Ms. Thai Huong received the global sustainable development leader award.

Labor Hero Thai Huong was honored as "Leader of the Year" in the category "Global Sustainable Development" at the Le Fonti Global Awards ceremony on December 14.

TH Group representative (left), on behalf of Ms. Thai Huong, received the Global Sustainability Leader award from the Le Fonti Awards organizers, in Dubai on November 14. Photo: TH

According to the Le Fonti Scientific Committee, Ms. Thai Huong - Founder, Chairman of the TH Group's Strategy Council and General Director of Bac A Joint Stock Commercial Bank has won over all members when creating high-tech agricultural projects with a strategy of using Vietnamese intelligence, Vietnamese natural resources and the world's terminal technology. Under the leadership of the businesswoman, TH Group has promoted sustainable agricultural production with the motto: "Cherish Mother Nature, who will give you everything".

TH's projects all implement sustainable development strategies according to GRI international standards with 6 pillars: nutrition - health; environment, education, people, community and animal welfare, contributing to the green economy , circular economy, and knowledge economy in Vietnam.

TH Group sets a target of reducing direct greenhouse gas emissions at farms and factories by an average of 15% per year in the scope of direct greenhouse gas emissions; reducing the total scope of direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions per unit of product by an average of 15% per year. In 2022, the number achieved by the TH farm system is 20%, exceeding the set plan. To achieve these goals, TH focuses on 3 activities: reducing greenhouse gas emissions; switching to using green energy sources, renewable energy and absorbing greenhouse gases.

To convert to green energy sources, right from the first clean fresh milk project, TH has invested in the world's leading advanced technologies. Up to now, all of TH's activities comply with the principles of using environmentally friendly materials, green energy, and renewable energy. On the roofs of the milk factory and dairy farm cluster, TH has installed solar power systems. According to the Group's statistics, in 2022, TH farms will connect to the grid approximately 7 million kWh (meeting nearly 10% of the electricity consumed at the farm unit), equivalent to reducing and recovering more than 4,500 tons of CO2 per year.

Rooftop solar power system at TH Group's farm in Nghia Dan, Nghe An. Photo: TH

Ms. Thai Huong also proposed a strategy to develop green areas (including protection and planting new forests) to absorb and compensate for the amount of CO2 emitted by the production process, contributing to the Net Zero process in Vietnam. Currently, the businesswoman is an investment consultant for sustainable agricultural development projects in the Northwest, Western Nghe An, Central Highlands... regenerating forests, preserving and exploiting indigenous herbs to help people develop the economy, reduce poverty, and preserve the environment.

Ms. Thai Huong's sustainable economic development models have also been replicated beyond Vietnam's borders with projects in Russia, Australia, etc. In her role as President of the Vietnam Association of Women Entrepreneurs, Ms. Thai Huong has also made many contributions to promoting the activities of female entrepreneurs and sustainable development in Vietnam.

Ms. Thai Huong is the only Vietnamese businesswoman to be honored with the "Leader of the Year" award in the "Global Sustainable Development" category of Le Fonti Awards. Photo: TH

Le Fonti Awards was founded in 2008 in Italy by Le Fonti (a business community of more than 10.5 million members). The jury includes Le Fonti's Scientific Committee and a group of journalists, legal, economic and financial experts from more than 120 countries. Le Fonti Awards honor corporations and businessmen who have influence in the global economic community; businessmen with achievements in leadership philosophy, technological breakthroughs...

The award ceremony is held annually in influential financial centers around the world such as: Hong Kong (China), Milan (Italy), New York (USA), London (UK), Dubai (United Arab Emirates)...

Le Fonti has awarded prizes to Jeff Bezos - Chairman and CEO of Amazon; Elon Musk - Chairman and CEO of Tesla; Warren Buffett - Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway; Mark Zuckerberg - Chairman and CEO of Meta; Bill Gates - Honorary Chairman of Microsoft; Mary Barra - Chairman and CEO of General Motors; Naser Taher - Chairman of MultiBank Group...

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