Global Innovation & Value Summit (GIVS2022): Why ESG Evaluation Matters, to be held November 18 JCN Newswire

Global Innovation & Value Summit (GIVS2022): Why ESG Evaluation Matters, to be held November 18

KYOTO, Japan, Nov 17, 2022 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Opening the COP27 Conference, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres chided world leaders about their ongoing inaction, warning that immediate, real and tangible action is required to address the climate crisis, or "we are on the highway to hell, with our foot on the accelerator."IAFOR GIVS Symposium 2022 to be held on November 18: https://givs.iafor.org/ According to Prof. Philip Sugai, Director of the Value Research Center (VRC) in Kyoto, Japan, "Corporations are now pressed to answer to a more diverse group of stakeholders, and while there are more than a hundred different types of ESG (Environment, Social, and Governance) evaluation and reporting systems, none yet offer the guidance and strategic value to businesses that are required to address the many complex issues facing business leaders today."The 2022 IAFOR Global Innovation and Value Summit (GIVS) is focused on providing one possible offramp from Guterres's highway to hell, showcasing a new approach to measure and monitor the value created and destroyed by companies irrespective of their size, industry or location. The Value Model offers a powerful alternative to currently available ESG evaluation systems (ie MSCI, Bloomberg and FTSE4Good) with a new, more holistic approach for measuring, managing and creating value for a diverse group of stakeholders not yet found in any single existing ESG or sustainability reporting framework. The 2022 GIVS event, "The Future of ESG and Value: Why ESG Evaluation Matters", will include two panel sessions in the areas of sustainability, purpose, and value. Prof. Toshiya Hoshino, Director, ESG-Integration Research and Education Center (ESG-IREC) at Osaka University's Osaka School of International Public Policy (OSIPP) and former Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, will deliver the keynote speech. Having attended COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, he will bring to the Symposium valuable insights on the difficult international negotiations at the COP27 conference.The first panel session will cover critical issues that business leaders, regulators and policy makers need to focus on over the coming 12-24 months related to the implementation of ESG and sustainability within their organizations, and introduces the VRC Value Model. The second panel will explain the VRC Value Model and introduce the Value Model certification course.The full agenda for the 2022 IAFOR GIVS event ( https://givs.iafor.org/ ) is as follows:13:00-13:30: Keynote Address - Prof. Toshiya Hoshino, Director, ESG-Integration Research and Education Center, Osaka School of International Public Policy (OSIPP), Osaka University 13:30-15:00: Session 1 - Moderator: Prof. Haruko Satoh, OSIPP; Value Measurement & Sustainability, Challenges & Opportunities (15 min presentation each, 30-minute discussion)- Speaker 1: Mr. Paul Beddie, International Ambassador, SAP - Speaker 2: Dr. Flocy Joseph, Singapore Management University- Speaker 3: Prof. Philip Sugai, Value Research Center (VRC), Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan15:00-15:15: Break15:15-16:45: Session 2 - Introducing the Value Model and Value Model Certification Program- Speaker 1: Prof. Philip Sugai, Value Research Center (VRC)- Speaker 2: Dr. Kumar Iyer (VRC)- Speaker 3: Seitaro Owada (EcoRing)16:45-17:00: Concluding address - Mr. Setsu Mori, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, Alterna MagazineThis course will be provided by the Value Research Center, in collaboration with the ESG-Integration Research and Education Center (ESG-IREC) at Osaka University's Osaka School of International Public Policy (OSIPP), as well as the VRC Juku, a new membership organization dedicated to thought leadership in value creation and measurement, with D-Bridge, a non-profit organization at Doshisha University (Kyoto, Japan).The time for action to attain UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is growing more critical every day. As neoliberal capitalism's excessive focus on company and shareholders' profits is increasingly identified as a major driver of environmental destruction as well as a host of social and economic inequality issues, today's business leaders are evaluated not only on their ability to create profitable outcomes, but to do so while simultaneously delivering real, tangible value for the other stakeholders, which include customers, employees, partners, society and ultimately the planet.About IAFORFounded in 2009, The International Academic Forum (IAFOR) is a politically independent non-partisan and non-profit interdisciplinary think tank, conference organiser and publisher dedicated to discussion, awareness and exchange through educational interaction and academic research. Based in Nagoya, Japan, its research centre is in the Osaka School of International Public Policy (OSIPP), Osaka University. Visit https://iafor.org/.About VRCThe Value Research Center (VRC) at Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan was established in November 2021. Its mission: to develop a practical system called The Value Model, enabling organizations to measure, monitor, assess and report on their impacts to 7 key stakeholders: the organization itself, its shareholders, employees, customers, partners, society, and the planet.The VRC enhances The Value Model continuously, integrating new frameworks as they are introduced, bringing greater transparency, objectivity and measurability to value creation - in ways we don't often see. The VRC Value Model gives government and industry the eyes to see impacts they're actually having, and the ability to fix what's broken, and enhance what they're doing well. Visit www.valueresearchcenter.com.About ESG-IRECThe Osaka University Graduate School of International Public Policy - ESG Integration Research and Education Center (ESG-IREC) conducts research on practical implementable "ESG integration" models in corporate and business activities for the creation of a more sustainable future. Visit www.osipp.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/. Copyright 2022 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)
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Mitsubishi Motors Starts Sales of the All-New Outlander PHEV Model in North America JCN Newswire

Mitsubishi Motors Starts Sales of the All-New Outlander PHEV Model in North America

TOKYO, Nov 1, 2022 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation will start sales of the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) model of the all-new Outlander, a crossover SUV, in Canada and the United States this November, and in Puerto Rico in December.Outlander PHEV model The all-new Outlander PHEV model is Mitsubishi Motors' flagship which brings together its expertise in electrification and all-wheel control technologies. Based on the product concept of "I-Fu-Do-Do" or authentic and majestic in Japanese, Mitsubishi Motors redesigned everything from the body to chassis and powertrain. The new model delivers the practicality and powerful ride in various weather and road conditions expected of an SUV, as well as the smooth yet powerful acceleration and the safe, secure ride unique to an electric vehicle. In Japan, where sales commenced in December 2021, the all-new Outlander PHEV model became the best-selling PHEV in the first half of this fiscal year(1). The Outlander was released in 2001(2) as Mitsubishi Motors' first crossover SUV, and it has become one of the core models in the company's lineup, comprising approximately 20 percent of the global sales volume in recent years. The gasoline model of the redesigned Outlander was launched in 2021 and has sold around 100,000 units globally and more than 70,000 units in North America thus far. The PHEV variant was added to the previous generation model and debuted in Japan in 2013 as the world's first plug-in hybrid SUV. Since then, a total of more than 310,000 units(3) has been sold globally and about 30,000 units have been sold in North America. (1) First half of fiscal year is from April to September.(2) Sold as Airtrek in Japan(3) Sales figures include PHEV variants of the previous and current generation models, and is based on Mitsubishi Motors' internal sales data from January 2013 to September 2022. About Mitsubishi MotorsMitsubishi Motors Corporation (TSE:7211) --a member of the Alliance with Renault and Nissan--, is a global automobile company based in Tokyo, Japan, which has about 30,000 employees and a global footprint with production facilities in Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, mainland China, the Philippines, Viet Nam and Russia. Mitsubishi Motors has a competitive edge in SUVs, pickup trucks and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and appeals to ambitious drivers willing to challenge convention and embrace innovation. Since the production of our first vehicle more than a century ago, Mitsubishi Motors has been a leader in electrification?launched the i-MiEV ?the world's first mass-produced electric vehicle in 2009, followed by the Outlander PHEV ?the world's first plug-in hybrid electric SUV in 2013. The company announced a three-year business plan in July 2020 to introduce more competitive and cutting-edge models, including the Eclipse Cross (PHEV model), the all-new Outlander and the all-new Triton/L200.For more information on Mitsubishi Motors, please visit the company's website at www.mitsubishi-motors.com/en/. Copyright 2022 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)
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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Wins No. 1 PHEV Sales in Japan in First Half of FY2022 JCN Newswire

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Wins No. 1 PHEV Sales in Japan in First Half of FY2022

