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NIO, Inc., San Jose, California, United States: NIO Clean Parks

Company: NIO, Inc.
Company Description: NIO is more than just a car company. Our mission is to shape a joyful lifestyle by offering premium smart vehicles and the best user enterprise. Blue Sky Coming describes our guiding philosophy in a brighter, positive future, and a more sustainable tomorrow. This is what’s driving us – every day, across the globe.
Nomination Category: Sustainability Categories
Nomination Sub Category: Sustainability Initiative of the Year - in Asia (China, Japan and Korea)
2023 Stevie Winner Nomination Title: NIO Clean Parks
  1. Which will you submit for your nomination in this category, a video of up to five (5) minutes in length about the achievements of the nominated organization since 1 January 2021, OR written answers to the questions for this category? (Choose one):
    Written answers to the questions
  2. If you are submitting a video of up to five (5) minutes in length, provide the URL of the nominated video here, OR attach it to your entry via the "Add Attachments, Videos, or Links to This Entry" link above, through which you may also upload a copy of your video.

    In 2021, NIO announced "Clean Parks," an ecosystem co-construction initiative, to support more nature reserves across the world in adopting smart EVs, constructing clean energy infrastructure, and formulating clean and low carbon energy circulation to protect the authenticity and integrity of ecosystems. Over the next three years, NIO will invest to support the use of electric vehicles and the construction of clean energy infrastructure in nature reserves around the world. NIO will help these regions build a clean and low-carbon energy self-cycling system to guard the originality and integrity of the ecosystem.

    On NIO Day 2020, we released the Blue Point blue point plan to help users certify and trade carbon emission reductions for tram travel. Currently, there are nearly 110,000 Wei Incoming users participate in this carbon reduction action.

    On May 11, we joined hands with Sansha City, Hainan Province to launch the green island co-construction , and promote the development of clean energy on the islands in Xisha Islands to protect the blue sea and blue sky.

    On October 29, we provided smart electric vehicles and charging facilities to the Sanjiangyuan Guojia Park. helped Sanjiangyuan to build a green national park , Weijialai User Trust has launched a five-year co-construction plan for the ecological village to jointly protect the " China Water Tower" in the hinterland of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

    December 2, we provide patrol vehicles and charging facilities for the home of Hainan Gibbon- Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park , to jointly protect the Qiongdao Rainforest.

    NIO's global ecological co-conservation plan is Clean Parks and was established to fulfill the guiding philosophy of Blue Sky Coming. This has not been done before by any other automotive companies. Clean Parks is also an open platform, and NIO is discussing partnerships with several global environmental organizations and will announce more details soon, the company said.

    NIO hopes to work with all parties to support the use of smart electric vehicles and the construction of clean energy infrastructure in nature reserves worldwide and build a clean and low-carbon energy self-circulation system to protect the authenticity and integrity of the ecosystem. Clean Parks has nine ecological co-construction projects in China, including Sanjiangyuan National Park, Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park, Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park, and Giant Panda National Park. And landed the first overseas project: cooperation with the Danish Nature Conservation Society, to support the low-carbon patrolling of 4 nature reserves in Denmark.

    Clean Park is an open platform co-initiated with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). We also jointly launched the Clean Parks Citizen Scientist Program with Shanshui Conservation Center. More organizations and nature reserves interested in working with us are welcome to join this platform. The goal is to help these regions build a clean and low-carbon energy self-cycling system to guard the originality and integrity of the ecosystem.

    On December 11, at Mount Everest National Nature Reserve , we helped the patrol work in the Mount Everest region, pure electric travel, guarding the pure world roof guarding the pure pearl Peak.

    On December 18, 2021, NIO announced "Clean Parks," an ecosystem co-construction initiative, to support more nature reserves across the world in adopting smart EVs, constructing clean energy infrastructure, and formulating clean and low carbon energy circulation to protect the authenticity and integrity of ecosystems.

    Over the next three years, NIO will invest RMB 100 million ($15.7 million) to support the use of electric vehicles and the construction of clean energy infrastructure in nature reserves around the world, according to William Li, the company's founder, chairman and CEO. NIO will help these regions build a clean and low-carbon energy self-cycling system to guard the originality and integrity of the ecosystem.

    Clean Parks is also an open platform, and NIO is discussing partnerships with several global environmental organizations and will announce more details in the near future, the company said.

