2017 “For a green Vietnam” planting forest festival

Local authority representatives, citizens, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd, 100 volunteer members of Canon volunteer network, and 100 young students in Nhu Thanh district attended the event.

The project in Ben En National Park not only contributes to protect low belt forest ecosystems, but also raises young people’s awareness of environmental protection through practical planting activities. This is the seventh year that the planting forest cooperation project of Canon Vietnam is deployed in Ben En National Park, with the total area of newly planted forest growing to 120 hectares (all Erythrophleum fordii).

Mr. Shunji Sawa, General Director of Canon Vietnam, said: "Through this program, I hope that the students, Ho Chi Minh unionists, and Vietnam youth in general will raise their awareness of environmental protection and afforestation to create “Green-lungs” for our Earth. The Earth is what we depend on for life, so let’s protect the Earth as we do our lives. This will be the most valuable gift we can transfer to the next generation. Let's try together for the greater development of Vietnam”.

Apart from tree planting, the Japanese Company hosted a photo exhibition of environmental protection activities, and an activity of leaving fingerprints as a commitment to environmental protection and to raise awareness for all participants.

With the motto towards a Green - Clean - Beautiful environment and social sustainable development, through social activities such as: Planting "For a Green Vietnam", environment protection propaganda, and environmental clean-up in response to Worldwide Environment Day, the Company has contributed significantly to making the environment cleaner and enhancing people’s awareness of keeping and working together to protect the environment./.