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Vinamilk Is Recognized By The Global CSR Award 2020 For 1 Million Trees Initiative

TUYEN QUANG, Vietnam, Dec.16, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Vinamilk has been awarded the Best Environmental Excellence Award (Bronze

Award) at the 2020 Global CSR Awards for its "1 Million Trees for Vietnam"

fund. This comes as the scheme passes its target and plants 1.121 million trees

in Vietnam.

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This award-winning initiative, a collaboration with Vietnam's Ministry of

Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), has strongly demonstrated the

company's effort and commitment to combat climate change and build sustainable

development over the past 9 years.

"We are very pleased to hear that this project has achieved its target of

planting 1 million trees during 2020. We wholeheartedly congratulate all the

participants in the 1 million trees projects in Vietnam, in particular Vinamilk

and the MONRE," said Prof Dr. Geoffrey Williams, Chairman of the Judging panel,

2020 Global CSR Awards.

In passing its 1 million trees target, Vinamilk recently gave 270,000 trees to

local farmers to plant across the Tuyen Quang and Thai Nguyen provinces. Under

the scheme, the 1,121 million trees have been planted at 56 locations across 20

provinces in Vietnam (with a value of nearly USD540 thousand), benefiting

millions of people.

According to the UN, climate change is the defining issue of our time and the

world is at a defining moment. From shifting weather patterns that threaten

food production, to rising sea levels that increase the risk of catastrophic

flooding, the impacts of climate change are global in scope and unprecedented

in scale.

Addressing this issue, multiple solutions are being adopted to help mitigate

climate breakdown and trees planting is one of the more simple and effective

options being carried out in various countries.

Researches have shown that trees contribute in minimizing and coping with

phenomena caused by climate change such as desertification, saline intrusion,

and soil erosion and bring practical benefits such as greening bare land, bare

hills while improving air pollution.

In Vietnam, working towards building the community's awareness of environmental

protection while contributing to living environment and ecosystem improvement,

the 1 Million Trees for Vietnam fund has been making its contribution by

planting trees that are suitable to the local atmosphere and conditions.

Moreover, the fund has enabled multiple educational activities in schools to

embed the importance and benefits of forestry in the young generations.

Together with the "1 million trees for Vietnam" fund, Vinamilk's "Stand Tall

Vietnam" milk fund which has provided more than 37 million of milk boxes to

underprivileged children are underlying factors that enable Vinamilk to be

recognized as the Best Overall CSR excellence, by the Global CSR Awards 2020.

These initiatives are part of the company's sustainability and CSR plans.

Media Contact:

Ms. Pham Hong Hanh

T: + 84-28-54-155-555

E: phhanh@vinamilk.com.vn

SOURCE:  Vinamilk

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   Caption: Vinamilk celebrates the "1 million trees fund for Vietnam" milestone with

Vietnam government and MONRE delegates

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   Caption: Local people participate in tree planting activities

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   Caption: Children in Tuyen Quang province enjoyed the "Exchange empty milk boxes with

tree sapling" activities