SAIGON TIMES CSR

Acknowledging humane values for the community

OFFERING VIEWS
AND ADVICE TO BUILD
THE CSR-MINDED
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

CONNECTING CSR
ENTERPRISES

RAISING ENTERPRISES’
AWARENESS OF THE
COMMUNITY

ENSURING THE SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT OF
ENTERPRISES

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities are enterprises’ commitments to business ethics and their contributions to socioeconomic development and environmental protection.

ECONOMY

Meeting the society’s
demands, improving
social welfare,
and ensuring the
existence and
development of
enterprises.

LEGALITY

Fulfilling legal
commitments to the
relevant stakeholders,
including shareholders,
consumers and
families of laborers.

MORALITY

Behaviors and
activities that the
society expects from
enterprises and that
are not regulated
by law.

HUMANITY

Conducting activities
showing the desire
to contribute to the
community and the
society.

CSR helps enterprises enhance their reputation and increase
their competitiveness in the market

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CSR 2022

May - December
2022

Promoting
CSR activities
of participating
enterprises

July - November
2022

Saigon Times &
LIN Center jointly
organize webinar
and livestream on
CSR consultancy

November
2022

Publishing the Saigon
Times CSR 2022
supplement

November 30, 2022

Saigon Times CSR 2022
Merit Ceremony
& Seminar
“CSR and sustainable
development:
Investment for Value”

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OUTSTANDING ACTIVITIES

Promoting CSR activities of participating enterprises
(May - November 2022)

• Stories about enterprises’ CSR activities will be published in The Saigon Times Group’s publications under many forms: text, video, infographic and longform
• Interested enterprises and organizations can send in their own stories about their CSR activities to saigontimes-csr@thesaigontimes.vn
• Our reporters can reach enterprises and organizations to listen to and write up their CSR stories
• Publishing stories about enterprises’ CSR activities on https://thesaigontimes.vn and english.thesaigontimes.vn

OUTSTANDING ACTIVITIES

Saigon Times & LIN Center will jointly organize webinars
and livestreams on CSR consultancy

• July – December 2022
• In Vietnam, CSR has become more popular among businesses. Not only large enterprises but also medium and small ones are aware of the important role of CSR activities.

OUTSTANDING ACTIVITIES

Saigon Times & LIN Center will jointly organize webinars
and livestreams on CSR consultancy (July – December 2022)

In the framework of the Saigon Times CSR 2022 program, we will live stream a workshop to analyze and honor CSR initiatives of enterprises to further spread the CSR spirit among enterprises and provide more information about CSR activities in other countries worldwide.
* CSR initiatives in the world since the Covid-19 outbreak
* Vietnamese enterprises and their initiatives to conduct CSR activities over the years
* The sustainability factor in CSR programs in Vietnam
* What are solutions to effectively conduct CSR activities in the current situation?

OUTSTANDING ACTIVITIES

Saigon Times & LIN Center will jointly organize webinars and livestreams on CSR consultancy (July – December 2022)

Ms. LAM NGOC THAO, executive director of the LIN Center for Community Development, an independent expert in CSR
A leader of an enterprise with outstanding CSR activities
Moderator: Ms VO NGOC TUYEN (Kelly) , Head of Philanthropy Services of LIN Center for Community Development
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OUTSTANDING ACTIVITIES

Publishing the Saigon Times CSR 2022 supplement
(November 2022)

Encouraging the community spirit

Establishing the CSR community to honor
and promote activities of CSR enterprises in
Vietnam, such as groups of foreign-invested
enterprises and domestic private enterprises

Saigon Times CSR 2022 Merit Ceremony & Seminar

“CSR and sustainable development: Investment for Value”

Tentative date: November 30, 2022

OUTSTANDING ACTIVITIES

SEMINAR CONTENT:

