ATRenew Releases 2025 ESG Report: Advancing Sustainable Growth by Leading the Circular Economy
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ATRenew (NYSE:RERE) released its 2025 ESG Report, detailing progress in climate action, green finance, governance, and social impact. Scope 1 and 2 emissions intensity fell 9.5% versus 2024 toward a 35% reduction target by 2030, and the company was a 2025 Earthshot Prize finalist.
Highlights include a sustainability-linked trade finance facility with Citibank, zero recorded data security or privacy incidents, stronger employee diversity and training, expanded rural digital education support, reinforced integrity compliance and risk management, and RMB240 million R&D investment to advance AI-driven inspection accuracy and automation in its circular-economy operations.
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- Scope 1 and 2 emissions intensity reduced by 9.5% in 2025 vs. 2024
- 2030 emissions intensity reduction target of 35% provides clear climate roadmap
- Launched sustainability-linked trade finance facility in partnership with Citibank
- Named 2025 Earthshot Prize finalist from nearly 2,500 global nominations
- Zero recorded data security or user privacy incidents in 2025
- Female employee representation reached 39.3%, up 4.4 percentage points year-over-year
- Total employee training hours reached 131,324 in 2025
- Rural digital education program supported 69 schools and 13,070 students by 2025
- Integrity training reached 15,124 participants with 100% signing key codes
- 2,178 suppliers signed the Anti-Commercial Bribery Agreement in 2025
- Conducted 132 risk assessments and tiered management reviews in 2025
- Invested RMB240 million in R&D and employed 449 R&D staff in 2025
- Obtained 57 new intellectual property grants in 2025
- X-Ray inspection system achieved 99% accuracy on counterfeit assembled screens
- AI model identification accuracy reached 95%; image auditing exceeded 99%
- Around 50% of phones at operation centers now use AI-powered image inspection
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Advancing Green Transformation, Building a Waste-Free Future
Anchored in the pre-owned consumer products industry, the Company continued to advance its low-carbon transition and support industrial upgrading, while further strengthening its efforts in climate governance, emissions reduction, and green finance, earning global recognition for its circular economy practices:
- Advanced climate risk management and emissions reduction. Aligned with the IFRS S2 framework, the Company comprehensively identified climate-related risks and opportunities and quantitatively assessed their specific impacts on financial performance. The Company also actively advanced carbon emissions reduction: compared to 2024, the Company reduced its Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions intensity by
9.5% in 2025, demonstrating steady progress toward its 2030 target of a35% reduction. - Expanded green finance initiatives. ATRenew set quantitative key performance indicators aligned with the Sustainability-Linked Loan Principles and, in partnership with Citibank, launched a sustainability-linked trade finance facility, leveraging green finance instruments to advance sustainability.
- Gained international acclaim for circular economy practices. Reflecting its innovative circular economy practices, the Company was named a finalist for The 2025 Earthshot Prize in the "Build a Waste-Free World" category, selected from nearly 2,500 nominations across 72 countries.
Empowering People, Creating Shared Value
Guided by a people-first approach, the Company strengthened information security, employee rights protection, and talent development, while continuing to fulfill its corporate responsibility through sustained public welfare initiatives:
- Strengthened information security and safeguarded user trust. ATRenew enhanced company-wide data governance and implemented sensitive data classification, download monitoring, and security reminder mechanisms. No data security or user privacy incidents were recorded in 2025.
- Fostered employee development and a diverse, inclusive workplace. The Company once again obtained ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System certification in 2025. Female employee representation increased to approximately
39.3% , up by4.4% year-over-year. Total employee training hours reached 131,324, with average training hours per employee increasing year over year. - Advanced rural education through long-term social impact programs. Launched in 2018, the "AHS Charity and Love – Digital Education Aid Program for Rural Children" has supported 69 rural schools in building digital learning platforms and has delivered more than 3,200 digital classes by the end of 2025, benefiting 13,070 students.
Strengthening Governance Foundation through Integrity and Compliance
The Company deepened its commitment to integrity-led governance, embedding ESG factors into risk management and daily operations. In 2025, the Company made steady progress in integrity compliance and risk management:
- Strengthened business ethics through comprehensive integrity commitments. The Company conducted two integrity training sessions in 2025, reaching 15,124 participants. Signing rates reached
100% for integrity and self-discipline, confidentiality, and other relevant codes and undertakings. In addition, 2,178 suppliers signed the Anti-Commercial Bribery Agreement, embedding integrity standards across the workforce and supply chain. - Enhanced risk assessment with tiered and targeted controls. The Company conducted 132 risk assessments and tiered management reviews in 2025, including preemptive reviews of major business strategy implementation and business model changes, strengthening end-to-end risk identification, assessment, and response capabilities.
Technology-Driven Innovation as a Core Engine for Quality and Efficiency Enhancement
In 2025, the Company further increased R&D investment and strengthened its AI and automated inspection capabilities, achieving multiple breakthroughs that are driving the pre-owned industry toward more standardized and intelligent operations:
- Sustained R&D investment and deepened AI deployment. In 2025, the Company invested
RMB240 million in R&D, employed 449 full-time R&D personnel, and obtained 57 new intellectual property grants. The Company continued to enhance its large-model and multimodal AI capabilities, improving multiple core algorithm solutions and accelerating AI deployment in device-model identification and image and video auditing. - Expanded automated inspection with improved accuracy and efficiency. The Company continued to upgrade its Matrix automated inspection system and expand deployment of intelligent equipment. Its X-Ray system achieved
99% accuracy in detecting counterfeit assembled screens on premium Apple devices, AI-based model identification reached95% accuracy, and the image auditing system exceeded99% accuracy. Leveraging its Godzilla inspection devices, approximately50% of phones processed at operation centers can now undergo AI-powered image quality inspection, replacing manual processes.
"The circular economy is entering a new phase of more standardized, large-scale, and high-quality development," said Kerry Xuefeng Chen, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ATRenew. "We remain committed to our mission of giving a second life to all idle goods. Anchored in the circular economy, we will continue to leverage technology to enable resource circulation and deepen our ESG efforts across all dimensions, leading the pre-owned industry toward a more sustainable future."
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About ATRenew Inc.
Headquartered in Shanghai, ATRenew Inc. is a pioneer in technology-driven recycling and trade-in solutions for consumer products in China. Since inception in 2011, ATRenew has been on a mission to give a second life to all idle goods, reducing the environmental impact of pre-owned consumer products by facilitating recycling, trade-ins and distribution that prolong their lifecycle. ATRenew's open platform integrates C2B, B2B, and B2C capabilities to empower its online and offline services. Powered by proprietary technologies and a scalable platform ecosystem, ATRenew enhances transaction efficiency and pricing transparency for consumers and merchants alike while advancing circular economy standards in China. ATRenew is a participant in the United Nations Global Compact, and adheres to its principles-based approach to responsible business.
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