Accordingly, the products donated by Vietnam Airlines are unused dry foods that are still of guaranteed quality such as dry cereals, snacks, etc. The donated meals will be collected, inspected, classified and stored separately to ensure the quality of the products when transferred to VietHarvest.
Representatives of Vietnam Airlines and VietHarvest signed and exchanged a cooperation agreement, committing to creating a culture of sustainable food consumption in Vietnam.
VietHarvest's model has been successfully applied in many countries around the world such as the UK (UKHarvest), New Zealand (KiwiHarvest), Japan (JapanHarvest), South Africa (SAHarvest)... and received a lot of support and commitment from major airlines such as Qantas, Virgin Atlantic, Air NewZealand.
In Vietnam, this model is also considered very effective in linking with local businesses to collect free unused food of good quality, suitable for consumption from hotels, food suppliers, large and small supermarket chains to charitable organizations to support individuals in need.
Mr. Dang Anh Tuan, Head of Communications Department of Vietnam Airlines said: "We hope that this activity will make a practical contribution towards protecting the environment, reducing food loss and waste, improving global food security and providing access to quality food sources for disadvantaged communities. Through the program, Vietnam Airlines and VietHarvest hope to bring about far-reaching effects, influencing each of our awareness of the effective use of food and food to join hands in protecting the environment. In the coming time, Vietnam Airlines will continue to implement activities towards environmental friendliness, ensuring sustainable business operations towards the goal of net emissions of "0" by 2050".
Meanwhile, Mr. Jimmy Pham, co-founder of VietHarvest Organization emphasized: "The synergy of the leading prestigious brand in the aviation sector of Vietnam such as Vietnam Airlines will help utilize and promote the strengths of VietHarvest in the mission of rescuing wasted food, aiming at the United Nations' development goals of hunger eradication and poverty reduction and creating a culture of sustainable food consumption in Vietnam".
The signing of the cooperation agreement affirms the pioneering role of Vietnam Airlines and VietHarvest in transforming aviation operations with the goal of reducing waste, improving food waste and creating a culture of sustainable food consumption in Vietnam. This is also one of the contents of Vietnam Airlines' participation in the "sustainable flight" challenge in 2023 launched by Skyteam, with the desire to be able to widely communicate internationally about the positive values for society that this activity brings.
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