The Vietnamese government is currently putting an ambitious goal of reducing marine plastic leakage by 75 percent by 2030. To make it happen, building a plastic circular economy is one of the solutions that Vietnam is following. Also, the public awareness enhancement and behavior change education are very important works.
In the morning of September 28, 2020, Dow Vietnam Team joined hands with Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), People’s Committee of Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province and Parliamentary Delegation of Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province to host “the Campaign to make the world cleaner” and “the activity of donating 300 water tanks and 50 trash bins to fishermen in Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province reaching out to sea and local tourism areas.” The events attracted more than 700 participants and volunteers from various stakeholders and forces in Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province (local public officials, police and military officers, workers and students).
Dow Vietnam Team included 11 representatives from Country Leadership Team, Packaging and Specialty Plastics, Dong Nai Coating Materials Plant and other functions.
After an hour clean-up, the participants collected more than 600 kg of waste that included organic waste, PET bottles, bottle caps, flexible plastics bags, plastics straws, styrofoam, cigarettes, paper packaging, fishing nets… The collected waste was transferred to local URENCO waste collector company for recycling.
Joining the events, Mr. Ekkasit Lakkananithiphan, General Director of Dow Vietnam said, “Dow has hosted the annual beach clean-up events in the last two years in Vung Tau City to enhance public awareness about plastic waste reduction and segregation at source. And this year we are very delighted to witness the joint efforts from various stakeholders and forces to proactively clean up the beach and create another life for plastics.”
This clean-up event marked the second #PullingOurWeight Program in 2020 for Dow Vietnam Team. Tentatively, late October 2020, in collaboration with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and a NGO namely Green Hub, Dow Vietnam will host the third #PullingOurWeight Program in Phu Yen Province. At the same time, we will launch the project of Statistics & Analysis of plastics waste category; Training on waste segregation at school & community; and the contest of “Green School and Green Marine.”
Hanoi, 25 September 2020 – HEINEKEN Vietnam, one of the most sustainable companies in Vietnam, today joins the Vietnam Corporate Sustainability Forum (VCSF), themed “Sustainable development in the new decade: turn challenges into opportunities.” The forum is organized by the Vietnam Business Council for Sustainable Development under the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VBCSD – VCCI).
On the morning of September 25th, 2020, a seminar was held in Hanoi: "Sustainable corporate governance in a changing society", in the context that Vietnam and the world have just experienced the Covid-19 pandemic "shock". The seminar was organized by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), the Vietnam Business Council for Sustainable Development (VBCSD), and broadcast online to more than 350 agencies, organizations and businesses.
On the afternoon of September 10th, 2020, the representative of Phu Nhuan Jewelry Joint Stock Company (PNJ) presented medical equipment to a number of hospitals in Quang Nam and Quang Tri provinces, aiming to support for the Covid -19 prevention, as well as for future treatment activities of the Hospital.
The Vietnamese government is currently putting an ambitious goal of reducing marine plastic leakage by 75 percent by 2030. To make it happen, building a plastic circular economy is one of the solutions that Vietnam is following. Also, the public awareness enhancement and behavior change education are very important works.
With their outstanding, creative ideas and practical proposed solutions, all the teams not only convinced the fastidious judges, but also received support from the local representatives.
On September 18, 2020, INSEE Vietnam cooperated with HCM University of Technology to hold the inauguration ceremony of rural roads in Thap Muoi district, Dong Thap province. The handed-over works are part of 20th consecutive partnership year of INSEE Vietnam accompanied by Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Can Tho University.
While most cleaning and laundry products available today contain chemicals made from fossil fuel feedstocks, a non-renewable source of carbon. Unilever has decided to replace these chemicals by renewable or recycled sources of carbon.
URC Vietnam’s efforts and contributions in Vietnam have been fully recognized in not only business awards but also in sustainable ranking. Since 2019, URC Vietnam has been named among the top 100 sustainable businesses recognized by the VCCI – VBCSD and recently, in September 2020, the company was honoured among the top 10 prestigious companies in the non-alcoholic beverage industry in 2020 as announced by the Vietnam Report Company, in collaboration with VietNamNet newspaper under the Ministry of Information and Communication.
September is time to back to the school of all students across the country every year, they are excited with many new things waiting in school. However, going to school is not a simple problem for families with difficult circumstances.
MIDLAND, Mich. – September 2, 2020 – Dow (NYSE: DOW) has been named as one of the 2020 PEOPLE's "50 Companies that Care" by Great Place to Work® and PEOPLE. The annual list will be featured in the September 14 issue of PEOPLE, which will be available on newsstands September 4.