    On February 28 this year, NIO joined hands with Sayram Lake in Xinjiang to help protect the ecosystem by providing smart electric vehicles and charging facilities for this area. Sayram Lake (Sailimu Lake) is Xinjiang's largest and highest alpine lake. Because of the transparent water of the color, it's also named The Last Tear of the Atlantic. The Clean Parks initiative will encourage more tourists to explore the beautiful land driving battery-electric vehicles.

  3. If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this first question: Briefly describe the nominated organization: its history and past performance (up to 200 words):

    Total 128 words used.

    On February 28, 2022, NIO joined hands with Sayram Lake in Xinjiang to help protect the ecosystem by providing smart electric vehicles and charging facilities for this area. Sayram Lake (Sailimu Lake) is Xinjiang's largest and highest alpine lake. Because of the transparent water of the color, it's also named The Last Tear of the Atlantic. The Clean Parks initiative will encourage more tourists to explore the beautiful land by driving battery-electric vehicles.

    The next few years, NIO is investing RMB 100 million ($15.7 million) to support the use of electric vehicles and the construction of clean energy infrastructure in nature reserves around the world. NIO will help these regions build a clean and low-carbon energy self-cycling system to guard the originality and integrity of the ecosystem.

  4. If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this second question: Outline the organization's achievements since the beginning of 2021 that you wish to bring to the judges' attention (up to 250 words):

     

    Total 131 words used.

    NIO means “a new day,” and our Chinese name, “Weilai,” means Blue Sky Coming, which is represented by our logo. In 2020, we introduced the Blue Point Plan to encourage users to reduce carbon emissions. In early 2021, we launched Blue Sky Lab as NIO’s lifestyle brand, this fashion project recycles the materials left from the car production process to create a series of fashion products based on the automotive industry. In December 2021, we announced “Clean Parks” project, continue to protect the nature and this beautiful world. So far, we have collaborated with Sayram Lake in Xinjiang to help protect the ecosystem by providing smart electric vehicles and charging facilities for this area. We are continuing to invest in the sustainable projects, to create a more sustainable tomorrow.

  5. If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this third question: Explain why the achievements you have highlighted are unique or significant. If possible compare the achievements to the performance of other players in your industry and/or to the organization's past performance (up to 250 words):

    Total 234 words used.

    NIO's global ecological co-conservation plan is Clean Parks and was established to fulfill the guiding philosophy of Blue Sky Coming. This has not been done before by any other automative companies. Clean Parks is also an open platform, and NIO is discussing partnerships with several global environmental organizations and will announce more details in the near future, the company said. NIO hopes to work with all parties to support the use of smart electric vehicles and the construction of clean energy infrastructure in nature reserves worldwide and build a clean and low-carbon energy self-circulation system to protect the authenticity and integrity of the ecosystem. Clean Parks has nine ecological co-construction projects in China, including Sanjiangyuan National Park, Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park, Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park, and Giant Panda National Park. And landed the first overseas project: cooperation with the Danish Nature Conservation Society, to support the low-carbon patrolling of 4 nature reserves in Denmark. Clean Park is an open platform co-initiated with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). We also jointly launched the Clean Parks Citizen Scientist Program with Shanshui Conservation Center. More organizations and nature reserves interested in working with us are welcome to join this platform. The goal is to help these regions build a clean and low-carbon energy self-cycling system to guard the originality and integrity of the ecosystem.
  6. You have the option to answer this final question: Reference any attachments of supporting materials throughout this nomination and how they provide evidence of the claims you have made in this nomination (up to 250 words):
Attachments/Videos/Links:
NIO Clean Parks
URL www.nio.com/blog/nio-panocinema-featured-discovery-channel
URL vimeo.com/731784696
URL www.nio.com/news/nio-collaboration-danish-society-nature-conservation-danish-nature-foundation
URL www.nio.com/blog/united-nations-development-programme-and-nio-have-joined-hands-clean-parks-project
URL www.nio.com/blog/nio-debuts-its-clean-parks-initiative-ecological-protection-contribution-sayram-lake
URL www.nio.com/blog/nio-attends-cop15-clean-parks
URL cnevpost.com/2022/04/22/nio-reaches-strategic-partnership-with-wwf-on-protecting-national-parks/
URL cnevpost.com/2022/09/27/nio-reaches-deal-in-denmark-under-clean-parks-initiative/
URL cnevpost.com/2021/12/19/nio-launches-clean-parks-program-to-help-protect-environmentally-sensitive-areas/