Green Vietnam Festival: Promoting green lifestyle, green consumption

Green Vietnam Festival is an annual event in the Green Vietnam project organized by Tuoi Tre newspaper in collaboration with the Vietnam Packaging Recycling Alliance (PRO Vietnam) and other organizations.

With the participation of more than 60 domestic enterprises and FDI "big guys", the Green Vietnam Festival will be a "party" for readers and visitors to experience and learn about countless green products and recycled products, contributing to promoting the trend of green production, green consumption and green lifestyle in the community.

Experience green Vietnam space in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City

Speaking with Tuoi Tre on November 8, Mr. Pham Dang An - Director of VP Carbon, Deputy General Director of Vu Phong Energy Group - said that he has participated in the Green Vietnam program since its launch, directly experienced the "green building tour" and followed other activities of Green Vietnam in the past time.

When he learned about the Green Vietnam Festival, Mr. An and other sustainable development experts "dated" the festival to experience the unique products of each business presented at the festival.

“The special thing is that the festival has the participation of more than 60 businesses, proving the great attraction of the festival. It is held right in the city center, so I think this is an opportunity for the public to learn more about green lifestyle and practical steps in the green transformation journey.

The festival is a space for people to directly experience and see green products and learn about green living methods, save resources, and contribute to Vietnam's goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions," said Mr. An.

In recent days, the registration portal for participating in programs at the Vietnam Green Festival has received a large number of registrations to participate, experience activities within the framework of the festival as well as register to attend talk shows such as "Properly classified waste - Waste is a resource", "Sustainable development solutions in construction" or the talk show Tuoi Tre Start-up Award 2024 "Building a brand from the starting line"...

Meanwhile, businesses are also ready to bring their green experience space to the Green Vietnam Festival.

Mr. Kulachet Dharachandra – Country Director of SCG Group in Vietnam – said that the company is ready to open the space to display SCG products for Tuoi Tre readers as well as tourists to experience.

SCG's exhibition space also demonstrates the ESG (environment, society and transparent governance) orientation that the group is pursuing, accordingly SCG will introduce green products that are being applied in the market to help reduce CO₂ such as SCG Low Carbon Super cement (cement that reduces emissions), SCG color roof tiles or packaging products made from recycled plastic.

At the same time, SCG will also participate in talk shows at the festival to share knowledge, connect and inspire the business community and young people, promote comprehensive green transformation, apply the circular economy, build a green lifestyle towards sustainable development in Vietnam.

Countless green products and recycled gifts for readers

According to the organizers, the highlight of the festival is the diverse display space with more than 60 multi-industry businesses bringing a festival space with hundreds of green products, recycled products, environmentally friendly materials and sustainable development stories...

Participate in Green Vietnam Day, Vinamilk will give visitors 20 tickets to visit Vinamilk Green Farm and nearly 500 "super green, super pretty" gifts during the two-day festival. Vinamilk representative said that this enterprise will bring many attractive activities such as "Pretty Reborn Shell", "Green Farm: Do the Unthinkable", with the goal of "Net Zero 2050" ... to spread green lifestyle and sustainable development.

In addition, at Vinamilk's space, visitors will discover the story of "doing the impossible" to create Vinamilk Green Farm vacuum-packed fresh milk boxes or learn about Green Farm ecological farms - a typical example of Agriculture lasting.

Meanwhile, INSEE Vietnam said the company will bring a series of activities to convey the message of environmental protection to the community.

The highlight of INSEE's activities is the "Exchange trash for gifts" program, where people can bring plastic waste such as bottles, jars, and plastic bags to exchange for gifts that encourage a green lifestyle.

According to INSEE, this is not only an interesting initiative but also a close approach, helping the community better understand the importance of waste classification and treatment, while contributing to building a sustainable green lifestyle.

All plastic waste collected from operations will be transferred by INSEE to the factory for processing using co-processing technology in cement kilns – a safe and sustainable waste treatment solution.

In addition, INSEE also organizes minigames to act together for a green environment, helping participants learn more about how to properly classify waste and waste treatment processes.

At the exhibition space of the Electric Vehicle Company VinFastVisitors will be able to explore and test drive advanced electric vehicle models such as Drgn Fly; electric motorbikes TheonS, VentoS, FelizS.

