On November 27, 2023, the General Administration of Market Supervision and Administration of the State Council and the National Standardization Management Committee issued a notice (No. 13of 2023) that the national standard "General Service Specification forReverse Logistics in Electronic Business" (GB/T43290-2023), which was formulated under the auspices of Prof. Hao Hao, Mr. Xu Zhaoran, and their team in the college, has been approved by the State Administration of market supervision and Administration of the State Council and the NationalStandardization Management Committee Published, November 27, 2023, officially implemented. The standard was drafted by Shanghai Polytechnic University, Beijing Jingbangda Trade Co., and Shunqihe (Shenzhen) Technology Co.

The Specification for Electronic BusinessReverse Logistics General Service (GB/T43290-2023) is another national standard for reverse logistics released and implemented following the development of the specification for Non-Hazardous Liquid Chemical Products Reverse LogisticsGeneral Service (GB/T 34404-2017) and the Evaluation Indicators for ReverseLogistics Service (GB/T42501-2023) under the auspices of the University, which specifies the The basic requirements of E-Commerce reverse logistics general services, service programs, operations and services, information services, marking and tracing, complaints and feedback, service evaluation and improvement requirements, applicable to E-Commerce reverse logistics services provided by logistics service providers under B2B, B2C, and other E-Commerce modes. The implementation of this standard will help to improve the service quality of electronic Business reverse logistics, enhance the value of Electronic business reverse logistics, reduce the waste of resources, and respond to the national concept of green recycling and sustainable development.

Reverse logistics is an indispensable part of the closed loop of national economic circulation and an important part of China's green, low-carbon, and recycling development, which is of great significance in practicing the dual-carbon goal and realizing the retention of national energy resources, protecting the environment and promoting the sustainable development of the society. Relying on two provincial and ministerial-level discipline platforms - Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for ReverseLogistics and Supply Chain and Shanghai Standardization Innovation Center(Logistics), the reverse logistics team of the university actively undertakes the topics of reverse logistics and standardization and has been approved by the National Social Science Foundation, decision-making, and consulting topics of the Shanghai Municipal Government, Shanghai Municipal Science, and TechnologyCommission, Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce and other vertical topics. The team has been approved by the National Social Science Foundation, Shanghai Municipal Government Decision-making Consultation Project, ShanghaiMunicipal Science and Technology Commission, Shanghai Municipal Commission ofCommerce, and other vertical projects, and has been making efforts on relevant national and international standards, which further strengthens the university's leading position in the field of domestic reverse logistics research.