Each Vietnamese person uses more than one plastic bag per day, resulting in approximately 31.4 billion plastic bags being discarded into the environment annually. Only 17% of these are reused or recycled, and single-use plastics make their way to landfills or are released into the environment.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) is pushing all credit institutions to go green in terms of banking and credit.

More companies in Vietnam are carrying out programmes to reduce waste and achieve sustainable, environmentally-friendly operations.