Cargill is honored to win Corporate Sustainability Award 2023 in Vietnam

Cargill Vietnam is pleased to announce that the company was honored with the "Top 50 Corporate Sustainability Award 2023" (TOP50 CSA), voted by Nhip Cau Dau Tu magazine in the category of outstanding CSR activities.

Cargill Vietnam was honored thanks to the continuous efforts of its officers and employees over the past 27 years for the school building program for the community by the Cargill Cares Foundation – an employee volunteer initiative - perform. As of May 2023, the program has completed construction and handed over 111 schools nationwide in 53 provinces and cities, supporting and improving learning conditions for more than 17,000 children in rural and remote areas each year.

Since its inception in 1996, the Cargill Cares Foundation has contributed over US$ 5.5 million (equivalent to VND 130 billion) to projects to improve educational infrastructure for children in Vietnam. Cargill is working on three new school projects, which are expected to be completed and handed over to communities in the Northern Mountains this fall.

Nguyen Ba Luan, Chief Representative of Cargill Group in Vietnam, said: "We hope to contribute to bringing new vitality to disadvantaged communities through programs to support economic development, employee volunteering, and stakeholder collaboration.

For the past 27 years, Cargill has contributed to advancing progress and positively impacting society through its school-building program for the community in response to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4. United Nations (Quality Education) and the Government of Vietnam's efforts to improve the quality of education and training to improve the country's social and economic standing.

In 1995, we committed to complete the construction of 100 schools in Vietnam by 2020, and we have fulfilled that promise. On its 25th anniversary in the Vietnamese market, Cargill reaffirms its commitment to this area by expanding its target to reach 150 schools by 2030. We are now holding on with an average deployment rate of 5 new schools per year in mountainous and rural areas across the country".

This is the second year in a row that Cargill Vietnam has been honored in the TOP50 CSA program organized by Nhip Cau Dau Tu Magazine to select typical businesses in implementing a sustainable development strategy, committing to green growth, and fulfilling responsibilities to the community.

This program aims to raise awareness in the private business community about the role, meaning, and importance of sustainable business, as well as fostering and raising awareness about private enterprises' contributions to the development and maintenance of sustainable business.

Cargill Vietnam's persistent and sincere efforts in sustainable development and social responsibility have helped the company achieve this prestigious award for the second time. This is a testament to the company's steadfast commitment to sustainable development, responsible business, contribution to the community, and upholding the example of an active FDI enterprise in Vietnam.

In addition to the program to build schools for the community, in November 2022, Cargill Vietnam cooperated with CARE International to implement the project "Strengthening yourself". In two years, the project “Strengthening yourself” aims to promote livelihood development for farmers, especially women and ethnic minorities in Dak Lak province, through connecting people and producers with the necessary means of production and resources to help them sustainably improve their livelihoods.

Not only that, but Cargill Vietnam also always acts promptly as a socially responsible enterprise in the country's challenging times. During the pandemic period, the company contributed about VND 4 billion to the COVID-19 relief fund of the Government of Vietnam. This action again demonstrates Cargill Vietnam's commitment to contribute to the community's sustainable development, even in the face of many challenges.

“We are extremely proud and honored to be once again named in the Top50 CSA 2023,” said Luan. “This award is a well-deserved encouragement and recognition for Cargill's efforts to positively impact the lives and livelihoods of farmers, rural communities and the environment in Vietnam. We are dedicated to working with partners, farmers and stakeholders to promote sustainable development and create shared value. It is also at the heart of Cargill's commitment to sustainable business practices, community empowerment, and especially Cargill's mission to nurture the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way".

Cargill helps the world's food system work for people. Specifically, connecting farmers with consumer markets, customers with ingredients, and households with needed goods – from food to the floor coverings they use daily.

Cargill's global team strives to innovate, accompany and help partners and communities in pursuit of the common goal of nurturing the world safely, responsibly, and sustainably. In Vietnam, Cargill has been in business since 1995 and currently has about 1,400 employees working together to help accomplish this goal and help the country prosper.

The possibilities are limitless, from producing animal feeds that reduce methane emissions to renewable fuels made from waste. But Cargill's values do not change. Cargill takes people seriously. Cargill strives to aim higher. Cargill does the right thing. That's how Cargill has met the needs of the people Cargill calls its neighbors and the planet it calls home for the past 157 years – and it's how Cargill will continue to do so for many years to come. For more information, visit Cargill.com and visit the corporate News Center.