TOKYO, Oct 20, 2022 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (hereafter, Mitsubishi Motors) announced that the total sales of the Outlander PHEV model, its flagship crossover SUV, won the first place in the PHEV sales ranking(1) in Japan with 10,749 units(2) sold in first half of fiscal 2022. In addition, the PHEV model of the Eclipse Cross crossover SUV sold 2,430 units as second place in the PHEV category. With total sales of 13,179 units for both PHEV models, Mitsubishi Motors took the lead in the PHEV category of Japanese market with approximately 65% of total share.OutlanderThe Outlander PHEV model is Mitsubishi Motors' flagship model which brings together the best in electrification and all-wheel control technologies. Launched in Japan in December 2021, it has been highly acclaimed by customers for its bold exterior design based on the product concept of "I-Fu-Do-Do" or authentic and majestic in Japanese; its convenient seating arrangement for seven passengers in three rows; and the smooth and powerful acceleration of a twin-motor 4WD. Mitsubishi Motors launched the new model in Australia and New Zealand this year and will start the sales in North America in November 2022. As a result of its research and development of electrified vehicles since 1964, Mitsubishi Motors launched the i-MiEV - the world's first mass-produced electric vehicle - in 2009. The company then introduced the Outlander PHEV - the world's first plug-in hybrid electric SUV - in 2013, and added the Eclipse Cross PHEV model to the lineup in 2020. The company has been taking the lead in the PHEV category with approximately 310,000 units of Outlander PHEV sold in more than 60 countries around the world. Furthermore, Mitsubishi Motors introduced the eK X ("cross") EV, a new all-electric kei-car(4), in June 2022 and will resume the sales of the Minicab-MiEV, a kei-car4 class electric commercial vehicle, in November 2022. With these solutions, Mitsubishi Motors will continue to contribute to solving climate change and energy-related problems and achieve carbon neutrality.About Mitsubishi MotorsMitsubishi Motors Corporation (TSE:7211) --a member of the Alliance with Renault and Nissan--, is a global automobile company based in Tokyo, Japan, which has about 30,000 employees and a global footprint with production facilities in Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, mainland China, the Philippines, Viet Nam and Russia. Mitsubishi Motors has a competitive edge in SUVs, pickup trucks and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and appeals to ambitious drivers willing to challenge convention and embrace innovation. Since the production of our first vehicle more than a century ago, Mitsubishi Motors has been a leader in electrification--launched the i-MiEV -the world's first mass-produced electric vehicle in 2009, followed by the Outlander PHEV -the world's first plug-in hybrid electric SUV in 2013. The company announced a three-year business plan in July 2020 to introduce more competitive and cutting-edge models, including the Eclipse Cross (PHEV model), the all-new Outlander and the all-new Triton/L200.For more information on Mitsubishi Motors, please visit the company's website atwww.mitsubishi-motors.com/en/.(1) April to September 2022; Survey by the Japan Automobile Dealers Association (JADA)(2) Total sales of the previous generation and current generation model which launched in December 2021(3) Color available for additional charge(4) Kei-car is a vehicle category in Japan for microcars. Copyright 2022 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)
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Mitsubishi Motors’ New Generation ASX for Europe Premieres Online JCN Newswire

Mitsubishi Motors’ New Generation ASX for Europe Premieres Online

TOKYO, Sep 21, 2022 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation announced that Mitsubishi Motors Europe B.V., Mitsubishi Motors' subsidiary in Europe, premiered the new generation ASX for European market at an online event.New ASX ASX (RVR or Outlander Sport in some markets), a compact SUV, is one of Mitsubishi Motors' core models which was introduced to Europe in 2010. Based on the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance CMF-B platform, the new ASX is a compact SUV supplied by Renault and developed specifically for the European market. The model will be manufactured at Renault's Valladolid plant in Spain and will be in Mitsubishi Motors' showrooms in select European markets from March 2023. The new ASX features a flowing silhouette from the front to the rear, and the character line which rises toward the rear combines with the floating roof to give the vehicle a dynamic styling that expresses its agile driving. An element of Mitsubishi Motors' Dynamic Shield design concept is added to the front face, with a robust grille staging the iconic three-diamond logo. Further, sleek body sides and wide shoulders emphasize the powerfulness of the vehicle as it firmly grips the ground. The new generation ASX features a wide range of powertrain options to match today's varying needs in Europe. Topping the line-up will be the plug-in hybrid (PHEV) model with a 1.6-liter gasoline engine, two electric motors (an alternator-starter and a main motor), an automatic, multi-mode gearbox, and a 10.5 kWh battery. The full hybrid (HEV) model is comprised of a 1.6-liter gasoline engine with two electric motors, an automatic, multi-mode gearbox, and a 1.3 kWh battery. The mild hybrid model combines a 1.3-liter direct injection