Vietnam promotes sustainable production, consumption

The trend of sustainable consumption, with environmentally friendly products, has received increasing attention in Vietnam and created an influence on the production and distribution system.
Vietnam promotes sustainable production, consumption ảnh 1A BigC report shows that 31% of the customers are willing to pay more for products that support the environmental protection (Photo: baotainguyenmoitruong.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) - The trend of sustainableconsumption, with environmentally friendly products, has received increasingattention in Vietnam and created an influence on the production and distributionsystem.

From his practical experience, CEO of Go/BigC System inHanoi and the northern region Le Manh Phong said that over the recent years, the trendof sustainable consumption in the country has been becoming more and more obvious, asa product with an environmentally friendly production or packaging processoften brings more advantages to the business in its competition.

According to a recent report by the Thai-owned BigC – one of thebiggest supermarket chains in Vietnam, 31% of the customers are willing to pay morefor products that support the environmental protection.

Therefore, many Vietnamese enterprises, especially large ones, have begun to shift their products in the direction of beingenvironmentally friendly.

As a pioneer in implementing the circular economy model, VijayKumar Pandey, Chairman of the TH Milk Food JSC (THMF), said that in theproduction chain of TH Group, by-products and waste of a process are used asinput materials for another, so the life cycle of the material ismaintained as long as possible before being discharged into the environment,thereby minimising gas emissions.

In addition, the group has also implemented many sustainableconsumption solutions such as replacing disposable plastic bags, spoons andstraws with eco-friendly bio-plastic ones. In 2022, the TH True Mart system cutthe total number of used plastic bags by 15%, equivalent to 19 tonnes.

Vietnam promotes sustainable production, consumption ảnh 2In 2022, the TH True Mart system cuts total number of used plastic bags by 15%, equivalent to 19 tonnes (Photo: nhandan.vn)
In addition, it also cut by half of the amount of plastic spoons distributed to the market, and aims to raising the figure to 100%in the near future. The complete elimination of disposable plastic spoons isexpected to help reduce from 130 to 260 tonnes of plastic waste into theenvironment each year.

From the beginning of this year’s second quarter, someretail businesses, and ride-hailing service and food delivery providers inVietnam began to convert from petrol to electric vehicles (EVs).

According to a study by Baemin - a food delivery serviceprovider from the Republic of Korea, using EVs helps save fuel costs and save50% of maintenance costs. This will help Baemin reduce its operating costs byup to 30% if it successfully uses EVs in its transportation service.

Assessing sustainable consumption trends in online shopping,Baemin Vietnam CEO Song Jinwoo said that Vietnamese consumers are paying greatattention to sustainable products which are made from recycled or reusablematerials. In addition, they also tend to choose dishes that are low in fat andsugar, and rich in fiber and nutrition. This is reflected in the growth in thenumber of stores offering healthy products.

In the first half of this year, the increase rate was 15%compared to the same period last year. But at present, in fact, customers'demand for environmentally friendly products is still not high as their pricesremain the leading factor.

In the coming time, when the economy stabilises again, thetrend of sustainable production and consumption will develop strongly,according to insiders./.
VNA

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