CPV operates integrated agro-industrial and food business with its objectives to provide products in high quality and environmentally and socially responsible manner. With a wide range of business activities throughout Vietnam and the vision of becoming a sustainable economic development enterprise, CPV has integrated the implementation of the UN's sustainable development goals into the process of production and business activities to ensure the balance between economic, social and environmental activities.
In Vietnam, in remote and mountainous areas, although the government and local authorities pay great attention in developing material and cultural life for ethnic minorities in the upland areas, the results are very limited because the terrain is mountainous, so traffic is not a favorable remote location.
In order to promote the effective implementation of environmental and social issues, as well as to implement the goal of being a sustainable enterprise, CPV has implemented the project "Lighting up for the highland Village ". This is a coordinated activity between CPV and relevant agencies, unions and local departments.
Since 2018, the project has successfully implemented at provinces and cities, such as Binh Dinh and Binh Phuoc provinces. In the future, the project will expand in other border villages such as Ha Giang province.
In Binh Dinh province, C.P Vietnam – CP Vietnam National Union, C.P. Vietnam Charitable Fund, Binh Dinh People's Committee, Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union in Binh Dinh join hands to support the lives of people in O2 village of Vinh Kim commune and Canh Giao village of Canh Hiep commune with activities: Install 68 sets of solar lamps to bring light to people in highland villages. Provide more than 60 solar-powered radios to obscure information, helping them integrate into community life. The well compartment and donated water tanks to provide clean water to the people. Supporting breeding chickens as well as breeding techniques facilitates access to nutritional resources as well as knowledge about breeding for people.
In Binh Dinh province: O2 village of Vinh Kim commune and Canh Giao village of Canh Hiep commune
In Binh Phuoc province, CPV in collaboration with The Vietnam National Youth Union of Binh Phuoc province organized the launching program of the Summer Volunteer Youth Campaign 2021 with many meaningful activities and handed over the "Frontier Light" route to border people. Representatives of CPV- Mr. Le Dinh Cong - Director of CPV Binh Phuoc attended the program. Here, CPV supported 90 solar light , setup 5 border routes in Loc Ninh and Bu Gia Fat districts of Binh Phuoc province. , the delegation also donated 35,000 medical masks, 20 carton of dry hand sanitizer gel and other necessities with a total value of VND 115 million to O Rang District, Mondulkiri Province (Kingdom of Cambodia).
In Binh Phuoc province
The implementation and expansion of support projects in the high provinces has shown that CPV is an enterprise that has made a positive contribution in local social security activities, towards sustainable development balancing business – social – environmental activities.
Ho Chi Minh City, 1 June 2021 - According to latest scientific information studied and consolidated by Nestlé Research Center, between the ages of 5 and 15, the kids experience a significant transformation of body, brain and behaviour, which marks a transition from being a child to being an adult. In order to widespread this information to the public, Nestlé MILO has officially inaugurated the project ’10 Golden Years of Kid Development, Don’t Miss Out’, partnering with VTV Digital to raise awareness of parents over the importance of this golden period.
On 27 May 2021, the AES Annual Safety Day was celebrated virtually, with the participation of people at AES Vietnam and our local contractors. This year, under the theme ‘Honoring each other’, the event aims to celebrate all AES Vietnam staff who are putting safety at the core of everything we do while remaining committed in our work to deliver much-needed electricity for Vietnam.
Hong Kong SAR, China, June 3, 2021—FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp (NYSE: FDX) and one of the world’s largest express transportation companies, today announced that four nonprofits – Arbor Day Foundation, Gawad Kalinga Community Development Foundation, United Way Mumbai and Solar Sister, Inc., will receive grants totaling US$200,000 from FedEx under its Priority Earth Global Grant Program (PEGGP). Together with eight other nonprofits from other regions[1], each will receive a US$50,000 grant in support of their efforts to improve the environment.
From the beginning of 2021, INSEE Vietnam has continued to launch the INSEE Prize contest for young students at universities. Not only the contest information posted, INSEE also organizes seminars to universities across the country. In the first phase, INSEE brought the contest information to schools such as Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education, HCMC University of Architecture, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Van Lang University, Mien Tay Construction University, Danang University of Architecture and many more schools to come.
Recently, INSEE Vietnam has had many activities to accompany the people of the Mekong Delta to overcome the severe salty drought season. According to Mr. Philippe Richart (General Director of INSEE Vietnam): “Salinization problems of the Mekong Delta, I think it is a super challenge in the long term, we want everyone to pay attention to this challenge and join hand to contribute to solving this issue”
Nestlé Vietnam has been awarded the Vietnam National Gold Quality Award 2019-2020, highlighting the corporation’s vision, leadership, and strong business performance in the past year. Binu Jacob, managing director of Nestlé Vietnam shared with VIR’s Tom Nguyen how the comprehensive business evaluation award fits flush with the companies development orientations so far and future plans to be the leading sustainable “glocal” company in Vietnam.
To minimize the negative impacts on the environment, two factories - BAT-Vinataba JV in Dong Nai and VINA-BAT JV in Binh Chanh District, HCMC have entirely switched from normal incandescent bulbs to LED light ones.
BAT has been honored to be featured in the top local media such as VIR, Tien Phong, Nhip Cau Dau Tu on promoting sustainable development in recent years.
With non-stop innovation to improve quality and develop modern agriculture, Thai-backed C.P. Vietnam was last week bestowed with prestigious national awards that offers further motivation for the company to contribute more to Vietnam’s sustainable agriculture.
Amsterdam, 15 April 2021 – HEINEKEN today announced a new ambition to decarbonise its own production by 2030 and its full value chain by 2040. This is the first in a series of refreshed Brew a Better World ambitions, which form an important part of the company’s new EverGreen balanced growth strategy.
