Dow Actively Contributes to Vietnam’s Sustainable Growth for 20 Years
On December 9, 2015, Dow was named Amcham CSR Award 2015 by American Chamber of Commerce in Hanoi for its smart CSR programs in Vietnam.
The award further highlights Dow’s contributions to the country’s sustainable growth after its 20th year of presence in the market. Dow’s smart CSR programs not only finance but also leverage Dow’s technologies and solutions to deal with issues severely impacting lives of the underprivileged.
Mr. Ted Osius, U.S Ambassador to Vietnam said “We congratulate Dow on receiving the American Chamber of Commerce award for its Corporate Social Responsibility programs, and we highly appreciate Dow’s on-going contributions to the development of Vietnam’s industries and communities and to the bilateral relationship between Vietnam and the United States.”
Dow’s typical smart CSR programs in Vietnam throughout its two decades of presence in the country include: Empowering more than 2,200 engineers with knowledge about cleaner production through over 30 workshops on “Training of Cleaner Production and Waste Management for Businesses in Vietnam”; Training ISO 14000 for over 800 engineers in 2015 to improve their awareness on environment protection and sustainable development; Solving the needs of clean water for rural schools and hospitals through more than 20 reverse osmosis water purification systems with a capacity of up to 7,000 liters per day per system. In 2015, Dow in collaboration with People’s Aid Coordinating Committee (PACCOM) has helped over 3,000 pupils and teachers in the country to access clean, safe and certified water; Collaborating with Habitat for Humanity to solve the challenge of decent housing for over 20 underprivileged families and a variety of other meaningful programs in education and healthcare.
Acting as a Co-Chair and one of the founding members of Vietnam Business Council for Sustainable Development (VBCSD), Dow has actively contributed to Vietnam’s sustainable development through VBCSD’s action plans and the Vietnam Corporate Sustainability Forum to help Vietnamese businesses enhance their competitiveness in a sustainable way, especially in the context that Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement negotiations were concluded in October 2015.
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