Introduction to PDD Pinduoduo Inc. (PDD), a Chinese company from Shanghai, was established in 2015 by Colin Huang. It operates as an online platform where users can buy various products, including clothing, electronics, groceries, and home appliances, at discounted rates through group purchases. Pinduoduo functions like a social network, focusing on lower-tier cities and consumers seeking affordable goods. Today, it ranks among the top companies in China’s online retail mark

Author: Jennifer Argenton Introduction Sustainability  is no 2026 afterthought — it's business, driven by customer demand and global environmental  urgency. Customers are making more and more demands for evidence that the products they buy are made responsibly with minimal damage to people and the planet. But it is difficult to demonstrate such sustainability claims where there are complicated international supply chains  with numerous intermediaries and poor visibility. The