Dear Valued Members and Partners,

Since the year 2017, the Environment Committee of Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) was set up, and a working group of the Committee have worked actively to guide Vietnamese textile & garment enterprises on technological solutions, environmental management, saving energy costs in production and business, building a textile and garment brand, bringing deep and sustainable benefits. After two years of working, in the year 2019, the Committee was changed to VITAS Sustainability Committee (VSC) with wider range of activities with more attention to labor issues.

In 2020, VITAS become an official member of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC).VITAS has contributed both data and resources to support the Higg Index, which measures sustainability performance and drives supply chain transparency and decision- making to improve  efficiency and sustainability impact to Vietnam sustainable  development in textile and garment sector.

We would like to invite you to join our series activities of VITAS Sustainability Committee with below contain:

1.      Name of Event: VIETNAM SUSTAINABLE TEXTILE DAY

2.      Participants: Member of VITAS Sustainability Committee, brands, Vietnam factories

3.      Content: Summary VSC activities in first term (2017-2020) Introduce new members for the second term (2020-2023)

·         VSC goals and collective action plan for 2021

·         Informing and getting agreement on collective action plan under VSC

·         Sourcing Practices – key issues sharing with PPP Group

·         Discuss opportunities, challenges and sharing lessons learned of multi-stakeholder partners

·         Introduction workshop on “ZDHC- Waste management Practical guide in textile business” with  practical  guidance  from  Bureau  Veritas  experts  

We attached herewith the Tentative Agenda and Registration Form

Please kindly confirm your attendance to our Secretariat:

-         Ms. Phan Nga ngapt@vietnamtextile.org.vn Mobile 0978738868  or

-         Ms. Bui Dinh Chu:  chu.buidinh@wwf.org.vn Mobile: 0888809789  

                   We look forward to welcoming you to the event which we believe will make timely contribution to promoting green growth and sustainable development of Vietnam textile-garment industry.

Thank you very much

Attached file: Invitation and Tentative Agenda