Green consumption campaign introduces new initiatives
The 11th edition of a campaign on green consumption will take place from June 6 to 30, an event held by the Sai Gon Giai phong (Liberated Saigon) newspaper and Saigon Co.op group on June 3 heard.
Consumers choose VietGAP-standard products at Co.op mart supermarket system in Ho Chi Minh City. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) - The 11th edition of a campaignon green consumption will take place from June 6 to 30, an event held by the SaiGon Giai phong (Liberated Saigon) newspaper and Saigon Co.op group on June 3heard.
Of particular note, this year’s edition will mark the establishmentof a green community fund, which is a long-term initiative towards the goals ofproviding millions of litres of fresh water to the Mekong Delta, building “GreenSchools”, and supporting children with cancer.
Organisers said they will set up a network comprising 50“green destinations” and arrange volunteers to help consumers identify green productsand businesses that produce such products.
Saigon Co.op’s supermarkets will encourage shoppers touse biodegradable and reusable instead of plastic bags. The retailer has also launcheda range of programmes to promote green consumption, according to its MarketingDirector Do Quoc Huy.
This year’s campaign has engaged enterprises such asthe HCM City Urban Environment Company, Procter & Gamble Vietnam, Mondelez KinhDo Vietnam, Unilever Vietnam, Coca-Cola Vietnam, and Suntory Pepsico Vietnam.
Ly Viet Trung, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Sai Gon Giaiphong newspaper, said the campaign is among the first and largest nationwideaimed at helping consumers develop the habit of using green products./.
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Vietnamese businesses cannot stand outside the circular economy, especially in the context of global economic integration with commitments on ecological and environmental safety standards through free trade agreements, heard a recent conference on the theme.
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Hanoi has approved a comprehensive plan to restore the environmental quality and develop four major urban rivers – the To Lich, Kim Nguu, Lu, and Set reverine environments.
The Javan pangolin is listed in Vietnam’s Red Book as critically endangered and is protected under Group IB – a category reserved for forest species facing an extremely high risk of extinction and requiring strict conservation measures.
As a key member of the core group of 18 countries, initiated by Vanuatu, Vietnam engaged in advocating for the UN General Assembly’s Resolution N.77/276, requesting for the ICJ’s advisory opinion. Following the resolution's adoption, Vietnam fully participated in all procedural steps for the first time, from submitting written proposals to presenting directly at the court’s hearings.
The wild elephant population in Da Nang includes a full developed herb of mature males, females, and calves. To date, the herd has grown to nine individuals.
Conservation efforts here have become a model, helping to save millions of turtle hatchlings and promoting Con Dao as a member of the Indian Ocean-Southeast Asia Turtle Site Network.
As part of its drive to fulfil its net zero emissions commitment by 2050, Vietnam is fast-tracking the development of a legal corridor to launch a pilot carbon market by the end of 2025, according to the Department of Climate Change.
Under the plan, from 2025 to 2026, the city will complete mechanisms and policies to support businesses in switching to green vehicles, expand the electric and green-energy bus network, and build charging stations. The targeted proportion of green buses is set at 10% in 2025 and 20–23% in 2026.
Storm Comay, the fourth in the East Sea this year, was at around 16.7 degrees North and 118.3 degrees East, in the east of the East Sea's northern waters as of 4am on July 24.
The disaster risk warning level for flash floods, landslides, and ground subsidence due to heavy rains and flows is rated at level 1, except in Nghe An, where it is raised to level 2.
Consumers choose VietGAP-standard products at Co.op mart supermarket system in Ho Chi Minh City. (Photo: VNA) 
