Campaign promotes "green product consumption"

In recent years, the Department of Trade Ho Chi Minh City has continuously implemented the Campaign "green product consumers", which called on businesses and consumers are more interested in environmental issues; launched and consumer goods products safe, environmentally friendly; towards the goal of sustainable development.

This year, the campaign "Green Products Consumption" in June 2016 deployed, with many projects related to the city environment as Blue Communities Project. In the framework of the campaign, Co.opMart and Co.opXtra system of Saigon Co-op and implementing promotions Month of Green Consumer Forum 2016 were held from June 4 to June 26. The typical green products were selected to introduce and encourage consumers to use. The supermarkets Green Co-opmart had many high priorities, supporting for business promotion with environmentally - friendly products. Currently, wise consumers increasingly concerned about the quality of the goods, the safety of these products on the environment and human health. They are also willing to pay extra costs for green products prestige and quality. Therefore, the enterprises that capture the greening of production trends, focused and rational investment technology innovation, manufacturing of branded products Green will have the opportunity to expand the market, improve although credit and high brand on the domestic market and international market.

Clean production, towards sustainable development and environmental protection

Campaign "Green Products Consumption" attracted the attention and participation of many businesses such as: company LIMITED Unilever Vietnam International; Food Joint Stock Company - food Colusa - Miliket, Company Wire - Tan Cuong Thanh Electric cables, JSC Packaging Liksin and many other production enterprises in Vietnam.

Limited liability company Unilever Vietnam International constantly improving research efforts from the priority product packaging by using recycled plastics, to encourage sustainable consumption habits through brands, such as : Comfort a flush - flush once to save water, OMO washing water in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In the production process, the Company has applied the technology to use solar energy to heat water and installation of equipment for collection and reuse of rainwater, building classification process packaging waste, household waste, successfully installed boiler using raw biomass. In 2011, Unilever Vietnam honored with Merit from the Prime Minister on the outstanding achievements in environmental protection activities from 2005 to 2010. In 2014, the entire factory complex in the industrial zone northwest Cu Chi complete commitment "no waste treated by landfilling".

Colusa-Miliket Food Joint Stock Company is a clean production enterprises, with energy-saving technology further cost savings and use of energy to carry out promotions and brand development. To save materials and energy used in production efficiency, the Company Colusa - Miliket along with the support of ECC-HCMC and the professional judgment of Bureau Veritas has built successful organizations ISO 50001. 2013, ISO 50001 certificate along with many positive results, Colusa - Miliket has shown responsibility for the environment and society in energy security issues.

To clean production, Tan Cuong Electrical Wire and Cable Co. Ltd investment production lines imported from Taiwan, smelter capacity of 30 thousand tons / year copper smelter with capacity of 50 thousand tons / year to take advantage multi-metal raw materials copper and aluminum recycling waste into electrical cable products, copper tubing and brass rods follow the international standard.

Going in the direction of sustainable development, since 2009, JSC Packaging Liksin applied international standards of corporate social responsibility (CSR); Standard practice good manufacturing packaging for the pharmaceutical industry (GMP), food, cosmetics; International standards for food safety (HACCP); international standards of packaging for the retail system (BRC) ... Currently, these standards have been raised Liksin continued with more practical criteria such as 5S, Lean, KPI, BSC, TPM. .. This is a necessary condition to Liksin meet the requirements of multi-national corporations and to continue to expand product export market.

The organization's annual Strategy "green product consumption" has been encouraging enterprises to voluntarily abide by the Law of Environmental Protection, helping to develop the community's role in building a healthy competitive market, ensuring development sustainable economic development, gradually improve environmental quality. However, investment in green products manufacturing competitiveness is still difficult due to the high cost. Ho Chi Minh City still needs some specific support policies, procedures reduced access to loans for green manufacturing projects, continue to promote the Strategy "Green Products Consumption" to businesses have the opportunity to develop green product promotion, consumers have access to green products and environmentally friendly.