Tan Cang – Long Binh ICD with the motto “Sustainable development and friendly environment”

07/12/2012

Corporate social responsibility has become one of the prevailing business development philosophies recently. Climate change and environment pollution has also been a tense issue which the Government, communities and enterprises are looking for solution. Many of Vietnamese enterprises choose sustainable development through manufacturing friendly environmental products, being responsible to society and community, taking prompt action against the effect of climate change and pollution.

As one of subsidiaries of Saigon Newport Corporation, despite of having been operational only for over 3 years, Tan Cang – Long Binh ICD deeply understands the mission of developing profit, protecting security and also fulfilling the responsibilities to the social through the business motto of sustainable development and friendly environment. 

In applying the Green operations, Tan Cang – Long Binh ICD is investing equipment that using less diesel and releasing less CO2 such as battery forklifts and hand-lift pickers, reach-stackers, controlling the exhaust harmful air to the labour. The related cost is not small amount, but we can see the possibilities of gaining huge benefits in the future. 

With the total area of over 300 hectares, Tan Cang – Long Binh ICD has plentiful of favourable conditions in making plan for Green area. If you have chance to visit Long Binh ICD, you will agree that this is green place you have ever seen in the largest ICD in Vietnam. Avoiding the pollution air from the busy and noisy city center, the company is focusing on building up clean workplace to meet the standard of HSE regulations and create the best environment to our staffs and customers. 

Saving energy but still maintaining smooth operations is also our frequent activity with the purpose of training for our staffs of protecting the environment. With the plan of minimizing the garbage and sewage, building up sewage system, switching off unnecessary devices, mapping out charging time and site, using plastic plates to attracting sunshine at the warehouse, conducting training course to saving energy, etc. 

Following the World environment day, Tan Cang – Long Binh ICD on line with the Youth team deploy to clean the workplace, plant the trees, dredge the channel, which creates the fresh atmosphere and building up the Green colour to this potential land.