At the event (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – The Eco-Products International Fair 2017 (EPIF)opened at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in HCM City on May 11with the theme “Green Technologies and Products: Actions for the Future”.
The event is co-held by the Asian Productivity Organisation (APO), the VietnamEnvironment Administration (VEA), and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce (VCCI).
Addressing the opening ceremony, Deputy Minister of Science andTechnology Tran Viet Thanh said the EPIF 2017 is an important event thatreflects directions of Vietnam’s economic development.
It also aims to raise public awareness of sustainable development throughproduction and consumption of eco-friendly products, services and technologies,he noted.
Thanh emphasised that as sustainable growth is a vital strategicdirection for the national development, the government’s policies andregulations have been improved to facilitate the private sector producing greenproducts.
Local firms should shift their focus on developing eco-friendly productsand services in order to meet the increasing demand of consumers and strictrequirements of the global supply chain, he suggested.
VCCI Vice President Hoang Quang Phong said the event provides anopportunity for not only enterprises to show off their latest green productsand services and seek partnership but also policymakers to identify needs andsolutions for green growth in Vietnam.
Hajime Bada, Chairperson of the Japan-based Green Productivity AdvisoryCommittee, described the fair as a bridge for firms to set up cooperation andtransfer of green production and renewable energy technologies.
The EPIF was initiated by the APO in 2004 and is organised in rotationbetween the APO members. This year is the second time Vietnam has hosted theevent which runs through May 13. - VNA
The event is co-held by the Asian Productivity Organisation (APO), the VietnamEnvironment Administration (VEA), and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce (VCCI).
Addressing the opening ceremony, Deputy Minister of Science andTechnology Tran Viet Thanh said the EPIF 2017 is an important event thatreflects directions of Vietnam’s economic development.
It also aims to raise public awareness of sustainable development throughproduction and consumption of eco-friendly products, services and technologies,he noted.
Thanh emphasised that as sustainable growth is a vital strategicdirection for the national development, the government’s policies andregulations have been improved to facilitate the private sector producing greenproducts.
Local firms should shift their focus on developing eco-friendly productsand services in order to meet the increasing demand of consumers and strictrequirements of the global supply chain, he suggested.
VCCI Vice President Hoang Quang Phong said the event provides anopportunity for not only enterprises to show off their latest green productsand services and seek partnership but also policymakers to identify needs andsolutions for green growth in Vietnam.
Hajime Bada, Chairperson of the Japan-based Green Productivity AdvisoryCommittee, described the fair as a bridge for firms to set up cooperation andtransfer of green production and renewable energy technologies.
The EPIF was initiated by the APO in 2004 and is organised in rotationbetween the APO members. This year is the second time Vietnam has hosted theevent which runs through May 13. - VNA
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