In March, BAT-Vinataba JV visited the leaf-growing area in Gia Lai, one of the largest leaf-growing areas in Vietnam. Along with BAT-Vinataba JV, the trip included representatives from a number of government departments and organizations, such as the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Committee for Management of State Capital, Vietnam Tobacco Association, Vinataba, and other stakeholders.
It was also an opportunity for the company to proudly share its achievements in recent years with leaders and government representatives, such as the development of loose-leaf barn, drip irrigation systems, and new sustainable initiatives. The BAT-Vinataba JV has pinned high hopes on the success of the application of new elite hybrid varieties and the Ripe Top project in the future.
BAT-Vinataba JV is currently working with leaf-growing areas in Tay Ninh, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Cao Bang, Lang Son and Son La. More than 1,500 farming households are engaged in growing tobacco leaf in these areas and have been supported by BAT’s Tobacco Leaf Development Programme.
Trips to the leaf-growing areas are an annual event as part of the Tobacco Leaf Development Programme. This is of great significance to BAT-Vinataba JV in ensuring a sustainable and high-quality supply of leaves. Thanks to the programme, the company has created positive energy and improved crop yields as well as farmers' incomes.
In March, BAT Vietnam held a ceremony to summarize the “Women’s Empowerment” program and continued to disburse a sponsoring loan for disadvantaged women in Duc Hue District, Long An Province. The successes of the program achieved in 2022 have provided BAT with a strong incentive to continue the program for many years to come, helping disadvantaged women improve their livelihoods.
From 28th to 30th April in Quang Tri Province, Bia Saigon - the leading brand of SABECO will accompany the Vietnamese Culture and Culinary Festival 2023, which is organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST) with the role of “ Beer of Vietnamese culinary culture”, aiming to support the Vietnam national strategy - establishing the country as an attractive destination in the region.
Ho Chi Minh City, March 28, 2023 – At the 2023 Golden Dragon Awards, SCG was recognized as a Top 50 exceptional Foreign Invested Enterprises (FIEs) in Vietnam and honored as a “Pioneer in ESG Practices”.
For more than 30 years of business activities in Vietnam, C.P. Corporation (CPV) has always focused on practicing the Group's core values of "Three benefits towards sustainability: for the country, for the people and the company" based on responsible business for the community, society, and environment towards sustainability. In particular, the Company always determines the importance of solving plastic waste challenges, as well as planting and caring for trees, and biodiversity conservation.
The Nescafé Tarot Campaign, developed by Nestlé Vietnam in collaboration with Publicis Worldwide, Zenith, and Digitas of Publicis Groupe, has been honored with two acclaimed awards at the SMARTIES Awards Ceremony held during the POSSIBLE Conference & Expo at Fontainebleau Miami, Florida, USA on April 18th, 2023, namely Bronze Prize – Creative: Customer Experience (CX) and Silver Prize – Creative: Personalization.
Aiming to support the community, Mondelez Kinh Do has recently donated used laptops to disadvantaged students through the Pacific Links Foundation. Students who received the donation are those were granted scholarships in the SEEDS (Scholarship to Enhance Education and Develop Skills) program targeting to help 9-grade to graduate students from poor family in the central provinces and GEMS (Girl Empowerment Scholarship) program targeting to support female students and students from the Mekong Delta and South- Central provinces.
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After the continuous success of the INSEE Prize, this year INSEE Vietnam officially kicked off the next edition of the competition on March 29th, 2023. With the desire to spark the creativity of young students majoring in Construction and Architecture, the INSEE Prize helps implement sustainable dream projects into reality to support community development and create a solid foundation for the participants on their future career path, with a total prize of more than VND 300 million.
Ho Chi Minh City, 24/03/2023 – Today, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Building University-Industry Learning and Development through Innovation and Technology (BUILD-IT) Alliance and the Dow Vietnam STEM Program hosted their fourth industry mentorship eProjects Innovation Showcase.
Besides impressive business outcomes, SABECO made significant progresses in 2022 towards its goal of creating positive values through the 4C sustainable development strategy.