turbo with a 6-speed manual transmission or a 7-speed double-clutch automatic transmission (7DCT), and the entry model is available with a 1.0-liter turbocharged gasoline engine and a 6-speed manual transmission. Inside, a spacious cargo area and sliding rear bench enhance convenience for users. A Smartphone-link Display Audio (SDA) is located at the center of the instrument panel, and the Multi-Sense system controlled via the SDA allows the driver to select the drive mode that best suits their preference. In addition, advanced driver assistance systems such as MI-PILOT single-lane driver assistance technology for highways, which integrates Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) and Lane Centering Assist (LCA), are available to support safe driving. About Mitsubishi MotorsMitsubishi Motors Corporation (TSE:7211) --a member of the Alliance with Renault and Nissan--, is a global automobile company based in Tokyo, Japan, which has about 30,000 employees and a global footprint with production facilities in Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, mainland China, the Philippines, Viet Nam and Russia. Mitsubishi Motors has a competitive edge in SUVs, pickup trucks and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and appeals to ambitious drivers willing to challenge convention and embrace innovation. Since the production of our first vehicle more than a century ago, Mitsubishi Motors has been a leader in electrification--launched the i-MiEV --the world's first mass-produced electric vehicle in 2009, followed by the Outlander PHEV --the world's first plug-in hybrid electric SUV in 2013. The company announced a three-year business plan in July 2020 to introduce more competitive and cutting-edge models, including the Eclipse Cross (PHEV model), the all-new Outlander and the all-new Triton/L200.For more information on Mitsubishi Motors, please visit the company's website at www.mitsubishi-motors.com/en/. Copyright 2022 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)
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Value Research Center (VRC) publishes August White Paper: The VRC Value Model & EFRAG ACN Newswire

Value Research Center (VRC) publishes August White Paper: The VRC Value Model & EFRAG

KYOTO, Japan, Sep 6, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Companies and sustainability teams need a new model for measuring and managing stakeholder impacts, as claims of corporate greenwashing and value washing increase daily. The Value Research Center (VRC) at Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan has announced the publication of its 2022 August White Paper, focusing on the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG's) latest disclosure drafts for sustainability reporting, and how this model aligns with and deepens the overall quality of the VRC Value Model.The Value Research Center (VRC) publishes 2022 August White Paper: The Value Model & EFRAGAccording to Professor Philip Sugai, Director of the Value Research Center, "After integrating EFRAG's 114 draft disclosure requirements into the VRC Value Model, we were impressed with the scope of EFRAG's coverage of many of the Value Model's stakeholders, themes and goals. Especially with their push for companies to document their impacts using 'double materiality', we see a shift towards greater understanding of business decisions on individual stakeholder groups."SAP Japan International Ambassador Paul Beddie said, "The VRC In Kyoto has been working to organize the world's top ESG and Sustainability Reporting frameworks into a goal-based, value creation model that will help companies to create value across their key stakeholders. Companies around the world are in desperate need of a way to consolidate the alphabet soup of standards to reduce their workload on ESG reporting and focus more on the critical ESG outcomes they transformed their businesses to achieve. "The VRC's Value Model is a very effective tool for doing just that. The additional integration of the draft reporting standards from EFRAG should also help companies doing business in the EU to align their disclosures with the EU Taxonomy."With the publication of the August White Paper, the VRC will begin to collaborate with several of the world's leading companies in adopting the VRC Value Model, applying it to their own ESG and sustainability reporting requirements, and creating forward-looking sustainability strategies rather than backwards-focused disclosures.Professor Sugai will be hosting a session at the UNGA77 Science Summit, where he will discuss the VRC Value Model and its broader practical applications, together with a panel of experts from academia, government, and business.The UNGA77 Science Summit session, "Valuing Value: How any Organization Can Measure Stakeholder Value and "Ethical Capitalism" (https://ssunga77.sched.com/event/1AWkD), will be held on Sept 26 from 9:00 to 11:30 AM EST. Registration for the complete UNGA77 Science Summit is free and available at https://ssunga77.sched.com/tickets.The "2022 August White Paper: The Value Model & EFRAG" is available for download at the Value Research Center website: www.valueresearchcenter.com/publications.For