citi organises beach clean up on global community day

Citi organises beach clean-up on Global Community Day

On June 24, more than 120 employees and their families gathered at Phan Thiet beach in Binh Thuan to lend a hand in cleaning the beach. On June 17, about 70 Citi employees also came together to clean up plastic and other non-biodegradable waste at Do Son Beach in Haiphong.
e waste recycling costs unsettle fies

E-waste recycling costs unsettle FIEs

Many foreign-invested manufacturers are concerned about the high recycling costs of electronic waste, which could create a significant financial burden for their businesses and potentially lead to increased product prices for consumers.
unilever vietnam brings circular economy to life

Unilever Vietnam brings circular economy to life

Unilever Vietnam and the People’s Committee of District 7 in Ho Chi Minh City have recently partnered to promote plastic waste segregation at home among the local community for better collection and recycling.
thailand promotes food waste disposal initiatives

Thailand promotes food waste disposal initiatives

The Thai Organic Consumer Association (TOCA) is working with hotels in Phuket to initiate a food waste composting system, which is in line with the government’s Bio-Circular-Green Economic Model (BCG), in an effort to reduce increasing food waste in the context of tourism recovery in Thailand.
new task force launched for plastic waste reduction in vietnam

New task force launched for plastic waste reduction in Vietnam

A new task force was launched by the Vietnam National Plastic Action Partnership (NPAP) on May 18 to promote innovation and catalyse investment in effective solutions for reducing plastic waste and pollution in Vietnam.
seminar held on recycling plastic waste

Seminar held on recycling plastic waste

Responding to World Environment Day 2023, the Centre of Natural Resources and Environment Communications, under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, held a seminar on May 18 on policy and technology for recycling plastic scrap to produce recycled PET, while driving the circular economy.
new world saigon hotel building a sustainable future

New World Saigon Hotel building a sustainable future

New World Saigon Hotel and a group of exceptionally intelligent young artists have generated the Raucycle – Rau Củ hay Rau Cũ? collection, with the aim of transforming wasted, irregularly shaped vegetables into artwork in honour of Earth Month and to further encourage the idea of not wasting food.
real madrid beat wasteful chelsea to reach champions league semis

Real Madrid beat wasteful Chelsea to reach Champions League semis

Rodrygo scored twice as Real Madrid cruised into the Champions League semi-finals on Tuesday, completing an emphatic 4-0 aggregate win against Chelsea that ends a disastrous season for the London club.
super energy group eyes new long term ventures in vietnam

Super Energy Group eyes new long-term ventures in Vietnam

Thailand’s Super Energy Group has proposed new ventures in waste-to-energy, including possibly developing a food processing industrial park and a hydrogen plant.
understanding biodegradable plastics

Understanding biodegradable plastics

In the fight against plastic waste, some businesses claim to use biodegradable plastics. However, the reality is that they are only using partially biodegradable plastics, called OXO-degradable plastics. These products don't contribute to sustainable development and are, in fact, directly harmful to the environment.
south korea plans waste treatment industrial cluster with oda funds in vietnam

South Korea plans waste treatment industrial cluster with ODA funds in Vietnam

A new memorandum of agreement is expected to be signed by the South Korean Ministry of Environment and the Vietnamese Ministry of Construction in September.
innovative low carbon projects join uks climate finance scheme

Innovative low-carbon projects join UK's climate finance scheme

Nine low-carbon Vietnamese initiatives, representing such diverse sectors such as renewable energy, resource efficiency, agriculture, decarbonising construction, and waste management have been chosen to take part in the first wave of the UK government's $14.4 million Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) scheme.
no time to waste in building the offshore wind industry

No time to waste in building the offshore wind industry

Action on accelerating offshore wind power projects is urgently needed if the government is to meet its targets for the decade.
brunei plans to build waste to electricity incinerator plant

Brunei plans to build waste-to-electricity incinerator plant

Brunei plans to build a waste incineration plant that can process 800 to 1,000 tonnes of waste per day to generate electricity, according to Minister of Development Dato Haji Mohd Juanda.
unilever vietnam partners with duy tan recycling

Unilever Vietnam partners with Duy Tan Recycling

Unilever Vietnam has just signed a partnership with Duy Tan Recycling with a plan to collect and recycle 30,000 tonnes of plastic waste.