* More and more enterprises in Vietnam have attached much importance to CSR activities and the connection between CSR activities and the sustainable development to make CSR activities part of their development strategies.
* In times of back-to-back socio-economic difficulties and challenges like now – from global warming, environmental pollution, and depletion of natural resources to the threat of poverty, the marginalization of the poor, and the emergence of deadly contagious diseases, most recently the Covid-19 pandemic – governments and businesses alike are facing a grim reality: how to sustain development amidst uncertainties.
* The awareness that business can only grow alongside a developed community has prompted a strong shift among enterprises to invest in the society where they operate, and, in a deeper sense, to protect the social and natural environment for the good of all stakeholders in the long term.
* How can enterprises’ CSR activities be associated with their sustainable development target? How can leaders of enterprises know benefits of CSR activities and sustainable development to coordinate with social organizations to build long-term strategies? How can CSR become a popular word in enterprises’ operation? Experts, enterprises and social organizations will answer these questions at the merit ceremony.

TENTATIVE GUESTS AND PANELISTS:

Mr. JOSEPH LOW
President, Keppel Land (Vietnam)

Ms. HOLLY BOSTOCK
Corporate Affairs Director, HEINEKEN Vietnam

Mr. LE ANH
Sustainability Vice President of Duy Tan Plastic Recycling

Ms. LAM NGOC THAO
Social Impact Consultant

Ms. VO NGOC TUYEN
Moderator

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For many companies, sustainability is of paramount importance in business. Keppel Land is among them. In line with Keppel’s Vision 2030, while pursuing various corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs, the property developer has wholeheartedly committed itself to environmental protection and solutions to climate change.

For policymakers, sustainability is a long-term goal, a vision to make the economy more stable and resilient to achieve a more competitive edge in the years to come. For the business community, while many enterprises are mulling or making investment in this cause to adapt themselves to the inevitable trend, many others are eyeing sustainability as a remote choice, or a decorative term only. It is because of the high cost as well as the multiple difficulties associated with the transformation from a linear approach to a circular one.

Being a relatively young enterprise in the local real estate sector, Masterise Group has risen into a giant in corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities. Its CSR programs have been conducted in a systematic manner with specific plans and purposes for beneficiaries.

As one of the world’s most famous brands, Coca-Cola Beverages Vietnam Limited, or Coca-Cola Vietnam, has been present in the country since 1994. The beverage company is striving to run its factories in HCMC, Danang and Hanoi with the production lines matching the firm’s sustainable development strategy.

BASF, one of the world’s leading chemical companies, has been active in a range of social engagement programs to provide the community with the improved quality of life. The company has actively integrated environmental protection and social responsibility into its business strategy, especially in helping the community familiarize themselves with scientific issues.

Siberian Wellness, a Russia-headquartered manufacturer of health and beauty products using natural ingredients, has made a long-term commitment to protecting the planet. The company is striving to demonstrate the commitment, by not only protecting the environment but also proactively coming up with initiatives and projects to restore, preserve and develop the environment on a large scale. Such efforts are made apparent via environmental protection activities by Siberian Wellness in Vietnam.

It is not classified as a social enterprise, but Duy Tan Recycle can assert its position among the most socially enterprising companies in terms of corporate social responsibility (CSR), especially when it comes to environmental protection. The reason is simple: its main scope of business is to collect and recycle plastic waste.

As a food processing company, what Acecook Vietnam could do the straightforward way to the community in its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs, needless to say, is to donate its products to the poor. It is doing this, but in an in-depth manner to create long-lasting benefits for society.

For Binh Minh Plastic, nurturing the spirit of sharing and showing compassion for the underprivileged, especially those living in poverty-stricken localities or suffering from natural calamities, are regular corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities. The company has for years quietly conducted philanthropist programs to soothe people’s sufferings.

Since its establishment 27 years ago, Procter & Gamble Vietnam has always accompanied the local community in various respects, from education, healthcare and gender equality to talent nurturing and microfinance for poor people.

