UPS Leads Green Logistics to Promote Sustainable Development with SMEs through Carbon Neutral Program

In the age of online shopping, it is convenient to buy your favorite products without leaving home.

However, the waste caused by long-distance transportation and excessive packaging will also bring relative environmental costs.

In the face of a series of environmental issues of concern, UPS provides solutions for consumers and merchants.

Hong Kong people love fashion and buy different clothes every season to meet the trend. However, behind the clothes may be the source of pollution.

Production, packaging and shipping consume more energy than the aviation and shipping industries combined.

According to data from the United Nations Environment Programme, the fashion industry accounts for about 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions, making it one of the most polluting industries in the world.

In addition, the global supply chain in the fashion industry is complex. The process from procurement of clothing fibers to "Last Mile Delivery" involves a large number of procedures, which may involve stakeholders in different regions, which greatly increases the difficulty and difficulty of delivery. Complexity.

UPS has launched the Carbon Neutral Programme, which encourages customers to pay a small fee to support relevant environmental protection projects to offset the carbon footprint generated by shipping packages and contribute to the environment together.

Promoting Sustainable Development Commitment to Carbon Neutrality by 2050

In order to achieve a sustainable future, UPS not only continues to promote the reduction of logistics packaging, but also encourages customers to pay a small fee to offset the carbon footprint of shipping packages through its Carbon Neutral Programme, and to combat climate change.

The funds raised by UPS's carbon neutral plan will be fully invested in global environmental protection projects, including reforestation, landfill gas decomposition, sewage treatment and methane decomposition, etc., to neutralize the greenhouse gases produced by transportation.

In addition, UPS has developed a blueprint for global business to reach carbon neutrality by 2050, including a commitment to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions of each international package (2020 as a baseline) by 50% by 2035 and plant 50 million trees. And support research projects to promote green innovation in the field of transportation and logistics.

In Hong Kong, UPS will continue to increase the proportion of electric vehicles in the overall ground fleet.

Collaborate with the world's largest sustainable fashion design competition to achieve sustainable business models

The fashion industry is paying more and more attention to the concept of sustainability. Among them, the sustainable development fashion design competition "Redress Design Competition" held by the non-profit environmental protection organization Redress every year has attracted the attention of the global industry.

Through competitions, Redress encourages the fashion industry to learn and make changes, and instills sustainable design theories and skills to emerging fashion designers, so as to promote the development of the industry in the direction of circular fashion.

To this end, Redress has collaborated with hundreds of talented fashion designers around the world over the years, allowing them to unleash their creativity and transform textile waste into a series of works with both appearance and commercial value.

UPS has been working with Redress since 2015 to provide fast, reliable and sustainable logistics services for the "Redress Design Competition", and to minimize the carbon emissions generated during the competition, and to use its network in 220 countries and regions Strong network to help Redress scale the competition from local to global scale.

During the epidemic, as participants from all over the world could not come to participate in the competition in person, the role of safe, reliable and fast logistics services became even more important. It is necessary to coordinate the smooth delivery of clothing and accessories from all over the world in the competition to ensure that they can cooperate The tight competition schedule, including filming and fashion shows, allows Redress and the contestants to focus on their profession and bring out the best in the competition.

Online registration for this year's Redress Design Competition is now open and will close on March 16.

Redress encourages the fashion industry to learn and make changes through competitions, and instills sustainable design theories and skills to new fashion designers, so as to promote the industry's circular and sustainable fashion development.

Little Knowledge: Create Seamless Logistics to Capture Business Opportunities

Online shopping consumption has become a major trend. To successfully expand the market, e-commerce companies need to provide a reliable and convenient consumption experience, and this needs to be based on a seamless logistics process.

According to UPS's "2021 Smart E-Commerce Report", 32% of European customers surveyed expect retailers to provide different self-pickup options, such as self-pickup points and lockers.

In order to meet consumers’ demand for flexible pickup, it is especially important to choose the right logistics partner—for example, a service provider that can provide near real-time status updates, which can help customers and SMEs understand the whereabouts of their packages, speed up delivery times, and reduce re-orders. Fuels used for delivery and greenhouse emissions.

In addition, merchants often make some mistakes in international shipments. You can pay attention to the following tips to avoid delays in delivery:

1. Product description is too brief

The sender should describe each item shipped in detail, including item name, quantity, material, etc.

The most ideal is to provide HS Code (Harmonized System Code). HS Code is a unified standard for the classification of import and export products. The first six codes in each market are the same, and the latter codes are used for more detailed classification of goods. The classification of goods in Hong Kong Find eight digits.

International senders must provide at least the first six digits for customs declaration.

2. Failing to list the correct value of the item

If customs in the destination country deems the goods to be valued incorrectly, the package will be held for further investigation.

The sender should accurately fill in the complete value, including unit price, total value and currency.

In order to ensure the smooth customs clearance of goods, the complete description of the goods is particularly important, and the commercial invoice is one of the key documents during customs declaration.

Professional logistics companies will provide e-commerce companies with preset commercial invoice formats and global trade consulting services to help coordinate cross-border shipments.

Know more about commercial invoices

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