Vietnam’s textile and clothing enterprises, especially
those into manufacturing, have been urged to save energy to protect the
ecosystem.
At a seminar held in HCM City,
experts discussed various steps that can be taken to develop green businesses,
including those involved in the textile and garment sectors.
The experts agreed that
adoption of energy-efficient methods would not only help textile and apparel
industries reduce their cost of production, but would also simultaneously help
save the environment.
Professor Nguyen Ngoc Tran,
Head of the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta Development Research Centre, said it is
imperative for enterprises to protect the environment and initiate measures to
deal with climate change while contributing to the country’s development.
Nguyen Quang Vinh, General
Secretary of the Vietnam Business Council for Sustainable Development, said the
race to go green in manufacturing, including textile manufacturing, has already
began with countries adopting low-carbon emission technologies and Vietnam must
follow the trend.
The attendees to the seminar
were informed that China has invested 21 percent of its global investments
totaling US$ 162 billion in clean energy. The largest share in clean energy is
of South Korea, which has 80 percent of its new investments directed towards
the green sector.
The attendees at the forum also
discussed on the participation of municipal corporations to raise awareness
about the positive effects of green energy.
The potential affects of
climate change and long-term operational responses to the same were also
discussed, especially in the context of Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta.
Last week, the International
Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank, released statistical
data on the present energy usage and the potential to conserve energy in three
sectors, including the textile sector.
The data says, between 1998 and
2006, energy usage in Vietnam went up by three times, 45 percent of which was
in the industrial sector. It adds that in these industries the efficiency of
energy usage is very low and plants waste as much as 75 percent of their
energy.
To reduce energy wastage in the
industrial sector, including textile and clothing industries, the IFC is
promoting renewable energy and cleaner manufacturing methods aimed at enhancing
energy efficiency, and is also raising awareness through the Vietnam Energy
Efficiency and Cleaner Production (EECP) programme.
The objective of the EECP
programmes is to decrease emissions and enhance the use of natural sources of
energy by making finance available for investing in sustainable energy.
The EECP project is being
implemented in association with selected banks to provide finance to enable the
textile and garment industries to strengthen their sustainable energy
portfolios.
The EECP initiative is
particularly helpful to those textile enterprises that are currently using
inefficient manufacturing methods. These companies can upgrade their machines
by introducing new and clean technologies that will raise their productivity
and help them reduce manufacturing costs, while benefiting the environment
through improved energy efficiencies.
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