Vietnam, November 25th, 2019 – Over recent years, plastic waste has become a global issue that leaves drastical impacts on many countries, including Vietnam. With nearly two million tons of plastic waste discharged annually, Vietnam is facing multiple environmental risks that seriously affect people’s lives and health. In response to the call of the Government, UN, and NGOs for plastic waste reduction, and to help materialize millennium sustainable development goals, Mondelez Kinh Do organized the Green Day event themed “Plastic Waste Recycling” for 3,500 students in Binh Duong province on November 23, 2019. The program continues in the North, approaching some 1,500 students in Hung Yen province on 7th December with the collaboration of the Provincial Department of Education and Training.

This is an annual activity as part of Mondelez Kinh Do’s Joy Schools program, which was launched in 2017 and so far has involved more than 327 employees of the company who have contributed 1,308 volunteer hours to advocate nutrition education, active lifestyle, and access to fresh food for primary students. “Environment” is the key topic of this year’s Joy Schools program.

“Mondelēz International remains committed to using its global scale to make differences in the world. In the 2025 sustainability goals, Mondelēz will reduce our environmental impact by committing to make all packaging recyclable by 2025. I hope that the activities in the Green Day help kids better understand the situation of plastic waste in Vietnam and the world. We also believe that the knowledge and skills that they gained at Green Day will be brought into their daily life and spreading around in the community to raise awareness about reducing plastic waste to protect our environment”, said Hemant Rupani, Managing Director, Mondelez Kinh Do Vietnam

This year, Green Day took place at primary schools in Binh Duong Province and Hung Yen Province, attracting nearly 5,000 students and more than 150 volunteers who contribute over 600 hours supporting the children. At the event, students can learn about the importance of reducing wastes (plastic, nylon, paper, etc.), and how to recycle in everyday life through real experiences brought about by STEAM method. They can watch documentary films and cartoons that depict the real status of the environment today to enhance awareness of the increasing risk of plastic waste in Vietnam. In addition, volunteers will help kids use plastic crushers, make balloon pumps from plastic bottles, learn about the operational principles and how to make potential energy-powered racing cars, paper rockets, tree pots from plastic bottles, and mazes from plastic straws.

This record is not only the significant event of Mondelez Kinh Do in Vietnamese biscuits industry, but also brings impressive and unforgettable images to the hearts of LU lovers. When coming to visit such wonderful cookie tower, consumers will see “a touch of Paris” in HCMC, and will have a chance to experience French culture and art, especially, enjoyed “The Taste of French Art” in the liveliest way together with LU brand. In this event, consumers may see the symbol of France – Eiffel Tower, visit French bakery, French coffee shop and enjoy French music from January 05th to January 13th 2019.

This is the first time Mondelez Kinh Do helps students gain a good understanding on the negative impacts of plastic wastes and the reasons to recycle them. The children take the chance to learn practical recycling methods featuring various themes, which help them memorize the information longer, enhance their creativity, enrich their scientific knowledge, and encourage them to better protect the environment.

“We understand that for school-aged children, applying STEAM education approach will enable them to acquire a broader range of knowledge in a more fun and easy way, thus inspire them to come up with innovative solutions for plastic waste reduction and environment protection. This also helps nurture a love for science, with which students can excel in the future,” said Mr. Phan Xuan Quyet, Deputy Director of Department of Education and Training of My Hao, Hung Yen Province at the event.

Besides, at Green Day, Mondelez Kinh Do Vietnam creates a fun-learning playground with numerous exciting physical activities such as the challenging steps, Who’s faster, Scorer, etc. This is an opportunity for kids to strengthen their physical stature and have positive interactions together.

“I’m very excited to join this Green Day, through which I’ve learnt many new things, including how to recycle unused stuffs into playful toys. I believe that we should join hands together to protect the environment, and should not litter to keep our city clean, safe and free from pollution,” said Thanh Trung, a student of Class 5-7, An Phu Primary School.

Mondelez Kinh Do Vietnam is committed to growing a green, healthy community through impactful activities, such as the “Joy Schools” flagship program. With such unwavering efforts, Mondelez Kinh Do Vietnam has been honored with AmCham CSR Recognition Awards for best CSR practices in 2019.

As scheduled, Mondelez Kinh Do Vietnam will continue to expand the project in 2020 to further benefit thousands of primary students in the country.

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About Mondelez Kinh Do Vietnam

Mondelez Kinh Do Vietnam is part of the Mondelēz International family of companies. Launched in July 2015, Mondelez Kinh Do Vietnam boasts a combined portfolio of leading snacks brands from Vietnam and around the world, including Kinh Do, Cosy, Solite, AFC, LU, Oreo, Ritz, Slide, Halls, Trident, Cadbury, Toblerone and Tang orange flavoured drink powder. vn.mondelezinternational.com.

About Mondelēz International

Mondelēz International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDLZ) empowers people to snack right, with 2019 net revenues of approximately $26 billion. Our purpose and vision is to lead the future of snacking around the world by offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. Over 80,000 employees support this effort by manufacturing and marketing delicious food and beverage products for consumers in approximately 160 countries around the world. Mondelēz International is leading the future of snacking with iconic global and local brands such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. Mondelēz International is a proud member of the Standard and Poor’s 500, Nasdaq 100 and Dow Jones Sustainability Index.
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