Joining hands to reduce plastic waste - TH Group reduces the number of yogurt spoons that come with TH true YOGURT products
(Baonghean.vn) - From June 1, TH Group will reduce by 50% the amount of disposable yogurt spoons supplied to the market (the spoons are provided free of charge with TH true YOGURT yogurt products).
With this reduction action, TH Group hopes to contribute to raising awareness about plastic waste, adjusting consumer behavior, encouraging consumers to reduce the use of disposable plastic spoons, promoting sustainable development and protecting the environment.
Reducing 50% and gradually moving towards 100% of the amount of disposable plastic spoons provided free of charge with TH Group's TH true YOGURT yogurt products will help reduce from 130 to 260 tons of plastic waste released into the environment every year, in the context that the world annually generates up to 8.3 billion tons of disposable plastic waste, causing environmental pollution (2018 data from the American Marine Research Association).
TH Group's pioneering in reducing the supply of disposable yogurt spoons is the next step in the Group's journey of "Cherishing Mother Nature" and sustainable development. With the motto "Cherishing Mother Nature" and the vision of becoming an environmentally friendly and sustainably developed enterprise, TH Group - the owner of the TH true MILK brand - is not only a pioneer in making clean fresh milk from Vietnamese land, developing organic agriculture and high-tech agriculture, but has now become a leading enterprise in finding and applying environmentally friendly consumption solutions, using renewable biological materials.
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TH Group is determined to reduce plastic waste, promote sustainable development and protect the environment. |
Before the move to cut 50% of disposable yogurt spoons, in the past 4 years, since 2018, TH Group's disposable yogurt spoons have been switched to being made entirely from more environmentally friendly plastic materials - mainly derived from plant starch such as corn, cassava, sugarcane, completely replacing spoons made from PE plastic.
Made with the latest technology, these environmentally friendly disposable yogurt spoons take only about 6 months (when exposed to soil, microorganisms and soil moisture or buried) to completely biodegrade, forming CO2, water and humus nutrients for the soil, limiting the generation of harmful components for the environment. That is an impressive number when compared to the hundreds of years of decomposition time of conventional PE plastic. Up to now, TH Group is still the pioneer and only dairy enterprise in the Vietnamese market to apply environmentally friendly plastic spoon solutions from renewable materials.
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TH Group pioneers in using yogurt spoons made from more environmentally friendly materials. |
TH Group's pioneering actions - from using more environmentally friendly materials to reducing the number of disposable plastic spoons supplied to the market - have contributed to affirming the group's position in applying product solutions associated with consumption that are beneficial to nature, creating a positive impact on the awareness and actions of consumers, the business community as well as the public in more sustainable consumption, bringing many benefits to the environment. Those sustainable activities come from a deep understanding of the good values that nature brings, the desire to bring good things and "True Happiness" to people, taking the least from nature and returning the best to nature.
ON MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY CONSUMPTION SOLUTIONSOF TH GROUP
Stop using plastic bags at TH true mart stores
Since May 2018, the system of nearly 300 TH true mart stores nationwide - where TH Group's products are sold and introduced - has stopped using plastic bags. Instead, TH true mart uses product bags made from environmentally friendly plastic materials. With this change, TH Group has encouraged and accompanied customers in smart consumption, green living, environmental protection and sustainable development from the smallest, most meticulous details.
TH true mart joins the Alliance of retailers to reduce the use of plastic bags
On January 14, 2022, TH true mart system joined the Alliance of retailers to reduce plastic bag consumption to join hands to protect the living environment.
In TH Group’s sustainable development policy, “Environment” is one of the six main pillars. Even before joining the Alliance of retailers to reduce plastic bag consumption, TH Group has always been a pioneer in offering many solutions, environmentally friendly consumption initiatives, green and circular production models to carry out environmental protection activities.
To encourage consumers to reduce the use of single-use plastic bags when shopping or in daily activities, TH Group has donated and then officially sold canvas bags at TH true mart stores nationwide since October 2020. Part of the revenue from selling canvas bags has also been used by the Group to accompany environmental protection and nature conservation organizations in Vietnam.
In addition, TH Group has implemented many programs to encourage customers to live a “greener” life, such as collecting milk cartons for recycling, contributing to reducing packaging waste – a problem in Vietnam and the world.
Stop using plastic yogurt spoons
In October 2018, TH Group became the first and only enterprise in the dairy industry to use yogurt spoons made from bioplastic. The market witnessed the TH true YOGURT yogurt spoons changing material, from conventional plastic to environmentally friendly materials, with biological ingredients from starch, absolutely safe for users and contributing to environmental protection. With yogurt spoons made from environmentally friendly materials, TH Group's high-end products from fresh milk have a completely "natural" delicious taste, implementing the core value of "Completely from nature" that TH Group's products always aim for.
Stop using plastic shrink wrap on product bottle caps.
From February 2021, TH true WATER purified water products in 350ml bottles have officially stopped using plastic shrink wrap on the bottle cap. This is the first step in the process of removing shrink wrap on the bottle cap for TH true WATER purified water products, in an effort to contribute to environmental protection, towards the sustainable development goals of TH Group. Launching the first product in December 2018, TH true WATER purified water products have been receiving very positive support from a large number of consumers with the product set: 350ml, 500ml bottles and 19L inverted bottles. TH true WATER purified water is exploited from million-year-old volcanic underground water sources in the Tien Mountain area, Nghe An, produced with modern European technology, modern, closed water treatment and bottling lines, strict quality control process, creating pure water products, good for health.
Founder of Vietnam Packaging Recycling Alliance
In June 2019, TH Group joined 8 multinational companies and leading Vietnamese enterprises to found the Packaging Recovery Organization (PRO Vietnam) with the goal of contributing to a green, clean, and beautiful Vietnam through creating a circular economy, collecting and recycling 100% of packaging of products already on the market.
By becoming one of the 9 pioneering founders of PRO Vietnam, TH Group once again expressed its aspiration to build a green and clean ecosystem from product quality to living environment.
Founding of Vietnam Business Alliance for Environment (VB4E)
In May 2020, TH Group, together with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the Institute of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy (Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment), co-founded the Vietnam Business Alliance for the Environment (VB4E).
The Alliance focuses on three main activities: building an online idea bank; supporting policy advocacy and capacity building for organizations and units in conservation work. In particular, the idea bank is a place where non-governmental organizations, businesses and stakeholders can cooperate to build and implement conservation projects. By co-founding VB4E, TH Group once again demonstrates its pioneering role, promoting thinking and action to protect the environment and sustainable development in the dairy industry in particular and the business community in general.
Each TH staff member is a green living "ambassador"
TH Group always creates an environment that encourages employees to propose initiatives and creative ideas for the environment, contributing to sustainable development during the working process. Typical activities include: Battery collection activities at the office; Biodiversity conservation at farms and factories; Programs such as "No plastic in the office", "Recycling for sustainable development", planting trees, reducing the use of disposable plastic products.