This November will witness some 1,000 people joining a mini-marathon to raise funds for a program known as “Incubating the Green Bud”, which is the third edition to be organized by Digiworld for a corporate social responsibility (CSR) program to benefit the community in various dimensions. Through its CSR program, Digiworld also expects to raise public awareness on nurturing young talents as green buds – figuratively – for the future development, and to boost green coverage for the land, literally.

For a cement manufacturer, it is by no means unfamiliar when choosing a brand philosophy to be “Build for life”. However, at INSEE Vietnam, whose cement factory is located in Kien Luong District, Kien Giang Province, the implications behind this brand philosophy are quite significant: helping build a community where living is more worthwhile.

With the vision of becoming the most trusted insurance company in Vietnam and the mission of providing services and solutions for life, Hanwha Life Vietnam Insurance Company Limited (Hanwha Life Vietnam) has committed to enabling social, economic, and environmental prosperity by implementing multiple corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities during more than 14 years of operation in Vietnam.

Since its inception in 2011, PetroVietnam Ca Mau Fertilizer JSC (PVCFC) has seen fulfilment in both business and community activities. Pursuing its philosophy of sharing and giving back to society for the betterment of all walks of life, the local fertilizer producer has implemented a variety of social programs to benefit needy people and create positive values for society over the past 11 years.

Over the past 30 years, Nam A Bank is one of the pioneers in humane corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs. The bank has conducted hundreds of community supporting programs and projects nationwide, thus spreading good deeds.

For the nutrition product company Herbalife Vietnam, contributing to a healthier generation is deemed a mission rather than merely an act of goodwill to the community. Over the years, the company has therefore set aside resources for the wellbeing of the community, not only underprivileged people but the general public as well.

As a responsible organization, besides focusing on being purpose-led and returns-driven, Frasers Property is well aware to create lasting shared value, for people, businesses and communities. Frasers Property’s Community Investment is the Group-wide umbrella for all of Frasers Property’s social impact initiatives in over 70 cities and 20 countries globally, and is the solid foundation that allows them to accompany and support their wider business community.

Just one week after severe flash floods on October 2, 2022 swept though several neighborhoods in Ky Son District in the north-central province of Nghe An, PetroVietnam Fertilizer and Chemicals Corporation (PVFCCo) sent a team to the affected communes to help ease people’s sufferings. The PVFCCo team, in the spirit of sharing, made donations in kind and in cash worth VND122 million in total to the hardest-hit people in two communes in the district.

For many enterprises, corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities are an integral part of their business strategies as they want to hrive together with the community. Numerous businesses pursue environmental protection with their CSR programs, many choose to support education or healthcare for the wellbeing of the community, while others target sci-tech development for the general advancement of society.

Vietnam Australia School (VAS) is the largest bilingual international school in HCMC with a long history of 18 years, and an impressive number of achievements and scholarships won by its students in Vietnamese and international exams. VAS is also known as a school that nurtures core values for future generations.

As a premier life insurance brand from Japan, the success of Dai-ichi Life Vietnam over the past 15 years has been reflected not only in its sustainable growth figures, in the trust of more than four million Vietnamese customers and their families, but also in its incessant contribution to the community.

Identified as one of the four key pillars at Joint-stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV), corporate social responsibility (CSR) is put at the core of the bank’s business philosophy and is upheld by BIDV executives and employees. The lender, from the bottom of its heart, has been ceaselessly implementing CSR practices to spread love for and kindness towards the community.

Since its very first days in Vietnam, NS BlueScope has attached much importance to CSR activities. Its CSR activities are diversified, including contributing to the community and the green and safe environment, supporting its partners to improve their competitiveness and produce green and environmentally friendly products, and creating a safe and happy working environment for its employees.

At Phu Nhuan Jewelry Joint Stock Company (PNJ), responsible business is considered a guiding compass for its operation. The jewelry maker has developed its business philosophy of considering the benefits of customers and society as its gains.

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