Vietnam is increasingly interested in green consumer production

Businesses raise awareness about sustainable production

Sustainable production and consumption have a particularly important meaning and position in the sustainable development process not only in Vietnam but also in the region and around the world. Recognizing the importance of sustainable production and consumption, since 2015, as a member of the United Nations, Vietnam has signed a commitment to implement the 2030 Agenda with 17 development goals. sustainable development , including the goal of sustainable production and consumption.

According to Mr. Ta Dinh Thi - Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee for Science, Technology and Environment - although many results and progress have been achieved in promulgating policies and laws as well as in organizing implementation to promoting sustainable production and consumption, but there are still many obstacles, difficulties and challenges ahead, how to quickly put policies and laws into practice.

Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee on Science, Technology and Environment assessed: "Most businesses are aware of the role of sustainable production in survival, improving competitiveness and development." own sustainable development, but there are still many difficulties and confusion in finding, mobilizing and using investment capital for green production, scientific research, technology application, innovation, and openness. expand the market to create high-value, environmentally friendly products; implementing recycling and circular economy; well implement corporate social responsibility; Raising public awareness about sustainable production and consumption".

Circulation and distribution businesses, especially supermarket chains and hypermarkets, have gradually greened the distribution process, minimizing intermediate packaging and minimizing waste; Early use, product distribution, and environmentally friendly packaging. However, Mr. Ta Dinh Thi commented that these activities are not sustainable, the use of nylon bags and non-degradable packaging is still common, there are not many activities to raise awareness for consumers in the industry. green consumption, smart consumption; Not doing a good job of receiving discarded products and packaging for recycling...

Consumer awareness of green products improves

Talking to reporters from Lao Dong Newspaper, Mr. Ho Tung Bach - Deputy Head of the Consumer Protection Department, National Competition Commission - said that currently people's awareness and actions about green consumption are increasingly increasing. High. Consumers are interested in green products, choosing products with environmentally friendly production processes. According to the latest report, sales of green products have increased by about 15% recently, demonstrating a significant improvement in consumer awareness and action.

“Enterprises play an important role in producing green products to meet consumer needs. Recently, businesses have proactively participated in green production activities, especially in the context of Vietnam's commitment to reducing carbon emissions. There is clearly interaction between consumers and businesses. Consumers choose and evaluate green products, creating motivation for businesses to continue developing green production. Businesses provide information and green products, meeting consumer needs.

In addition, the Government has issued many policies and measures to support and stipulate the responsibilities of businesses in sustainable production and consumption. At the same time, there are support measures such as providing information, controlling information, and financial support to reduce production costs" - Mr. Ho Tung Bach said.

According to Mr. Ho Tung Bach, although there have been many positive developments by businesses and people in sustainable production and consumption, there are still many challenges. For example, green production costs are higher, requiring large resources, especially in the initial investment phase. This leads to the cost of green products being often higher than conventional products and the general income level of people.

Meanwhile, fraudulent advertising practices and taking advantage of green product information to sell at high prices are becoming more and more common, causing fear and confusion among consumers, habits and awareness of resource circulation. has not yet been formed, so the process of forming a wise consumer movement still has many limitations, affecting the sustainable consumption process. Competition with imported products is also a big challenge, but Vietnamese businesses have many advantages such as local raw material sources, seasonal production models and the support of Vietnamese consumers.