Pioneering a Zero-Carbon Future Across the Industry Chain

Launching China's First Green Alliance for the Condiment Full Industry Chain — the "CARBON-X Alliance"

On July 18, 2024, the "CARBON-X Alliance" — China's first green initiative organization covering the entire condiment industry chain — was officially launched in Foshan. Led by Haitian and jointly initiated by upstream and downstream suppliers, logistics companies, research institutions, and third-party certification bodies, the alliance is committed to building an open, collaborative, data-sharing, and technology-co-developing green ecosystem platform.

The alliance focuses on decarbonizing the entire "farm-to-table" supply chain, covering five key areas: raw material cultivation, green manufacturing, low-carbon logistics, recyclable packaging, and consumer-side recycling. It aims to promote the establishment of unified carbon accounting standards and a green supply chain management mechanism. Through regularly publishing industry carbon reduction white papers and organizing low-carbon technology roadshows and best practice sharing, the alliance will help enhance the climate resilience and sustainable competitiveness of the entire industry.

As a key implementation measure, Haitian also announced the official deployment of 45 new energy heavy-duty trucks for trunk line transportation in the Pearl River Delta region, making it the first condiment enterprise in China to adopt new energy heavy trucks on a large scale. These trucks, accounting for approximately 30% of the company's heavy-duty truck fleet, will mainly serve high-frequency transport scenarios such as port shuttles, customer deliveries, and depot transfers.

Industry Significance: The alliance fills the gap for a systematic carbon reduction platform in China's condiment industry and establishes a new sustainable development paradigm characterized by "leadership by a flagship enterprise + collaboration across the entire chain."

Green Logistics: Innovating for Low-Carbon Transport and Building Efficient, Sustainable Supply Chains

Driven by China's Carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals, Haitian is advancing the green upgrade of its logistics system through technological innovation and operational optimization. This dual approach delivers simultaneous progress in carbon reduction, efficiency gains, and cost savings. In 2024, initiatives like new energy vehicle adoption, improved loading efficiency, and optimized transport frequency collectively reduced carbon emissions by 1,587 tons, demonstrating tangible progress in building a greener supply chain.

Diesel to Electric: New Energy Heavy Trucks Pioneer Low-Carbon Transport

Haitian is proactively building a new energy logistics fleet, deploying 45 electric heavy-duty trucks to replace traditional diesel vehicles in trailer shuttle services. These zero-emission, low-noise trucks operate in high-frequency routes between manufacturing plants, ports, and warehouses. Beyond their carbon reduction benefits, they offer lower maintenance costs and more stable energy expenses, delivering long-term economic advantages and laying the groundwork for a "zero-carbon shuttle" network.

Efficiency and Reduction: High-Cube Containers Boost Load Rates, Cut Dependency

To maximize transport space utilization, Haitian has widely adopted High-Cube Containers (20 cm taller than standard), significantly increasing load capacity per trip. In 2024, the company utilized 20,953 High-Cube Containers, a 75% year-on-year increase.

This optimized loading approach reduced the need for 2,506 standard containers. This not only lowered logistics costs but also cut resource consumption from container manufacturing and transport, achieving a carbon reduction of 1,121 tons – truly enabling "more loaded, less traveled."

Frequency and Consumption Reduction: Vehicle Lightweighting Optimizes Transport Trips

Without compromising safety or compliance, Haitian has implemented lightweight modifications for part of its transport fleet, using optimized structures and materials to gain an extra 0.5-ton load capacity per vehicle. This micro-innovation created significant cumulative benefits: it eliminated 791 transport trips annually, cut fuel consumption and road emissions, reduced carbon by approximately 410 tons, eased traffic pressure, and improved logistics responsiveness.

Future Roadmap: Haitian will deepen its commitment to green logistics by expanding new energy vehicle deployment to medium- and long-haul routes, launching hydrogen-powered heavy truck trials, increasing the use of High-Cube Containers and reusable packaging, and leveraging its smart logistics platform to optimize routing and loading algorithms. The goal remains clear: continuously lower carbon emissions per unit of cargo transported.

Industry Significance: This case shows that logistics decarbonization can be achieved not only through major investments but also via operational excellence and micro-innovations. From "diesel to electric" transition to "more loaded, less traveled" efficiency, Haitian demonstrates the economic and environmental viability of green logistics, providing a replicable model for the FMCG and food industries.

Green is more than a slogan – it's in every smarter load and every cleaner kilometer.

Haitian is making logistics lighter, faster, and greener.

"In-Plant Factory" Model: An Innovative Practice in Supply Chain Optimization

Haitian's innovative "In-Plant Factory" model serves as an efficient supply chain link that significantly shortens transportation distances for certain packaging materials. Unlike traditional supply chain models where packaging material transport involves multiple stages and consumes substantial time and resources, this model integrates specific packaging production processes directly into Haitian's manufacturing facilities, creating seamless coordination between packaging manufacturing and product production.