more information about the Value Research Center and its projects, please visit: www.valueresearchcenter.com, or email Professor Philip Sugai at: info@valueresearchcenter.com .About the Value Research CenterThe Value Research Center (VRC) at Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan was established in November 2021. Its mission: to develop a practical system for organizations to measure, monitor, assess and report on the impacts that they have on various stakeholder groups.The VRC continues to enhance its Value Model, integrating new frameworks as they're introduced, bringing greater transparency, objectivity and measurability to value creation - in ways we didn't see. The VRC Value Model gives government and industry eyes to see the impacts they're actually having, to fix what's broken, and enhance what they're doing well. For more information, visit www.valueresearchcenter.com. Copyright 2022 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)
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MHI Finalizes Terms of First Transition Bond Issuance JCN Newswire

MHI Finalizes Terms of First Transition Bond Issuance

TOKYO, Sep 2, 2022 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has finalized the issuance terms of the transition bond being issued today via public offering in the domestic market, as announced in the Company's press release of August 5, 2022.The issuance is based on MHI's selection as a model example for the "2021 Climate Transition Finance Model Projects"* being supported by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), as announced in the Company's press release of March 18, 2022. One of the unique features of this model example is that MHI not only plans to achieve emission reductions from its own economic activities, but will also attempt to enable the realization of transition strategies of other parties through its products and services.Through issuance of its first transition bond, MHI looks to diversify its fund procurement methods and achieve its target of carbon neutrality by 2040.*Projects supported by METI which provide information on and reduce the assessment costs of examples that are deemed to have model qualities for promoting the spread of transition finance. Examples that conform to the "Basic Guidelines on Climate Transition Finance," formulated by the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) and the Financial Services Agency (FSA), and have model qualities are selected as model examples. For further information: bit.ly/3RgPNh5About MHI GroupMitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group is one of the world's leading industrial groups, spanning energy, smart infrastructure, industrial machinery, aerospace and defense. MHI Group combines cutting-edge technology with deep experience to deliver innovative, integrated solutions that help to realize a carbon neutral world, improve the quality of life and ensure a safer world. For more information, please visit www.mhi.com or follow our insights and stories on spectra.mhi.com. Copyright 2022 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)
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Through Huitongda Network (09878) Interim Statement: On the upswing against the trend, “Two Ends with One Road” Initiative promotes persistent progress ACN Newswire

Through Huitongda Network (09878) Interim Statement: On the upswing against the trend, “Two Ends with One Road” Initiative promotes persistent progress

HONG KONG, Aug 25, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Huitongda Network (09878) has been on a roll this August although it has been listed for just six months.First, the company's share price has continued to rise and hit new peaks, which has increased by 37% since its listing, in sharp contrast to the 16% drop of Hang Seng Index. Subsequently, the company announced that it was successfully selected as a constituent of Hang Seng Family of Indexes on August 19, which indicated that the value of Huitongda Network has been further recognized by the capital market.On August 23, Huitongda Network delivered another good news - in the 2022 interim performance statement, the company's revenue and net profit both achieved high-rising prosperity, giving investors great confidence in its business and development prospects.According to the interim statement, for the sixmonths ended June 30, 2022, Huitongda Network achieved revenue of RMB 39.89 billion, representing a YoY increase of 33%, and gross profit of RMB 1.15 billion yuan, representing a YoY increase of 49%. Also, the company's adjusted net profit attributable to shareholders of the parent increased by 58% YoY to RMB 190 million. As of 30 June 2022, the company have accumulatively connected 191,750 member stores, representing a YoY increase of 22%.Since 2022, under the global macroeconomic downturns triggered by repetitive coronavirus pandemic outbreaks, the complexity and uncertainty of the external environment have reached an unusual degree. However, as a leading and fast growing company in the retail industry of domestic sunken market, the overall business development of Huitongda Network has demonstrated very strong resiliency. While