One Diem is a prestige fragrance brand with inclusive growth as its core value. Our ambition is to create a profitable business model with inclusive growth at its core through the practice of One Diem.
We firmly believe in a brighter future where everyone can continuously enhance their happiness and grow by pursuing their ideals.
One Diem is a brand under our founded enterprise. Before the establishment of the One Diem brand, we concretized the concept of inclusive growth as “making the enhancement of happiness for each participant the core idea and practicing this development goal in business models and products, striving to create a harmonious environment for interactions between people and nature.” For us, the success of a brand and its products is not merely about net profit data but about the happiness reflected on the faces of all stakeholders.
Based on the concept of inclusive development, the One Diem brand starts with products, providing emotional value to customers without increasing environmental burdens, while offering better working environments and benefits to product producers. Through our products, we aim to provide “an improving quality of life” for customers and all stakeholders, while maintaining “a balanced relationship between humans and nature.” We recognize that achieving this goal is difficult through our efforts alone, so we unite upstream and downstream businesses to work together towards this common goal.
humanities
Within the philosophy of One Diem, people are the core, and products and business models exist to enhance the happiness of all stakeholders.
One Diem translates directly to “One Moment,” with the Chinese name being “Thirty Thousand Days.” A moment represents a lifetime, and a lifetime is comprised of thirty thousand days and nights. We hope to remember every happy moment in life and use it as motivation to enjoy life. Regarding our products, we are guided by life and travel, from the desk in front of us to the loneliest islands in the world, using inspiration and materials from nature to heal the inner restlessness of people today.
Furthermore, as a brand with a sense of mission, One Diem aspires to enhance the happiness of all participants in the production process. From raw material collection technology to waste disposal, we are committed to collaborating with partners across the entire product production process to create an inclusive growth ecosystem. We have reached consensus with suppliers of crystals, aromatherapy materials, container production, assembly, printing, packaging, and warehousing logistics, striving to create a better future for all workers and improve their quality of life through their hard work.
Here's what some of our employees say:
“Our lunch box are delicious, much better than others!”
“The overall working environment is good, and salaries are paid quite punctually.”
“The company assigns suitable positions for each of us. I think it’s great to have a job we all loved.”
“We only have high school diploma, and we are grateful for the job opportunities.”
“The company has many automated devices, but the boss doesn’t use them. One reason is that manual work yields better results, and the other is that it helps preserve job opportunities.”
“I have been with the company for 6 years, considered a veteran. Our factory manager also comes from a printing background and has high standards for product quality. He treats employees like friends, which is admirable.”
“I work in operations. In recent years, more and more young people like us are joining the factory. Our factory benefits are good too. Female employees receive small gifts and half a day off on Women’s Day, and we have team building dinners before traditional festivals, receiving gifts distributed by the factory.”
Here's what our ecological chain entrepreneurs have to say:
As business owners, the philosophy of One Diem aligns perfectly with our long-term operational entities. We have adhered to the ESG development strategy for a long time, strictly adhering to national laws and regulations regarding printing emissions and pollutant treatment, establishing VOC and wastewater treatment facilities. Due to the product characteristics, the proportion of raw materials and machinery costs is not as high as that of other packaging printing products. Our factory products have a certain range of added value, and the factory complies with laws and regulations, paying value-added tax, and providing a large number of job opportunities for low-educated personnel and migrant workers. As a traditional manufacturing industry, our employees generally have lower education levels, but I encourage them to learn and promote. In terms of salary and benefits, the owners spare no effort to provide special treatment and corresponding rewards.
We believe that a good working environment is key to producing good products. Therefore, in the production process, workers who need to be in a noisy environment for a long time are provided with soundproof earplugs and protective masks to reduce the incidence of occupational diseases. At the same time, we emphasize reducing noise by reasonable layout of the factory area and installing shock absorbers and building sound insulation measures. In terms of environmental protection, hazardous waste such as wiping cloth and ink drums are handled by professional hazardous waste disposal companies; light-sensitive materials are treated by wastewater treatment devices and reused; general solid waste such as waste edges and corners and domestic waste are collected and transported by environmental sanitation workers; waste aluminum foil can be collected and sold externally. In the work area, emergency handling items such as medical kits are placed in designated areas for each machine and production line; during epidemics, adequate disinfectants, protective masks, antigens, and other materials are provided. In the cafeteria, we regularly inquire about the quality of daily work meals, purchase high-protein, nutritious ingredients, and improve the quality and taste of work meals.
In terms of specific production, we adhere to the spirit of craftsmanship. One of our larger suppliers stated that they will always retain a considerable proportion of manual production lines, providing nearly 240 job positions during peak periods. Not all products can be completed by cold machines, and not every customer has such a large order volume to support machine operation. Everyone is willing to make simple, convenient, cost-effective, and low-cost products.
