Vinamilk was honored for the 6th consecutive time in the top 10 sustainable development enterprises.

Being honored for the 6th consecutive year with a high ranking in the Top 10 shows Vinamilk's efforts and commitment in realizing the orientations and goals of sustainable development in its long-term strategy.

This year, from more than 600 enterprises, the organizing committee selected 100 most typical enterprises, leading in implementing sustainable development. Among them, the Top 10 enterprises of CSI100 received high evaluations with outstanding achievements in key aspects of sustainable development: Reducing emissions and waste; Applying circular economy in production; Sharing values ​​with the community, while ensuring jobs and maintaining safe production for workers.

Vinamilk representative (5th from left) and businesses in the Top most sustainable businesses in Vietnam in 2021 in two fields: manufacturing and trade - services. Photo: PV

Speaking at the announcement ceremony, Mr. Pham Tan Cong - Chairman of VCCI stated that applying a sustainable business-management model is an effective vaccine to strengthen the immune system of enterprises, and the typical enterprises honored are such typical examples.“The practical operations of the Vietnamese business community have shown that businesses that have built a management model towards sustainable development, in the recent difficult context, have found opportunities to break through, overcome, ensure jobs for workers, expand markets, contribute to the budget and contribute to the growth of the country."Mr. Cong added.

Vinamilk has installed solar power systems on barn roofs at all dairy farms across the country. Photo: PV

Green footprints on the journey of sustainable development

Recognizing that sustainable development is no longer a “choice” but a must for businesses, Vinamilk has shown its determination towards sustainable development goals. Typically, in 2021, in the context of many challenges due to the pandemic, Vinamilk still promoted projects related to environmental aspects such as: Launching the environmentally friendly Vinamilk Green Farm ecological farm system in Tay Ninh, Quang Ngai, Thanh Hoa; Completing the deployment of solar energy on the entire dairy farm system...

From 05 farms installed solar power systems in early 2021, up to now, Vinamilk's farms across the country have all installed and used solar energy. According to the developed roadmap, the total capacity can reach more than 54 MWp, reducing more than 62 million kg of CO2 emissions into the atmosphere each year, a figure equivalent to the absorption capacity of more than 3.4 million planted trees.

The model of environmentally friendly Vinamilk Green Farms in Tay Ninh, Quang Ngai and Thanh Hoa will continue to be replicated. Photo: PV

At the same time, Vinamilk continues to maintain the process of reducing emissions, saving energy and resources in production, applying the circular economic model to optimize resources and minimize negative impacts on the environment.

Furthermore, circular economy solutions and initiatives applied synchronously and on a large scale across the entire farm and factory system have been actively contributing to promoting sustainable energy use and reducing carbon footprints in production and livestock farming activities.

Vinamilk has promoted community-oriented activities, especially for children, during the Covid-19 outbreak. Photo: PV

Community Orientation During the Pandemic

“Towards a better decade of sustainable development, leaving no one behind” – this is the chosen theme of this year’s Sustainable Development Business Forum. In the context of the Covid-19 pandemic that has been affecting all aspects of social life, “sustainable development” is the keyword mentioned to help businesses overcome difficulties, be ready to recover and at the same time, create common values ​​for a better and more sustainable community.

2021 is also a year in which Vinamilk left many marks towards the community, especially with programs to care for, protect and support children during the pandemic.

Vinamilk continuously deploys a series of activities to support the frontline and fight the epidemic nationwide. Photo: PV

The Vietnam Grow Up Milk Fund is a program to support children's nutrition care that has been implemented for the past 14 years. In 2020 and 2021, the Milk Fund has expanded its support to include children affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, children in concentrated quarantine areas, locked-down areas... to help supplement nutrition and improve health. Or the community campaign "Healthy You - Healthy Vietnam" was implemented by Vinamilk in 2021, thereby supporting 10 billion VND to contribute vaccines for children, support children affected by the pandemic and 1 million glasses of milk were also given by Vinamilk to children through the Vietnam Children's Support Fund... Since the pandemic broke out, Vinamilk has spent more than 100 billion VND on community support programs, supporting the frontline of the pandemic.

Not only making efforts to ensure production and business, Vinamilk employees also actively participate in the company's community activities. Photo: PV

For employees, the issue of maintaining jobs and health safety for more than 10,000 employees is considered by Vinamilk as an important factor to achieve the "dual goal" in the short term, contributing to sustainable development in the long term. Specifically, ensuring jobs and income; adjusting working regimes and benefits to suit the new context and the health safety of employees are focused on.

Being in the list of Top 10 Sustainable Enterprises, Vinamilk has been evaluated and achieved high results in meeting the Sustainable Enterprise Index with 119 indicators on many aspects of sustainable development. The program is also a recognition of the Government, Ministries, sectors, business community, organizations and society for Vinamilk's activities as well as businesses that have made outstanding contributions to the sustainable development of the Vietnamese business community.