Hanoi, 17th November 2019 - The stake holders of the Hanoi Waste to Energy pilot project held a ground breaking ceremony on Sunday, November 17, 2019 at Xuan Son Landfill in Son Tay and Ba Vi District to mark the effective starting of the site work.
The ceremony held by the project developer from Indovin Power Hanoi and its EPC partner from Dai Dung Corporation, was attended by local authorities from the districts, Secretary General of VCCI & Vice Chairman of VBCSD, Special Envoy of President Seychelles for ASEAN, Seychelles Financial Service Authority, Director of Regions20 Geneva and few delegation from EU, including the technology partner from Fichtner Germany and Beston International AG, and its manufacturing team from Beston Henan Machinery.
During his welcome remarks, Chairman of the Board Members of Indovin, Mr Steven Japutra expressed his highest consideration to Chairman Of Hanoi People’s Committee Mr Nguyen Duc Chung for the consent given on the ground breaking ceremony. Mr Steven also thanks the respective directors and officials from Hanoi and Son Tay and Ba Vi district for the existing good cooperation and the assurance of the completion of the project and as cetre of excellence for districts to start their own waste processing facilities before it piles up in the landfill and become polllution disaster.
Both Indovin Power and Chairman of Dai Dung Mr Trinh Tien Dung in their speech comment that such waste processing project is not meant for profit oriented business but a commitments to the healthy of the citizien and soverignty of Vietnam.
Mr Nguyen Quang Vinh, Vice Chairman of Vietnam Business Council for Sustainable Development compliments the effort and look forward to the running of the waste processing plant to be able to attract more businesses to be parent company to team up with the circular economy startups at local and district levels.
The brief ceremony marked the traditional blessing for the good start of the physical work, joining hands among the stake holders to introduce Hanoi as Green City - Zero Waste concept.
Hanoi, Vietnam - October 30th, 2019 - Dow Vietnam received the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Recognition Award from the American Chamber of Commerce in Hanoi (AmCham) for its corporate sustainability initiatives in Vietnam, marking the fifth consecutive year that Dow has been named in the winner list. This prestigious award is a recognition of a reputable organization for Dow's best practice programs in Vietnam to help the local community address the challenges, promote sustainable development and protect the environment.
The project pilots a circular economy solution to turn post-consumer recycled plastics into new, valuable resources
Mark your calendars - the annual Global Compact Network Singapore Summit is back! Themed "Reimagining Business for Resilience" this year, the GCNS Summit will explore global trends in #sustainability and what it means to be progressive, forward thinking businesses and individuals.
Today, Dow (NYSE: DOW) was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI) by S&P Dow Jones Indices and RobecoSAM, the investment specialist focused exclusively on Sustainability Investing. This is the 20th year Dow has achieved this prestigious ranking as one of the top companies in the global chemical industry in terms of sustainability performance.
In 2019, VCCI was again assigned by the National Council on Sustainable Development and Competitiveness Enhancement to open the National Conference on Sustainable Development 2019 together with the World Bank and other partners.
Dow recognized for its efforts to reduce plastic waste while improving roads
Midland, Mich. – June 17, 2019 – Dow (NYSE: DOW) today released its 2018 Sustainability Report, which shares its progress against its 2025 Sustainability Goals and demonstrates its commitment to collaborate with value chain partners and other stakeholders to find more sustainable ways to do business. In 2018, the Company generated substantial business value from its pioneering efforts to incorporate natural capital and ecosystem services into its decision-making. It also developed and invested in a series of new global initiatives to keep plastic waste out of the environment.
HANOI, Vietnam – April 17, 2019 – Dow and DEEP C signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build the first road using recycled plastics at the DEEP C Industrial Complex in Haiphong City in Vietnam. The project aims to divert post-use flexible packaging from becoming litter or entering a landfill, while also creating more durable, longer-lasting roads.
Today Dow successfully completed its separation from DowDuPont, becoming a more focused, streamlined, and leading materials science company. Dow launches with global scale and leading positions in three attractive consumer-driven segments: packaging, infrastructure and consumer care. Dow is now even better positioned to drive revenue growth and innovate for its customers, leveraging three advantaged building blocks – ethylene, propylene and silicones – to power one of the deepest chemistry sets in the industry.
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On January 18, 2019, the Final Showcase of the USAID BUILD-IT & Dow Vietnam STEM Program: Engineering Projects in Community Service was held at HCM City. More than 150 participating STEM students from six engineering and technology focused universities concluded the five-month program following the EPICS curriculum model, an internationally recognized model of service learning where students not only learn by doing but also learn by creating.
