On August 13, in Ho Chi Minh City, along with 7 other businesses, SABECO officially became the newest members of the Vietnam Packaging Recycling Alliance (PRO Vietnam).
The new member companies joining PRO Vietnam are all leading enterprises in the field of consumer goods, imports and recycling such as Vietnam Soymilk Company (Vinasoy); CP Vietnam Livestock Joint Stock Company, Pramac Joint Stock Company…
Speaking at the signing ceremony, Mr. Larry Lee Chio Lim - Deputy General Director of SABECO - shared that participating in PRO Vietnam, SABECO focuses on compliance and strengthening the implementation of extended producer responsibility at SABECO . At the same time, join hands to advocate for effective and practical EPR policy regulations in Vietnam.
With a system of 26 breweries, 11 trading companies and hundreds of thousands of sales points across the country, SABECO understands the role and impacts it can create. For that reason, SABECO is "strongly committed to orienting its business activities according to sustainable principles," said a SABECO representative.
For many years, SABECO's sustainable development strategy has focused on four pillars: Country - Culture - Conservation - Consumption. Accordingly, the business commits to contributing to the sustainable development of the country and promoting traditional Vietnamese cultural values; business and production activities with the principles of conservation and environmental protection and encouraging consumers to consume beer responsibly; business and production activities with the principles of conservation and environmental protection; contribute to the sustainable development of the country and promote traditional Vietnamese cultural values.
According to a SABECO representative , as one of the leading enterprises in Vietnam, SABECO identifies its role and responsibility in promoting socio-economic development, not only in contributing to the budget. , creating benefits for companies, shareholders, partners, and employees but also ensuring sustainable development, production, green growth and protection of important resources.
It is known that with the participation of these 8 new members, PRO Vietnam now has a total of 30 members, 3 times the number of members when it was first established in 2019.
At the event, Mr. Jahanzeb Khan - Vice President of PRO Vietnam - shared: "PRO Vietnam is very pleased to welcome new members to the Alliance. This event not only marks the beginning of the journey." cooperate, innovate and develop together, but also create conditions for businesses to come up with more sustainable and effective initiatives in packaging management and recycling, promoting a circular economy in Vietnam.
In 2024, PRO Vietnam aims to collect and recycle about 70,000 tons of packaging of all kinds; promote communication to change perceptions about consumption; collect and recycle packaging waste; Support workers working in the collection sector.
