Garment, footwear firms win awards for social responsibility
Viet Nam News, Vietnam
(15-12-2014)
HA NOI — Twelve garment and footwear companies were honoured at an awards ceremony on Thursday in Ha Noi for their social responsibility and out standing contributions to the business world over the course of 2014.
The winners were: Ha Noi Textile and Garment Corp with first prize, Phong Phu Corp and Dong Nai Dong Phuong Ltd Co with second place prizes, Viet Tien Garment Export and Import Corp, Song Hong Garment SJC and Long An Garment Export JSC with third place prizes.
The companies won based on their socially responsible business practices, said Ha Noi Textile and Garment Corp deputy general director Le Thi Huong Mai at the awards ceremony.
The Corporate Social Responsibility awards aims to encourage garment and footwear companies to improve their public image, according to Nguyen Quang Vinh, deputy director of the Office for Sustainable Business Development under the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Enterprises selected for the awards met Viet Nam’s Labour Code requirements, posted strong business performance over the past three years, made important contributions to environmental protection, and created policies favourable towards employees and the community.
The awards, under the initiative of Action Aid Viet Nam, are co-sponsored by the ministries of Planning and Investment and Industry, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Viet Nam Textile and Apparel Association, the General Confederation of Labour , the World Conservation Union and the International Labour Organisation. — VNS
