Press Release

SCG ORGANIZES MANY INTERESTING ACTIVITIES FOR DISABLE CHILDREN ON INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S DAY TO ENGAGE THEIR ENVIRONMENT ENTHUSIASM

Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province, June 1st 2022: With SCG’s commitment to being a sustainable business that is interested in the development of the young generation, particularly children, SCG organized the 14th International Children’s Day at the School for Disabled Children in Ba Ria – Vung Tau. SCG implemented the program with a support package worth 220 million VND with healthy outdoor activities for children while also raising their awareness of environmental protection in school. This year’s activity is organized with the goal of educating children about environment enthusiasm under the Circular Economy concept, towards the “Vietnam Circular Economy Forum 2022”, is organized by SCG in collaboration with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. The program at the Ba Ria – Vung Tau Disabled Children demonstrated SCG’s commitment to pursuing the ESG (Environment – Social – Government) strategy, in order to accompany and develop with the young generation in developing a “green” lifestyle from the smallest actions.

On International Children’s Day, the students are allowed to participate in recreational activities to improve team spirit as well as physical health, recycling and waste segregation challenges to create habits of environmental reservation. Furthermore, students received gifts and scholarships from SCG, which encourages their endless studying efforts, determination of life success, and environmental love. In addition, SCG presented 3 water purifiers to the school for students to have clean water, and at the same time contributed to limiting single-use plastic bottles to the environment. Besides that, SCG donates a large number of garbage bins to train students’ knowledge of waste segregation with simple and useful instructions.

Remarkably, in addition to the activities for students, this year’s International Children’s Day at the School for Disabled Children in Ba Ria – Vung Tau includes the presentation and display of modeling art pieces made of recyclable materials from 05 groups, who are the school’s staff,  teachers and students. With the collaboration of 05 professional groups’ students and teachers, instead of being discarded, models have been created and recycled from unused items to create new decorations, learning and teaching tools. The outstanding displayed and presented initiatives include : a Vietnam map made of bottle caps, a model of a happy ecological garden made of seashells, and a model of rotation made of old newspaper to serve for studying and practicing math, a clock model made of old newspaper and carton…

It is this opportunity that teachers express their environmental ideas, as a result, the contents of the Circular Economy Model were intriguingly conveyed to the students through interesting and easy activities on this day.

Mr. Praween Wirotpan, Networking Director of SCG Vietnam, a subsidiaries of SCG shared: “SCG has always cared for and accompanied the School for Disabled Children in Ba Ria Vung Tau province as a community-oriented business and especially support for young people from 2009 to the present, which is the 14th year SCG organizes an International Children’s Day for students. With the topic “Recycling Day”, SCG wishes to create conditions for the young generation to practice the “ Green” living from the simplest actions. This event will also build on SCG’s commitment to chasing an ESG (Environment, Social, and Governance) strategy for sustainable development. I hope that meaningful projects will always be maintained and expanded, for their own purpose and for the sake of society as a whole.”

Mr. Mai Huu Nghia, Vice-principal of The School for Disabled Children in Ba Ria Vung Tau province: “Over the years, the school has been honored to have been interested by SCG, which has shared difficulties with the school and has regularly sponsored teaching equipment for teachers and scholarships for students on occasions. Especially each year, the students look forward to the International Children’s Day celebrations hosted by SCG. Because SCG not only provides a full and complete day for the children in the love and sharing of the entire community, but also organizes many interesting activities with environmental themes to help students take responsibility for recycling and segregation waste at school.”

Aside from the International Children’s Day celebration organized by SCG at Ba Ria – Vung Tau School for Disabled Children, on the journey of Circular Economy Model and pursuing the ESG strategy, SCG has also organized several meaningful activities such as waste segregation projects at Long Son 1-2 Primary schools (BR-VT), “ESG Idea Pitching – Hacks to heal our planet” contest… These human development and environmental protection activities will continuously be spread out as side events of the “Vietnam Circular Economy Forum 2022,” which SCG organizes in collaboration with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to spread positive and sustainable values throughout the country.

About SCG 

SCG, one of the leading conglomerates in the ASEAN region, comprises three core businesses: Cement – Building Materials, Chemicals, and Packaging (SCGP). With more than 200 companies under its umbrella and approximately 57,000 employees, SCG creates and distributes innovative products and services that respond to the current and future needs of consumers. SCG began its business operations in Vietnam in 1992 with a trading business and gradually expanded investment in diversified businesses in the cement-building materials, chemicals, and packaging.

Today, with a total of 21 companies across Vietnam driven by more than 9,600 employees, SCG offers a variety of premium products and services to markets. Available products in cement – building materials include concrete roof, fiber cement board, fiber-cement wood substitute products for floor and ceiling, white cement, wall and floor ceramic tiles under the brand ‘Prime’ and sanitary ware & fittings, bathroom fixtures under the brand ‘COTTO’. The latest is the cement product under ‘SCG Super Cement’, ‘Song Gianh’, and ‘StarCemt’. In the packaging business, available products are reading & writing paper under the brand ‘IDEA’ and corrugated containers, kraft paper, and flexible packaging. In the chemicals business, available products are downstream chemicals products such as PE&PP, XLPE, PVC resin, and compound, etc.

Images in the event:

Image 1+2+3: SCG organizes the 14th International Children’s Day under an environmental topic at the School for Disabled Children in Ba Ria Vung Tau province. SCG not only organized fun activities for students, but also awarded scholarships and water purifiers to the school as part of a 220 million VND support package.

Image 4+5+6+7: Recycled models made by teachers and students of the school from bottle caps, shells, cartons, etc. Students have developed a greater appreciation for the environment as a result of this activity.