A start-up workshop of the project “Stimulating the demand and supply of sustainable products through sustainable public procurement and eco-labelling” (SPPEL) took place in Hanoi on February 18.
Speaking at the workshop co-organised by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the United Nations Environment Programme, Deputy Minister Bui Cach Tuyen said that the SPPEL project aims to combine green production and green consumption in order to obtain the maximum effectiveness of boosting sustainable procurement.
Through this start-up workshop, Vietnam will join in implementing this project with other nations like Brazil, Indonesia and the Philippines, with the aim to improve the capacity of making and implementing policies on sustainable public procurement and eco-labelling.
During the event, delegates gave their opinions on how to promote green public procurement in Vietnam.
They stressed the need for the Government to expand activities to raise people’s awareness of green purchase, and have policies to encourage enterprises making environmentally friendly products.
Vietnam has to date issued many legal documents encouraging sustainable production and consumption.
The National Strategy on Green Growth approved by the Prime Minister also noted that one of the solutions to ensure green growth is to foster sustainable consumption and promote a green lifestyle.-VNA
Speaking at the workshop co-organised by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the United Nations Environment Programme, Deputy Minister Bui Cach Tuyen said that the SPPEL project aims to combine green production and green consumption in order to obtain the maximum effectiveness of boosting sustainable procurement.
Through this start-up workshop, Vietnam will join in implementing this project with other nations like Brazil, Indonesia and the Philippines, with the aim to improve the capacity of making and implementing policies on sustainable public procurement and eco-labelling.
During the event, delegates gave their opinions on how to promote green public procurement in Vietnam.
They stressed the need for the Government to expand activities to raise people’s awareness of green purchase, and have policies to encourage enterprises making environmentally friendly products.
Vietnam has to date issued many legal documents encouraging sustainable production and consumption.
The National Strategy on Green Growth approved by the Prime Minister also noted that one of the solutions to ensure green growth is to foster sustainable consumption and promote a green lifestyle.-VNA
