Improving productivity, reducing production costs and negative impacts on environments by large and medium-sized manufacturers are some of the topics discussed in the “Energy Efficiency Program of Supply Chain” workshop held by Metro Cash & Carry and GIZ’s Project Development Programme (PDP) on July 9 in Ho Chi Minh City.
Some 80 participants representing enterprises in Metro’s supply chain, businesses, energy experts joined this event.
“With an increasing trend of electricity prices in Vietnam and stricter national requirements on energy consumption, Vietnamese manufacturers should consider and evaluate their energy management system to remain competitive and develop sustainably,” Mr. Erik Heens, Operations Director, Metro Cash & Carry Vietnam addressed the workshop.
“Effective energy and resource management is one of the sustainability goals that we has been pursuing,” Mr. Heens added. “We would like to share our experiences in energy efficiency management and wish to support enterprises in our supply chain to operate more efficiently.”
At the workshop GIZ’s energy experts presented latest legal framework updates and typical examples of energy management system development and adoption in Vietnam. The experts and participants also discussed on how to achieve energy efficiency in the suppliers’ factories in the near future.
Mr. Tobias Cossen, GIZ/PDP Project Manager, underlined that the enterprises in Metro’s supply chain are of medium and larger sizes. If these companies have an adequate knowledge in energy management and could make use of advanced technologies, the economic and environmental impacts will be very positive.
To help businesses better understand about energy efficiency in production, GIZ experts conducted free energy audits for several suppliers before the workshop. Following the energy audits, the experts analyzed and advised businesses of optimal alternatives for energy consumption.
“We have collaborated with Metro Cash & Carry Vietnam to support Vietnamese enterprises not only to have better awareness on energy efficiency but also to show and tap the potentials for energy efficiency through establishing an energy efficiency network,” said Mr. Cossen.
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