This approach not only reduces material loss and contamination during transportation but also lowers shipping costs and energy consumption. With packaging and product manufacturing operating within the same facility, production demands can be met more responsively, enhancing both operational efficiency and supply chain agility.

Future Plans: Haitian will continue to refine the "In-Plant Factory" model by optimizing packaging production processes to improve quality and efficiency. The company plans to extend this model to more suppliers and partners, broadening the scope of supply chain optimization to achieve greener, more efficient development across the entire supply chain.

Industry Significance: The "In-Plant Factory" model presents the food industry with an innovative approach to supply chain optimization. By shortening transport distances and reducing handling stages, it effectively lowers supply chain carbon emissions and costs while enhancing flexibility and reliability. This model provides valuable insights for other companies in supply chain management.

Big Innovation in Small Packaging: The Green Revolution of "Lightweighting" and "Squeeze-Packs"

Packaging Lightweighting – Advancing Green Packaging

Since 2022, Haitian has achieved remarkable results in packaging lightweighting, cumulatively reducing the use of virgin plastic by over 5,400 tons, glass by over 49,000 tons, and paper by over 1,800 tons. These achievements stand as a green milestone, reflecting Haitian's persistent efforts in sustainable packaging.

Packaging lightweighting is a key component of Haitian's green development strategy. By optimizing packaging design and adopting innovative materials, the company minimizes material usage without compromising functionality. This approach not only lowers packaging costs but also reduces the consumption of natural resources and environmental pollution.

Future Plans: Moving forward, Haitian will continue to advance packaging lightweighting, increasing investment in the research and application of new packaging materials. The company will also strengthen collaboration with suppliers to jointly explore more environmentally friendly and sustainable packaging solutions, further minimizing the environmental impact of packaging.

Industry Significance:Haitian's practices in packaging lightweighting set a benchmark for the food industry. By reducing the use of virgin materials and decreasing packaging waste, Haitian is driving the industry toward greener packaging solutions. This not only supports corporate sustainability goals but also aligns with societal demands for environmental protection, serving as a model and inspiration for the sector.

Squeeze-Pack Project – An Innovation Benefiting Both User Experience and the Environment

Haitian's innovative "Squeeze-Pack" oyster sauce and soybean paste products have brought a fresh green trend, enhancing user experience while reducing product residue in bottles. Traditional bottled products often leave significant residue after use, leading to waste. The "Squeeze-Pack" design allows consumers to easily squeeze out nearly all the product, leaving almost no residue.

This innovation not only improves product efficiency and reduces food waste but also offers a more convenient and hygienic user experience. Moreover, the "Squeeze-Pack" uses relatively less packaging material, aligning with the principles of green packaging.

Future Plans: Haitian will expand the "Squeeze-Pack" product range, applying this design to more items. The company will also continue to refine the design and materials of "Squeeze-Pack" products to enhance both environmental performance and user experience, providing consumers with more green and high-quality choices.

Industry Significance: The "Squeeze-Pack" project offers new inspiration for the food industry in packaging innovation and sustainability. By improving packaging design, it achieves a win-win outcome for user experience and environmental protection, providing valuable insights for other companies in product innovation and sustainable development.

Practicing Carbon Reduction Across the Entire Product Lifecycle

Awarded First Batch of Guangdong-Hong Kong Mutual Carbon Label Recognition, Introducing a New "Carbon-Transparent" Consumer Experience

In active response to the national "Dual Carbon" strategy and the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area green product certification system, Haitian took the lead in conducting full lifecycle carbon footprint assessments for six representative products across five core categories: soy sauce, oyster sauce, soybean paste, cooking wine, and vinegar. These assessments have successfully obtained authoritative third-party certification.

The carbon footprint calculations strictly adhere to the ISO 14067 international standard, covering the complete product lifecycle from raw material acquisition, production and processing, distribution and transportation, consumer use, to waste disposal, ensuring scientific, transparent, and comparable data. Among the products, the 1kg premium oyster sauce (Squeeze-Pack) earned a place in the first batch of certifications under the "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Carbon Label Mutual Recognition Pilot Project," led by the Department of Ecology and Environment of Guangdong Province, becoming the first condiment product in China to receive this recognition.

This achievement not only acknowledges the company's green manufacturing capabilities but also represents a significant step in encouraging consumers to participate in low-carbon initiatives. By scanning the QR code on the product's carbon label, consumers can access detailed information on the total carbon emissions and key emission reduction highlights—such as the use of recycled plastic bottles and clean energy in production—enabling "visible green consumption."

Future Plans: Haitian will progressively expand the scope of carbon footprint management and utilize carbon data to optimize the supply chain structure, promoting collaborative carbon reduction both upstream and downstream to build a "low-carbon product matrix."

Industry Significance: This initiative not only enhances the company's green credibility but also provides practical support for the carbon label mutual recognition mechanism in the Greater Bay Area. As an industry pioneer, Haitian is driving the transition of condiment consumption from "functional" to "responsible."