Alibaba, the first Asian Internet science and technology member, joined the World Business Council for Sustainable Development

Thank you, Mr. Air, a netizen of CTOnews.com, for your clue delivery! CTOnews.com November 27 news, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) announced that Alibaba Group officially joined the WBCSD. The initial focus of the cooperation will be on climate action, in particular on finding innovative ways to use the Alibaba platform to carry out a wide range of carbon reduction activities, and to develop a framework and methodology for "avoiding carbon emissions" with WBCSD members.

It is understood that the member companies of WBCSD have a total revenue of more than 8.5 trillion US dollars and have 19 million employees, including well-known brands such as General Electric in the United States and Toyota in Japan. Alibaba became the first Asian technology company to join the club.

CTOnews.com learned from WBCSD that Alibaba is committed to carbon neutrality in his own operations by 2030 and has put forward the concept of "scope 3 +" to involve a wider range of stakeholders in and promote low-carbon products, services and behaviors based on the potential of its digital technology and platform.

Alibaba said in his latest ESG report that the company has 409 brands, 1.91 million products and 187 million consumers involved in reducing emissions through 88 carbon accounts and low-carbon friendly goods programs.