CEO Dang Duc Thanh Inspirational Person of “Green Lifestyle”

Widely known as a versatile entrepreneur who holds many different positions such as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Green+ Group Joint Stock Company, Member of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), Chairman of the Herbal Therapy Club, Chairman of VEC Economists Club, Chairman of the Fund for Quality of Life, Member of Business Book Council and Founder of 120 Years Old Club, CEO Dang Duc Thanh is always admired for what he has been doing, not only for the sake of profit but also for building a green society and a healthy life.

Spreading and sharing

Green+ Group is a grand passion of Mr. Dang Duc Thanh and his leadership team, who are determined to bring the best natural products for human health. The group will gradually become a leading manufacturer and trader of functional foods and pharmaceuticals in Vietnam in its vision to 2025 and further to 2030.

Green+, formerly Green Herbal Investment Joint Stock Company, was established in 2016 to manufacture and distribute pharmaceutical and herbal products. In early 2021, Green+ expanded into other fields such as pharmacy business and real estate business and officially changed its name to Green+ Group, a holding group model. Currently, the group has seven member companies, more than 1,000 employees and sales agents across the country.

Mr. Thanh said, since its inception with a lot of difficulties, thanks to the efforts of the leadership and all the staff, Green+ has gradually affirmed its brand with quality products and benefits for consumers' health. Specifically, to actively distribute pharmaceutical products and functional foods, right in late 2019, the group paid attention to building a Green+ pharmacy system and a Green+ pharmaceutical agent network. Up to now, it has hundreds of pharmacies and drugstore agents. All facilities are decorated in the Japanese style, committed to ensuring quality medicines and supplements. Since its establishment, the company has conducted five rounds of registered capital increases to VND415.94 billion.

Furthermore, Green+ is currently a prominent brand that brings Japanese Green+ products to the Vietnamese market, including Nano Fuicoidan Green+ for resistance enhancement (preventing cancer), Glumagenol Green+ for diabetes treatment, Uri Sukatto Green+ for vitality boost, Glucosamin Premium Green+ for joint and bone supplement, Collagen Bidanki Green+ for skincare, Support Eye Clear Green+ for eye health, and Fermented Black Garlic Green+ for blood fat reduction. “In 2023, Japanese Green+ products will continue to enter Vietnam. Besides, we are working hard to spread the American Wisconsin Ginseng brand. In March 2023, the American Wisconsin Ginseng Center was opened in Ho Chi Minh City and Chau Thanh district, Ben Tre province, to distribute American Wisconsin ginseng products, which include American Ginseng candy, American Ginseng extract, American Ginseng capsules, American Ginseng syrup, American Ginseng instant powder and American Ginseng wine,” he said.

The opening ceremony of the first Wisconsin American Ginseng Center in Vietnam

In March 22, Green+ Group Joint Stock Company opened the American Wisconsin Ginseng Center at No. 73-75 Tran Trong Cung Street, Tan Thuan Dong Ward, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City, where visitors can access the mini museum of famous ginseng species in the world and indigenous ginseng varieties of Vietnam. Each type of ginseng is explained with identification, origin, comparison of medicinal properties and differences from other varieties. Besides, the center features impressive visual experiences about the ginseng world with expert explanations, models, specimens, photos, documents and videos. Contacting and bringing Wisconsin ginseng products to Vietnamese customers is a story and the CEO is planning to tell that story in a book series about American Ginseng and write recipes and make video tutorials to cook 200 dishes with American ginseng.

From those valuable contributions, in December 2022, at SECC - Ho Chi Minh City, the Ginseng Board of Wisconsin, the USA presented a commemorative medal to Green+ Group to celebrate their 5-year cooperation and the successes that Green+ has achieved in promoting American Wisconsin ginseng in the Vietnamese market. In September 2022, Green+ was also honored with the “Gold Medal for Public Health” for its 10 products at the 10th "Golden Product for Public Health" Award Ceremony.

Green+ has also carried out many community support activities like providing free medical examinations and medicines for the poor; presenting scholarships to poor students; organizing 15 “For a healthy Vietnam” programs to provide financial support, medical supplies, care and support for the people, frontline health workers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic; and launching tree planting programs.

As its slogan “For the quality of life” sheds light, Green+ is working hard to make life more valuable with practical actions. “Green+ treasures and is proud of its growth experience. It is also an important basis for CEO Dang Duc Thanh and the Green+ management to continue with larger projects in the coming time.

“Green aspirations”

The once-popular “Living through the fear of nCoV” exercise practiced during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak was composed by CEO Dang Duc Thanh. This exercise was also recommended for practicing to improve health and prevent COVID-19 by the Ministry of Health and the Vietnam Young Physicians Association.

It is perhaps little known that CEO Thanh is also very passionate about trees, especially planting trees. Previously, he was also the director of an ornamental plant trading company and had many practical environmental protection activities. Since 2007, he has been invited to give comments on tree planting and replacement on the downtown streets of Ho Chi Minh City. “I have a dream to plant 100 million trees for HCM City,” he said.

He is realizing his dream step by step. Holding the book he wrote, "Green environment and quality of life", we feel more clearly his determination, love and devotion. This was his third book about trees and the environment in response to the planting of 100 million trees for HCM City. Before that, in 2010 he published his first book titled “Trees, true value of life”. In 2020, the book “Green environment and tree planting project in Ben Tre” was published on the occasion of the launching of the 10-million tree planting program in Ben Tre province. Furthermore, he is also dedicated to imparting knowledge and experience to younger generations through more than 70 books on economics and business secrets.

“The green coverage per capita in HCM City is 2 square meters, much lower than that in modern cities in the world (about 20-25 square meters per person). I hope that the city will plant 100 million more trees from 2021 to 2025. To do that requires the participation of the whole society. Let's improve the quality of life together by doing that simple thing,” he said.

Not only being successful in business, CEO Dang Duc Thanh also has outstanding views that are worth learning. Specifically, he raised the view that, as Ho Chi Minh City aims to be a smart city by 2025 and continues to act as an economic locomotive and growth engine of the Southern Key Economic Zone and the whole country, it should build startup universities. “The COVID-19 pandemic exposed many problems in the business health of Vietnam in general and Ho Chi Minh City in particular. Businesses also fell in number. Therefore, to maintain its position as the cradle of the nation's startup community, building startup universities is necessary for the city’s development. According to global practices and experiences, today's innovative start-ups can generate incredible sales and very high profit margins. For that reason, there is a need for shaping a direction for developing startup universities in HCM City to accelerate startup development,” he noted.

Just as the Green+ logo and brand is expressed in the color of hope, CEO Dang Duc Thanh and blueprint projects are a way of life full of goals that are worth learning. “From the moment of wondering whether to do or not to the moment of doing it over and over again, that process will shape habits and sustainable lifestyles. Since then, everything around us has gradually become more positive. And, this is also key to my success!” CEO Dang Duc Thanh shared.

Source: Vietnam Business Forum