“Manual products have low minimum order quantities and relatively low losses, but they require a lot of initial design input and bear certain trial and error costs. Many factories are unwilling to choose this direction. I hope to give back to society and cultivate more excellent employees to walk this road wider and farther.”
China is still in the labor-intensive stage, and there are still many low-educated labor groups in manufacturing. They need to be respected and recognized. One Diem has brought our several companies together. What’s more gratifying is that the founding team members of One Diem are very young, but they have already taken on the responsibility of human development.
We hope to spread the concept of inclusive growth in the traditional manufacturing industry with One Diem. Our capabilities are limited, but we hope that each of our employees can live the life they want.
Products
One Diem adheres to excellent quality, unique design style, and exquisite craftsmanship to provide customers with fair-priced, environmentally friendly products while insisting on sustainable development. Products are not only a material enjoyment but also an enrichment and extension of the spiritual world. In aromatherapy raw materials, we, together with perfumers, collect 31 scents globally to make three products, with source countries including Brazil, Mexico, Iran, India, Tunisia, Morocco, Portugal, Egypt, Paraguay, Sri Lanka, Somalia, Costa Rica, Indonesia, and more. We prefer to collect scents directly from their place of origin to ensure that customers smell the original fragrance. In the cultivation of scent raw materials, we also adhere to the concept of sustainable development: no soil pollution, no excessive use of fertilizers, protection of water resources, etc. In the collection process, we use cold pressing, distillation, natural microbial fermentation, extraction, and other natural techniques without adding any chemical agents to ensure product safety and quality.
In addition to environmental protection, product durability is the key to sustainable development. We hope that One Diem products can accompany customers for a lifetime, bringing a high-quality life. Under this concept, we chose materials for candle and aroma stone containers that can be used for a long time in the early stages of production, so that the products can continue to exist as furniture containers such as pen holders after the design usage period. At the same time, combining the concepts of high-quality life, lifelong companionship, and sustainable development, we propose the “Three-for-One” (infinity scent) business model. After using the candle products, users can collect three empty containers and return them. We will use one of the old cans to provide a refill service, and the other two old cans will be recycled for reuse. Customers can choose the scent for the refill service.
The income from refilling will be used entirely for public welfare activities, dedicated to addressing inequality issues.
Social Value
One Diem strives for balanced distribution among all stakeholders. We firmly believe that each individual is a fundamental element of societal organization. The brand philosophy of One Diem is based on this principle, aiming to benefit all groups involved in product development as much as possible.
The aspiration for a better life is achieved through collective efforts. We establish joint communities with all stakeholders in various aspects such as corporate management, employment patterns, product production, and dividend transfer, aiming to benefit a larger number of groups from One Diem products.
We have reached agreements with suppliers to hire a certain proportion of seniors and disabled individuals, addressing the living issues of elderly people in villages near the factory and providing specific job positions for disabled individuals. To help seniors and disabled individuals adapt to work smoothly, we provide technical training and increase the fault tolerance rate during the manufacturing process.
In terms of improving employee quality of life, we use business revenue for higher wages, better working environments, and living conditions. We offer base salaries 5-10% higher than the average level in traditional manufacturing industries. Additionally, we allocate part of the profits to outstanding employees as travel expenses for holiday visits to their hometowns, and prepare gifts for employees’ relatives, ensuring that distant employees’ families feel cared for by the company. Moreover, on production lines with a higher proportion of female employees, we provide hand creams, shower gels, and other labor protection supplies.
Furthermore, One Diem encourages all upstream and downstream companies to radiate outward. These companies not only provide local employment opportunities but also undertake economic pressure within their capabilities. For example, a factory has contracted a 20-acre orchard in the neighboring village, purchasing peaches from local farmers as employee benefits and gifts for customers, expanding sales channels for farmers and increasing the income of villagers near the factory location.
One Diem
As the founders of the brand, we never imagined that our concept of inclusive growth would be embraced by everyone in such a short time. The goodness of human nature has always been our original intention, a sentiment shared by many companies that have sought to benefit the local economy and their employees for years. We are pleased to bring everyone together to provide customers with better products, higher quality of life, and to spread joy and happiness to all participants.
One Diem will stay true to its original intention and adhere to the principle of doing good, committed to creating a sustainable path between people, products, and society.
Our team of inclusive growth researchers will not stop here. We will continuously update and refine the concept of inclusive growth, allowing One Diem to evolve with us, and contribute our strength to creating a better future.
Closing Words
In December 2022, our team began preparing for the One Diem project, conducting research around the aromatherapy industry, and drafting and publishing a research report titled “The Rising Popularity of Aromatherapy Candles, Crystal Products, and More Post-Pandemic(Chinese)”. This report aims to advance the progress of the One Diem project.