its revenue has significant increase, the company achieved full profitability - indicators such as gross profit, profit structure, and cash flow from operating activities have all maintained stable year-on-year growth, which proves the company's performance resilience and high growth attributes.Zhitong Finance APP believes that the steady rise of the company's performance is mainly due to the efforts in the following four aspects:1. The "Huitongda Model" continues to lead, driving performance to increase against the trendIn these few years, with the improvement of economic development level, the continuous advancement of urbanization process, the boost of infrastructure construction and logistics systems, and the increase of residents' disposable income, the sunken market has revealed unprecedented consumption potential. Although fully tapping the consumption potential of townships and promoting the sinking of channels and services are still important efforts to promote the recovery of consumption in China in the long run, due to the impact of the epidemic, the YoY retail sales of rural consumer goods fell slightly in the first half of 2022.Under such circumstance, Huitongda Network, known as the "No.1 stock in the sunken market", has successfully achieved contrarian growth. Specifically, in the first half of 2022, the transaction business of the company's commodity supply chain achieved a YoY increase of 32% in operating revenue. Moreover, the revenue of the service business such as SaaS increased significantly by 117%, reaching RMB 360 million.Under the pressure of the epidemic and overall market environment, Huitongda Network has always been committed to the "Two Ends with One Road" capacity building of the supply end as well as the client end, successfully driving its revenue to maintain a sustainable, stable and rapid growth. This not only shows the strong resilience of China's sunken retail market, but also reveals the high adaptability and leading role of the "Huitongda Model" to the sunken retail market.2. Supply chain capacity being further upgraded, six major industries go hand in handFrom the perspective of transaction business, in terms of supply chain, Huitongda Network continued to enhance its layout in 6 major industries including household appliances, consumer electronics, agricultural production materials, home building materials, beverages and transportation in the first half of this year. The company actively strengthened strategic partnerships with leading brands in these industries, while further optimized the subcategories to better meet the needs of consumers in the sunken market. Up until 30 June 2022, Huitongda Network has successfully strengthened collaborative relationships with nearly 1,000 leading brands.Specifically, in the new energy field, Huitongda Network is positioned as a regional operator jointly cooperating with automobile OEMs. Through the integration of upstream OEMs and the "broker" model, the company builds a strong bond between brand manufacturers and consumer. Under this model, Huitongda Network is more focused on developing supply chain and marketing channel, making the original offline transaction efficiency.Helping small and medium car dealers solve the problems of car supply, cost reduction, vehicle circulation in many aspectsin the sunken marketZhitong Finance APP learned that the company has successively entered strategic cooperation with Skywell (Skyworth Automobile) and Chery Group (Karry New Energy) on the basis of innovatively exploring the "can Manager Mo"el" in the sunken market with Hozon (Neta) Automobile. At present, Huitongda Network's relevant business involvement has covered OEMs and brands including Neta Automobile, Skyworth Automobile, Karry New Energy, and BYD.Regarding to the consumer electronics industry, Huitongda Network has involved in the entire consumer electronics chain, providing a full range of digital services for upstream factories, agents, distributors, retailers, etc., covering business of mobile phones, tablets, computers, smart wearable devices, wireless headsets, digital and pan-wisdom products.Furthermore, in the e-commerce industry, Huitongda Network's subsidiary "Jujia Express" and Apple have completed the construction of over 7,500 OTC stores and the upgrade of 145 "Township Selected Stores" in the sunken market."Jujia Express", a wholly owned subsidiary of Huitongda Network, has successfully become China's fourth multi-category channel distributor of Apple in September 2021. As of June 30 this year, "Jujia Express" has completed the construction of 7,511 Apple OTC stores and the upgrade of 145 "Township Selected Stores".From the perspective of the beverage industry, Huitongda launched its own beverage brand "JiuPinhui" in July 2021, which is an online and offline beverage store that integrates order combination, goods collection, and product customization all in one store. In addition to taking advantage of Huitongda's existing retail terminal advantages that have already covered 21 provinces and the industry interconnection, it approached the sunken market with the "1+N" product structure (mainly Maotai-flavor liquor, supplemented by other flavored liquor).Up to