Geneva, Switzerland 27 November 2023 - Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA and HKEX: 9988 (HKD Counter) and 89988 (RMB Counter), “Alibaba” or “Alibaba Group”) has joined a group of over 200 of the world’s leading sustainable businesses as the newest member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).

The initial focus of the collaboration between WBCSD and Alibaba will be on Climate Action, particularly in finding innovative ways to leverage Alibaba’s platforms for broad decarbonization and work with WBCSD members on the Avoided Emissions framework and methodologies.

“We are thrilled to welcome Alibaba Group to WBCSD. Their commitment to advancing sustainability and decarbonization aligns with our vision for a better world where 9 billion people live well, within planetary boundaries. Alibaba's position as the largest e-commerce and digital technology company from Asia to join WBCSD will bring valuable platforms and technological capabilities to our collaborative efforts,” said Peter Bakker, President and CEO of WBCSD.

“Alibaba is committed to responsible corporate practices and environmental stewardship,” said Toby Xu, Chief Financial Officer of Alibaba Group and Chair of the Group's Sustainability Steering Committee. “We strive to work with our partners across industries to create enduring, wide-ranging, and impactful value for our stakeholders. We are excited to collaborate with WBCSD on advancing our climate actions, along with other initiatives, that contribute to a net-zero and sustainable future.”

Alibaba Group, a diverse ecosystem with over a billion users and millions of small businesses, is powered by a global workforce from over 60 countries and regions. ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) is a cornerstone strategy for Alibaba, with a vision to not only achieve its own sustainability goals but also empower consumers, merchants, and partners to create positive social and environmental impacts through its platform.

Alibaba has pledged to achieve carbon neutrality in its own operations by 2030 and introduced a Scope 3+ target. The concept of ‘Scope 3+’ is based on the potential of leveraging its digital technology and platforms to enable and engage a wider group of stakeholders to promote low-carbon products, services and behaviors. In the fiscal year that ended March 2023, Alibaba accomplished Scope 3+ emission reductions of 22.907 million MtCO2e.

Please refer to the Alibaba Group 2023 ESG Report for more details about Alibaba's ESG targets and progress.

About the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is a premier global, CEO-led community of over 200 of the world's leading sustainable businesses. Our mission is to accelerate the required transformation of businesses, their value chains, and the systems in which they operate, to limit the impact of the climate crisis, restore nature and tackle inequality.

Together with our members, we tackle the pressing sustainability challenges of the climate emergency, the loss of nature, and mounting inequality. We offer solutions to accelerate value chain transformation across essential sectors of business activity, including food & agriculture, products & materials, energy, transport & mobility, and built environment. We are also collectively reshaping financial systems to reward sustainable decision-making through a lower cost of capital and helping businesses succeed.

We empower our community of business leaders to raise ambition for a better world, deliver action at speed and scale in their operations and value chains, and sharpen the accountability of their performance. Our members are driving progress within their businesses through the exchange of best practices, education, standards and protocols, and tools and technology.

Our member companies come from all business sectors and all major economies, representing a combined revenue of more than USD $8.5 trillion and 19 million employees. Our global network of almost 70 national business councils gives our members unparalleled reach across the globe.

Together, we are the leading voice of business for sustainability, united by our vision of a world in which 9+ billion people can live well, within planetary boundaries, by mid-century.

瑞士，日内瓦，2023年11月27日 – 阿里巴巴集团控股有限公司（纽交所代码：BABA及港交所代号：9988（港币柜台）及89988（人民币柜台），“阿里巴巴”或“阿里巴巴集团”）加入逾200家全球领先可持续发展企业的行列，成为世界可持续发展工商理事会（WBCSD）的最新成员。

WBCSD与阿里巴巴的合作初步将聚焦于“气候行动”，尤其是寻找创新方法，藉助阿里巴巴的平台开展广泛的减碳活动，并与WBCSD成员合作制定“避免碳排”框架和方法。

WBCSD总裁兼首席执行官Peter Bakker表示：“我们热烈欢迎阿里巴巴集团加入WBCSD，他们对可持续发展和减碳的承诺，与我们致力为全球90亿人缔造更美好世界的愿景相一致。阿里巴巴作为亚洲最大的电商及数字科技企业，其独特定位将为我们的合作带来宝贵平台和科技能力。”

阿里巴巴集团首席财务官兼可持续发展管理委员会主席徐宏表示：“阿里巴巴致力于负责任的企业实践和环境保护，我们努力与各行各业的伙伴携手合作，为各利益相关者创造持久、广泛且具影响力的价值。我们很高兴能与WBCSD合作，推进我们的气候行动以及其他举措，为净零排放和可持续的未来作出贡献。”

阿里巴巴集团是一个由超过十亿用户和数百万小型企业组成的多元生态体系，全球员工来自60多个国家和地区。阿里巴巴以环境、社会和治理（ESG）为基石战略之一，其愿景是不仅实现自身的可持续发展目标，更要透过其平台赋能消费者、商家和合作伙伴，创造正面的社会和环境效应。

阿里巴巴承诺不晚于2030年实现自身运营碳中和，并提出“范围3+”的概念，即利用其数字科技和平台优势，带动更多利益相关者共同推动低碳产品、服务和行为。于截至2023年3月31日止财年，阿里巴巴实现了“范围3+”减碳2,290.7万吨。

有关阿里巴巴集团的ESG目标及进展，详情请参阅其2023年ESG报告。

关于世界可持续发展工商理事会（WBCSD）

世界可持续发展工商理事会（WBCSD）是一个由全球领先的200多家可持续发展企业首席执行官领导的顶级国际组织。我们的使命是协助企业、企业价值链及其营运系统加快实现所需转型，以减少气候危机造成的影响、恢复自然生态和解决不平等问题。

我们与成员携手应对各种迫切的可持续发展挑战，包括气候紧急状况、自然损失和日益加剧的不平等状况。我们提供解决方案以加快主要行业的商业活动价值链转型，包括食品与农业、产品与材料、能源、运输与出行以及建筑环境等。同时，我们共同重塑金融体系，通过降低资本成本，奖励可持续的决策，并帮助企业取得成功。

我们赋能商界领袖伸展抱负，以实现更美好的世界，在其营运和价值链中采取迅速及具规模的行动，并加强他们的绩效表现责任。我们的成员通过行业最佳实践的交流、教育、制定标准和规则，并利用工具和科技以推动自身企业的可持续发展。

我们的会员公司来自各大行业和主要经济体，其综合营收超过8.5万亿美元，并拥有1,900万名员工。我们来自接近70个国家商业委员会的全球网络，为会员提供无与伦比的全球影响力。

我们是来自商界、共同推动可持续发展的重要声音。我们共同的愿景是于本世纪中，让超过90亿人能够在地球过上美好的生活。