BEIJING, Feb. 1, 2023
/PRNewswire/ -- Leading supply chain-based technology and service
provider JD.com is included in the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality
Index (GEI), which was announced on January
31. It is the first time the company has been listed in the
index.
Pang Zhang, Chief Human Resources Officer of JD.com, said, "We
are pleased to be included in the 2023 GEI, which is a welcomed
recognition of JD.com's progress in building diversity and
inclusion. We deeply believe that employees' development should not
be limited by gender and that their growth should take precedence
over business success."
"By offering an equal, diverse, inclusive environment with
long-term development opportunities that help employees gain a
sense of belonging and happiness, a company is bound to generate
greater value for the whole society," she added.
The GEI brings transparency to gender-related practices and
policies at listed companies, increasing the breadth of
environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data available to
investors. The reference index evaluates companies across five
pillars: leadership & talent pipeline, equal pay & gender
pay parity, inclusive culture, anti-sexual harassment policies, and
external brand. JD.com scored high in particular on the second and
fourth pillars in this year's evaluation.
JD.com's 2021 ESG Report stated that the company adheres to the
principles of openness, fairness, impartiality and equal
recruitment; actively provides employment opportunities for
disabled groups; guarantees the rights of female employees; ensures
that male and female employee enjoy equal pay for equal work, and
more. One such example is JD Retail's special program known as the
"Sunshine Angels," which aims to provide physically challenged
people with online customer service job opportunities. The program
currently employs women in 70 percent of core roles, and was
recognized by APEC Women Leadership Forum as one of the best
innovation practices in women's empowerment in 2013.
JD.com highly values female talent and commits to their safety,
health and growth. According to JD's ESG Report in 2021, more than
10,000 female employees received various kinds of trainings on
self-development, management skills, technological briefings and
more. Meanwhile, the company also provides lactation rooms, parking
space and other care facilities for pregnant women, as well as
nursery and kindergarten services for employees at its headquarters
which have benefited thousands of employees.
Last November, JD.com announced that it would add RMB 10 billion yuan to its employee housing fund,
and also expand its relief fund for employees' children. JD.com has
promised its employees that if, for whatever reason, they encounter
misfortune that leads to incapacity or loss of life, the company's
fund will support their children's living and education up to 22
years old, the age they would graduate from college.
The 2023 GEI reaches globally to represent 45 countries and
regions and included 484 companies that scored at or above a global
threshold established by Bloomberg to reflect disclosure and the
achievement or adoption of best-in-class statistics and
policies.
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