Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam — January 25, 2024. Hundreds of students and faculty members, alongside representatives from the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and distinguished guests from diverse industries and academia, actively participated in the Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) Final Showcase at the Cao Thang Technical College. This stands as a cornerstone within the Dow STEM Program and event marked the conclusion of the sixth EPICS program in Viet Nam, symbolizing a convergence of education, industry, and international collaboration.
Dow Vietnam STEM Program - EPICS-6
EPICS is an internationally recognized designed-based, service-learning program where student teams will partner with a community organization to design, build, and deploy systems to that tackles a social issue. In a five-month period of continuous learning, the program guides student teams through processes of design innovation, team management, testing, and presenting in technical English. EPICS projects span the spectrum - finding solutions to challenges in human health care, energy, sustainability, and more.
Dow Vietnam STEM Program - EPICS-6
Having been actively supporting engineering students across Viet Nam, over the past seven year of the ASU-Dow collaboration in the Dow Vietnam STEM Program, Dow Vietnam has invested over $250,000 providing more than 1,400 opportunities for students to engineer social innovations, fostering confidence and capacity.
In a statement, Ms. Nguyen Xuan Kim Phuong, President of Dow Vietnam, commended the students, saying,
“As a materials science company and solutions provider, we are very delighted to support students and university faculties and more than happy to see students realize the current social and environmental issues in the community and develop innovative solutions to address it. With that spirit, we strongly believe this STEM Program would inspire the younger generation to solve tomorrow’s world challenges."
Student team showcase at Dow Vietnam STEM Program - EPICS-6
Among the 19 innovative projects of student teams across Viet Nam, the following winners showcased outstanding solutions to pressing social challenges, earning well-deserved recognition for their efforts:
Winning Teams at Dow Vietnam STEM Program - EPICS-6
The lasting impacts of EPICS extend beyond the showcase, as participating universities from Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang and Can Tho integrate the program into their curriculum. This not only ensures the sustainability of the initiative but also signifies a commitment to producing a new generation of engineers who are not only technically proficient but also socially responsible.
Tet is around the corner, and families are bustling with preparations to usher in the new year. Tet 2024 stands out as a special one with unpredictable changes. Nevertheless, in the heart of every Vietnamese, Tet remains the most significant reunion occasion eagerly anticipated by all. As one of the leading snack companies that standing for Tet celebration across generations of Vietnamese consumers, Mondelez Kinh Do understands the significance of togetherness and has initiated the campaign "Together with Kinh Đô, keep togetherness stories alive".
Mondelez Kinh Do Vietnam has held the event to launch "Trash Right" initiative in Binh Duong province, Vietnam in December 2023. The program was coordinated and piloted at two schools, namely Tuy An 1 Primary School and Binh Thuan Primary School in Thuan An City, Binh Duong Province, engaging more than 3,000 students, 100 teachers, representatives of local government, Mondelez Kinh Do leadership team and 40 volunteers.
HCMC, 22nd January 2024 - Coca-Cola Beverages Vietnam Limited (Coca-Cola Vietnam) collaborated with the People's Committee of Linh Trung Ward, Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City, to successfully organize the "Happy Tet with Coca-Cola" program, distributing 550 Tet gifts at the EkoCenter Ho Chi Minh Community Support Center. This enduring initiative has been dedicated to bringing joy to underprivileged, elderly, and vulnerable communities across the country every Tet holiday for the past 18 years.
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Visiting food processing factories has been an annual coordination activity of CPV Corporation for many years with schools to create conditions for students to have field trips to the company's factories. Students will have direct access to the production line of food products that ensure quality and food safety at the factory, becoming more aware of a sustainable food business.
The award "Energy Efficiency in 2023" is held by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Vietnam Association of Science and Technology for Efficient Energy as a communication activity within the framework of the "National Program on Economical and Efficient Use of Energy of 2019–2030." And to recognize and honor typical businesses and individuals in the implementation of solutions for economical and efficient use of energy, thereby creating social effects and contributing positively to socio-economic development goals.
As a member of the Vietnam Business Council for Sustainable Development (VBCSD), C.P. Vietnam Corporation (CPV) has always actively participated in VBCSD's activities, typically the CSI program annually. The CSI program is an activity to evaluate enterprises that perform well in responsible production and business activities in all three aspects: socio-economic and environmental. Each year, the CSI index will undergo a comprehensive structural reform in a clear direction so that businesses can easily access, apply to production and business activities, and build a solid foundation for the development of sustainable production and business activities.
With the theme "Corporate Social Responsibility," the conference "Developing Supplier Potential" in the northern region of C.P. Vietnam was successfully held on December 19, 2023, in Hanoi.
British American Tobacco (BAT) Vietnam officially issued its ESG Report 2022, outlining strategic purpose, approaches, initiatives, and roadmap in line with the Vietnamese market, continuing to reaffirm its leadership in the tobacco industry on Environment, Society, and Governance (ESG) reporting. BAT Vietnam also recognized Top 11 in “Top 100 Sustainable Businesses in Vietnam” at CSI Programme 2023, and called out among Top 5 Pioneering Businesses in Circular Economy.
British American Tobacco (BAT) Vietnam was recognized Top 11 in “Top 100 Sustainable Businesses in Vietnam” at CSI Programme 2023, and called out among Top 5 Pioneering Businesses in Circular Economy.