now, Jiupinhui's business has covered Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Shandong, Henan and other provinces, and has cooperated with over 210 upstream brand manufacturers, including Wuliangye, Jinsha, Zhaiyao, Wuliangchun, Guizhou Chun, Yelanggu, Xifeng, Jinzhongzi, Guotai, Langjiu, Hengchang Shaofang, etc.It is worth mentioning that the improvement of the company's supply chain capabilities is also reflected in its headquarters supply chain and the reverse customization of products. Zhitong Finance APP noticed that the proportion of the company's headquarters supply chain has rised from 38% at the end of 2021 to 48% in the first half of 2022.In the agricultural materials industry, Huitongda has successfully launched a series of customized agricultural products - "Huizhongtian" brand compound fertilizer series. In the first half of 2022, the "Huizhongtian" has covered six staple grain provinces including Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan, Anhui, Hubei and Hebei. Through Huitongda's agricultural channels in towns and villages, it has served 150,000 acres of agricultural land, benefiting thousands of rural households.In addition, in the new energy industry, the jointly customized model of Huitongda and Karry New Energy has been officially put into production; in the liquor and beverage industry, the jointly customized liquor of Huitongda and Guowei Liquor has also been formally launched, which all reflected the enhancement of the company's industrial capabilities.Meantime, in respond to the national policies this year for new energy vehicles and household appliances to go to the countryside, Huitongda Network has been doing active layout. Taking the new energy industry as an example, the company established the "New Energy Vehicle Division". Thanks to the leadership of this professional team, the company has successfully formed the joint ventures with Neta, Skyworth, Karry, as well as the strategic cooperation with BYD, GAC and other OEMs, promoting the 2022 H1 revenue of the entire transportation segment to increase by 34% year-on-year.3. Network of membership stores continues to expand, escorting the service business for the betterThe service business of Huitongda Network, as the other end of its "Two Ends with One Road" strategy, has gone deep into the sunken market through various forms of online and offline integrated services. Its SaaS+ business was further implemented in 2022, digitally transforming the traditional retail model of township and driving further expansion of the company's membership store network.In the first half of this year, the company added more than 20,000 membership stores, increasing the total number from 169,000 at the end of 2021 to 191,000, among which the number of stores in rural areas has increased to 22,000. Also, the number of active membership stores exceeded 65,000, a YoY increase of 63%; the number of SaaS subscribers exceeded 110,000, a YoY increase of 55%.In addition, in the four major industries of household appliances, consumer electronics, agricultural means of production, and liquor&beverages, Huitongda Network has newly opened more than 1,800 "industrial benchmark stores" with high user viscosity and mainly selling goods from its own warehouse. The benchmark stores effectively implement the company's strategy in respect of "customer management, product management, and store management", which is a new store model Huitongda Network created for the sunken retail market.With the continuous expansion of the company's membership store network, members' stickiness has been steadily increasing, and the company's internal SaaS capabilities have been successfully optimized, hence improving Huitongda's overall service level.In the retail side of the sunken market, Huitongda Network also has remarkable performance. In the first half of this year, Huitongda Network kept on promoting the upgrade and transformation of digital infrastructure, targeting at different customer types such as small and micro enterprises, small stores, medium-sized stores, regional chain stores, brand channel customers. The company aims to provide customers with differentiated services to meet the various needs of operation and management through developing and launching customized tools and products.Taking the Xinmao Communication Store in Quanzhou, Fujian as an example, Huitongda successfully helped the store to gain visibility and influence as an "Apple Official Authorized Distributor" through its unique SaaS+ transaction empowerment system to act as "buying agent", "selling agent" and "managing agent". It is reported that the membership operation team of Huitongda Fujian branch helped the store to hold customized O2O online events, and to establish the "Xinmao Mobile City - Apple Authorized Distributor" Huixianggou online store applet to thereby open up both online and offline channels. Besides, the company's "push" team also assisted the store in social media marketing such as WeChat Moments, WeChat groups and other platforms, attracting traffic by over 1,000 people, converting 159 fans, and selling 20+ Apple mobile phones in one single event.At present, the company has built a client management