions: management process and quantitative performance. According to relevant TÜV Rhein officials, the certification of S HEIN 's four storage and logistics parks shows that the parks clearly identify the flow of waste , have established a relatively complete waste management system, and recycle some valuable industrial waste, which increases the service life of products and reduces waste.

Previously , SHEIN 's two warehousing and logistics parks and clothing manufacturing innovation research center have obtained the "Zero Landfill" certification. At present, SHEIN is still continuing to promote the zero landfill of waste in more self-operated sites . Through the full life cycle management of waste, promoting the upgrading of solid waste management to "high efficiency, high value, and large-scale utilization", striving to efficiently reduce the environmental load and orderly achieve green and low-carbon transformation, this is an important measure for SHEIN to accelerate the green and sustainable development of its business, practice new quality productivity, and promote high-quality development of the industry.

While the park's waste is being fully standardized , SHEIN is also actively exploring waste recycling . The reporter learned that in accordance with the TÜV Rhein waste zero landfill management system certification requirements, the above-mentioned SHEIN storage and logistics park has introduced a waste full life cycle management method, starting from source reduction, reuse, resource recovery, and landfill reduction, and has found a solution for waste reduction and resource utilization, thereby converting waste into reusable resources.

The above-mentioned parks that have obtained the "zero landfill" certification have established regular cooperation with many waste treatment and recycling units, and have carried out fine sorting of waste. Among them, kitchen waste is recycled into organic fertilizer, and industrial waste generated by product packaging such as PET bottles, tapes, plastic ropes, cloth tapes, and cardboard is collected and transported away by industrial waste recyclers in the park, and recycled by corresponding cooperative units. For the remaining industrial and domestic waste, professional units will incinerate and generate energy for energy recovery.

At the same time, S HEIN also uses eligible waste materials in the supplier empowerment project. For example, eligible waste textile materials are sorted, opened, combed, laid and hot pressed, and made into insulation materials for factory steam pipes in the cooperative supplier factory energy efficiency improvement empowerment project , effectively improving the factory's energy efficiency; in the training courses for industrial skilled personnel, eligible waste materials are used for practical training .

In recent years, as an important part of the supply chain, SHEIN has promoted a number of sustainable development actions to reduce carbon emissions in the warehousing and logistics links. For example, by switching to reusable trays such as metal trays, the use of disposable plastic lunch boxes has been continuously reduced. Most warehouses now no longer need to use disposable lunch boxes. In the first half of 2024, it recycled a total of 48.7 tons of PP lunch boxes and plastic bottles. According to calculations, compared with incineration, it reduced carbon dioxide emissions by about 113.8 tons.

Today, SHEIN has established a smart supply chain matrix covering cities in the Greater Bay Area, including Guangzhou, Zhaoqing, Foshan, Jiangmen, and Qingyuan . In Zhaoqing, the Xiyin Bay Area Western Smart Industrial Park, with a total investment of 3.5 billion yuan, was officially started at the end of 2023, and the entire process from project planning and design, construction to management and operation has implemented the full life cycle ESG concept; in Guangzhou, the Xiyin Bay Area Supply Chain Project, which officially started at the end of September this year with a total investment of tens of billions of yuan, also fully integrates the concepts of green, low-carbon and sustainable development.

Led by the dual engines of "own brand + platform", the whole process promotes the sustainable development of the clothing industry

In addition to its active actions in its own business, SHEIN , with its dual-engine development of "independent brand + platform", has continued to create value for the industry and the market , and promoted the sustainable development of the apparel industry throughout the entire process .

First of all, S HEIN 's innovative "small order quick response" flexible supply chain model and digital system tools in its business model have helped the industry effectively reduce production waste from the source, and led the digitalization and industrial Internet transformation and upgrading of the apparel industry .

At the same time, from environmentally friendly raw materials and raw material recycling including industry excess inventory fabrics, recycled fabrics, forest-friendly viscose fabrics, etc., to research and development, production, manufacturing, logistics, product recirculation and other full life cycle processes including digital thermal transfer, digital cold transfer, new energy trucks, rooftop photovoltaics, energy efficiency improvement projects, recycled plastic packaging bags, SHEIN Exchange second-hand trading platform , etc. , the concept of environmental protection and sustainability is deeply rooted in every aspect of its production and operation . S HEIN promotes a sustainable strategy throughout the product life cycle and entire process.

SHEIN's own brand also continues to promote the application of green carbon reduction projects including innovative technologies, rooftop photovoltaics and energy efficiency improvement among suppliers. In addition, SHEIN also fully empowers suppliers in terms of technological innovation, training support, factory expansion, supplier community welfare , compliance, etc., promotes the improvement of suppliers' comprehensive capabilities and sustainable development, and continuously enhances the influence of the clothing industry in the global industrial chain . According to statistics, the development of SHEIN has driven the employment development of a large number of upstream and downstream industries such as trade exports, manufacturing, warehousing and logistics, and transportation, as well as millions of upstream and downstream personnel.

At the same time, in terms of platformization, the "production based on sales" flexible on-demand supply chain model led by SHEIN 's own brand is empowering third-party merchants and brands in more industrial belts across the country through the platformization model, and has successively launched the "Xiyou Gravity Million Sellers Plan", "National 500 Cities Industrial Belt Overseas Plan" and "Excellent Products" Overseas Plan, etc. In the two-way rush of "cross-border e-commerce + industrial belt" , it enables multi-category third-party products and brands including the clothing industry to go overseas with high quality.

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