Commitment to green, responsible growth

Unilever Vietnam believes that sustainability drives the superior performance. Therefore, since the first days in Vietnam in 1995 until now, the company has constantly integrated sustainable development into all business strategies and activities through protecting the environment, improving people’s health and living conditions.

This makes Unilever Vietnam become one of the businesses recognized at the “Corporate Sustainability Awards” by Nhip Cau Dau Tu Magazine. The awards aim to honor businesses who proactively implement sustainable development strategies, commit to green growth and deliver corporate social responsibilities to the community.

Unilever Vietnam receives the Corporate Sustainability Awards.

Unilever Vietnam is the pioneer in several environmental initiatives to tackle plastic waste and climate change issues in Vietnam.

The company, cooperating with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, has built and led the Public-Private Collaboration to drive the Circular Economy in Plastic Waste Management.

The program has helped build the system of waste segregation at source and plastic waste collection, raise people's awareness, apply technology to plastic waste processing, and advocating for positive policies.

Unilever Vietnam has set up 150 plastic waste stations, collected more than 12,000 tons of plastic waste and achieved 17.3 million reaches through communications, and counting.

The company also drives the sustainable packaging through using less plastic by reducing virgin plastic and increasing the use of post-consumer recycled plastic, as well as using better plastic by increasing the packaging recyclability. Unilever Vietnam has reduced 55% of virgin plastic in packaging production and achieved 72% packaging recyclability.

Unilever encourages consumers to refill products into empty bottles to use less plastic.

Unilever Vietnam also plays the catalyst role in the journey of greenhouse gas emissions reduction, contributing to tackling climate change. Using biomass fuel and solar energy to replace fossil fuels, building green facilities, cooperating with partners throughout the value chain to cut greenhouse gases, etc. are all initiatives that the company has been driving.

Unilever Vietnam has already achieved net zero emissions within its operations, continuing to aim for net zero throughout the value chain by 2039.

Unilever Vietnam also strives to improve people’s health and living conditions through many meaningful activities.

The business has been closely working with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education and Training in disseminating personal hygiene knowledge and supporting products to more than 22 million people nationwide through the program “For a healthier Vietnam”.

Especially during the COVID-19 outbreak, the company achieved more than 750 million reaches through pandemic prevention communications and supported 2.5 million products to 2.6 million people nationwide.

P/S from Unilever signs a 5-year Memorandum of Understanding with VOSA to improve Vietnamese people’s oral health.

Women's empowerment programs in collaboration with the Vietnam Women's Union, or building new rural areas with the model “Perfect Village” in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development have contributed to improving the livelihoods and living conditions for millions of people.

Specifically, Unilever Vietnam has helped 3.7 million women get education about business development and health improvement, 48,000 households have access to microfinancing fund of more than 350 billion VND.

The best company to work for in Asia in 4 consecutive years

Unilever Vietnam is also honored at the award "Best Companies to work for in Asia" by HR Asia Magazine.

This is the 4th year in a row that the business has received this noble award thanks to the relentless efforts in attracting and developing talent, building an agile, dynamic, friendly and professional working environment.

Unilever Vietnam has won the award from HR Asia Magazine for four consecutive years.

“We have committed to developing a generation of young Vietnamese leaders with a vision towards sustainable, future-fit development. Going through a difficult time due to the pandemic, we have realized that people are the most valuable asset of the business,” said Ms. Trinh Mai Phuong, Head of Human Resources at Unilever Vietnam.

“Therefore, we will always focus on people development with equity and agility, delegating and adopting new things, new people. I believe that Unilever Vietnam will continue to go further and maintain our position as a leading business in the consumer goods industry and talent development,” she added.

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