In response to the annual World Environment Day ( June 5) with the theme of 2023 being " Beat Plastic Pollution " , the Ho Chi Minh City Green Living Festival for the 3rd time 3 - 2023 is an environmental event to launch activities in response to the Month of Action for the Environment throughout the city under the direction of the Ho Chi Minh City People 's Committee and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment . The day is also an annual environmental event of Ho Chi Minh City to promote the formation and expansion of environmentally friendly living standards to all organizations and individuals in the community , contributing to building a Green City - Environmentally friendly and sustainable development .
The festival attracted the participation of a large number of people , agencies and units with an expected number of more than 10,000 people in 2023 . Communication activities , project introductions , pilot models , green living practice playgrounds ... aim to mobilize , propagate , raise awareness of environmental protection among people , demonstrate responsibility and make common contributions to efforts to protect the earth , protect the harmonious and sustainable relationship between humans and nature through practical actions .
Open to visitors from 7am to 9pm every day , Saigontourist Group 's booth is decorated with the theme " Reduce single - use plastic waste " , combining natural materials such as baskets , wood , areca leaves and recycled plastic bottles to create images of marine creatures . Through that , Saigontourist Group sends a message of living in harmony with nature , opposing the harm caused by plastic waste , calling on the community to change their awareness and protect the living environment .On the walls around the booth are decorated with pictures about the harmful effects of plastic waste on the sea and marine life , following the theme of the upcoming project to reduce plastic waste in Can Gio area .
Coming to Saigontourist Group's booth, visitors had the opportunity to participate in quizzes with content revolving around environmental knowledge, mainly reducing plastic waste. In addition, Saigontourist Group also arranged a workshop area to guide visitors to make recycled toys from discarded plastic bottles, make recycled paper with messages of protecting the environment together. In addition, Saigontourist Group also supported the organizers of the Ho Chi Minh City Green Living Festival with gifts of environmentally friendly items.
Along with Saigontourist Group 's activities in the Green Living Festival in Ho Chi Minh City , member units of Saigontourist Group nationwide simultaneously organized activities in response to World Environment Day such as cleaning up areas , planting more trees ; Organize competitions and training courses to raise awareness of plastic waste pollution to the environment , change the habit of using disposable plastic in daily life for workers ; strictly implement waste classification at source .
With a system spread across the country, Saigontourist Group currently manages over 100 hotels, resorts, restaurants, travel agencies, entertainment areas, tourism training schools, conference and exhibition areas, golf courses, cable television... Saigontourist Group is the first unit operating in the Vietnamese tourism industry to implement environmental management processes according to international standards ISO 14001 to develop green and sustainable tourism services. Since August 2006, Saigontourist Green Club has been established, creating favorable conditions for units in the entire system to meet and discuss environmental issues, support access to information on legal regulations and solutions to build and improve environmental management systems.
Every year , through saving energy and effectively managing resources , convincing customers and all employees to participate , the effectiveness of the above programs has saved costs for Saigontourist Group and its units .
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