team of nearly 3,000 people, and completed 15,000 store marketing events in the first half of the year, which covered tool/event/commodity trainings of over 20,000 people.In addition, the company's warehousing capabilities to connect the supply side and the retail side has also made progress. With the iterative optimization of the digital cloud warehouse and cloud distribution system, the proportion of the company's logistics fulfillment cost to gross profit is also steadily decreasing.4. Assisting in promoting the development of digital villages is the long-term implementation of corporate missionZhitong Finance APP also noticed that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee has attached great importance to the development of the digital economy and raised it as a national strategy. Digital village Strategy plays an important role of China's digital construction since the "Implementation of Digital Village Strategy" was first proposed in the Central Document No. 1 in 2018, which has stated instructions and deployments for the construction of digital villages for five consecutive years. In 2022, the Central Document No. 1 clearly emphasized that we should vigorously promote the construction of digital villages, accelerate the standardization construction of digital villages, study and formulate development evaluation index systems, and keep carrying out digital village pilots.For a long time, Huitongda Network has actively responded to the national call to help promote the development of digital villages. At the same time, the company has also been practicing the corporate mission of "Change Farmers' Lives for the Better", taking corporate social responsibilities, creating corporate social value, thus combining corporate mission with the central policy. The company carried out digital rural services such as new farmer trainings and digital transformation of township stores under the guidance of the government.In 2021, Huitongda Network and Zhejiang Shengzhou Municipal Bureau of Commerce conducted in-depth cooperation on the construction project of national e-commerce demonstration county. Huitongda participated in the construction of "Shengzhou E-commerce Public Service Center", and was heavily involved in the construction of 217 local agricultural product upstream sites. Also, Huitongda Network has also started a strategic cooperation with Jiangsu Yancheng Bureau of Commerce to actively promote the digital transformation and upgrading of the small stores in Yancheng, which successfully achieved a win-win cooperation between government and enterprises.Up to now, Huitongda Network has acquired broad spectrum of capabilities and solutions for digital villages, including rural governance solutions, digital cultural tourism, digital farmland, rural earthquake precaution and disaster reduction, and Smart Party Building.SummaryLooking ahead, the huge market potential of the sunken market may be further released. According to Accenture's "2022 China Sunken Market Consumer Insights" report, with the continuous development of China's economy, the advancement of urbanization, the improvement of infrastructure construction and logistics systems, and the increase in the disposable income of residents in the sunken market, the supply of goods is abundant. Driven by both sides of supply and demand, the sunken market has revealed unprecedented consumption potential.As for the future of Huitongda Network, the management said that Huitongda Network will continue to focus on five major strategies including the service needs of membership retail stores, the digital needs of omni-channel differentiation, the diversified commodity demands of customers, and the construction of warehousing and logistics system in the sunken market, and the organizational construction of future strategy implementation. The company will also intensify the construction of "Two Ends with One Road" and maintain stable, efficient and sustainable growth to create more value for the society, customers and its investors.Taken together, the general trend of sunken market development has created favorable external conditions for the business development of Huitongda Network. And from the crowd emerged this company, Huitongda Network, with its unique business model, strong network of membership stores, and its excellent supply chain management capabilities.Based on the current circumstances while bearing in mind the future development, it is foreseeable that the high growth of Huitongda Network will be sustainable given the great potential of the sunken market and the favorable policies.Additionally, the strong growth expectation also explains why the stock price of Huitongda Network can swim against the tide and keep rising after the listing. The company's inclusion as a constituent stock of HSCI also demonstrates the capital market's recognition of its business performance, investment value and growth prospects.The global capital market rising volatility, it may be the best strategy for investors to continue seizing high-quality growth stocks like Huitongda Network. Copyright 2022 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)
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