In addition, VinFast also organizes interactive activities and interesting games so that customers can receive "green" gifts right at the event.

Toyota will also introduce green mobility solutions that reduce emissions such as hybrid vehicles. Readers will experience and interact with hybrid engine cross-section models, the Beyond Zero (zero emissions) model integrated with AR technology, and experience safety features...

Meanwhile, Signify Vietnam said that in addition to introducing energy-saving lighting solutions to consumers, the brand also organizes interactive games with valuable lighting product sets as gifts.

Mr. Le Anh - director of sustainable development of Duy Tan Recycle Plastic Joint Stock Company - said that the company will introduce many recycled products that are being supplied to factories, domestic and FDI companies.

“The Green Vietnam Festival is not just an event but a series of activities to help spread the spirit of recycling and encourage the use of green, environmentally friendly products. This will spread the increase in the use of recycled products and help reduce the amount of virgin plastic used in production,” said Mr. Le Anh.

Mr. Pham Phu Ngoc Trai (Chairman of PRO Vietnam):

Introducing the circular economic model to the community

Green Vietnam Festival is an important activity within the Green Vietnam project that Tuoi Tre newspaper and PRO Vietnam have jointly initiated and organized many activities in recent times.

Our desire is to make practical contributions with a vision for a greener, cleaner and more beautiful Vietnam. PRO Vietnam is very pleased to work with Tuoi Tre to implement the Green Vietnam project.

This will be a driving force and a program to support the implementation process for PRO Vietnam's mission with the desire to protect the environment, serve Vietnamese consumers and all packaging brought to the market by member companies is collected and recycled.

Therefore, the festival is an opportunity for businesses and members of PRO Vietnam to introduce to everyone green products, technologies and the efforts of businesses in the journey of sustainable development.

In particular, the introduction of circular economic models by businesses at the festival will send many messages about green consumption to the community, especially young people, students, and pupils when the festival is held at the Youth Cultural House.

Mr. Kulachet Dharachandra (Country Director of SCG Group in Vietnam):

Share green initiatives

SCG highly appreciates the Green Vietnam project with a series of practical activities aiming at the goal of protecting the environment and reducing net emissions to zero, which is also the group's commitment to achieving Net Zero by 0.

This is a meaningful initiative, helping to raise public awareness of environmental protection and sustainable development.

The Green Vietnam Festival not only attracts the participation of a large number of people but also encourages businesses to share green initiatives, from using recycled materials to reducing waste and joining hands to build a green community.

Mr. Le Anh (Sustainable Development Director of Duy Tan Recycle Plastic Joint Stock Company):

Motivation for businesses to change production models

With the professional organization of Tuoi Tre newspaper and the support of PRO Vietnam, I believe that Green Vietnam Festival will create a positive ripple effect.

The technologies and recycling journeys of businesses will be clearly demonstrated through the festival, thereby spreading to readers and consumers.

From there, people will know, will classify at the source better as well as support products with recycled origins so that bottles can have a new life cycle, a life cycle that is better for the environment.

The Green Vietnam project not only brings direct benefits to businesses but also opens up opportunities to connect and convey the message of green living and green consumption to the community.

I believe that the Green Vietnam event will create a foundation for a network of businesses that aim for sustainability and join hands to build a greener, cleaner, and more environmentally responsible Vietnam.

Mr. Khuat Quang Hung (Director of External Affairs, Communications and Sustainable Development, Nestlé Vietnam Company):

Help businesses convey messages

Nestlé Vietnam is very proud to participate in the festival. This is an opportunity for us to connect more deeply with consumers, share the company's commitments and sustainable development efforts over the past 30 years.

In addition, the event also provides an opportunity for us to convey the message of the importance of encouraging consumers to support sustainable initiatives and actions. Through this, consumers can better understand that when they participate and join hands to act, world will change for the better.

Mr. Dao Nguyen Khanh (Head of Sustainable Development and Corporate Communications, INSEE Vietnam):

Promote green material consumption

We appreciate the Green Vietnam project of Tuoi Tre newspaper for its positive significance in raising public awareness of environmental protection as well as promoting low-carbon products.

By participating in the Green Vietnam Festival, INSEE hopes to work closely with partners and the community to create positive changes.

We aim to communicate our sustainability efforts and promote the adoption of low-carbon cement products in construction projects.