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Cainiao kicks off green delivery plan

Cainiao Network, the delivery arm of e-commerce giant Alibaba, started to replace some of its plastic delivery sheets with renewable ones in Shanghai on June 5 - World Environment Day - as part of the company's efforts to promote green delivery in China. Other domestic delivery companies such as Yuantong Express and Deppon joined Cainiao to introduce 500,000 renewable wrappers in Hangzhou and Xiamen. According to a report from the China-Beijing Environmental Exchange, the sheets can help reduce carbon emissions by 190,000 metric tons annually in the delivery sector. "This is just the start of our green delivery plan," said Niu Zhijing, a department director with Cainiao who is in charge of the move. "We will further our efforts in other Alibaba businesses such as Tmall and Taobao, and provide the green sheets in 200 more cities across the country in the near future."

Impoverished areas receive support