Major e-commerce players including eBay, Cdiscount, Rakuten and Fnac-Darty have signed a charter in which they commit to the government to make the industry more sustainable. Amazon, on the other hand, has refused to sign.
Reduce the volume of packaging, eliminate the vacuum
The charter includes 10 commitments focusing on consumer information, packaging, warehousing and delivery, and monitoring. Regarding packaging, the objective is to reduce its volume and to encourage reuse.
The signatories have committed to reducing packaging volumes for at least 75% of packages by the end of 2024. They have also committed to using packaging made of recycled or reusable materials and to favoring packaging with the best environmental record.
Fourteen e-commerce players and the Federation of e-commerce and distance selling (Fevad) have signed the "responsible e-commerce logistics charter" in the presence of the Minister of Ecological Transition, Barbara Pompili, and the Secretary of State for Digital, Cedric O.
"This Charter concludes several weeks of intense exchanges between the mission and a group of experts, composed of representatives of e-commerce companies said Fevad in a statement.
The very rapid rise of e-commerce
Fevad figures published at the end of May show that internet sales grew by 15% in the first quarter of 2021. After 12 months of covid, Fevad estimates that internet sales of physical stores have grown 2 times faster than the market average, and 3 times faster than pure-player sites.
