The Viet Nam Environmentally Friendly Products Manufacturers Association (EPMA) for the term 2022-27 was officially established on Sunday, aiming to improve the competitiveness and efficiency of environmentally friendly product production and distribution.

EPMA is a voluntary social – professional organisation gathering many enterprises operating in the field of research, development, investment production and trade in products from raw materials of natural and biological origin, which are renewable, recyclable and do not harm the environment.

Pham Anh Duong, An Phat Holdings chairman of Board and head of the campaigning committee to establish the association, said: “The foundation of EPMA is a significant milestone in the Vietnamese eco-friendly product industry evolution. This is a common house where members can collaborate to affirm the role of businesses that passionately contribute to the high-quality environmental protection by Vietnamese people.”

Nguyen Le Thang Long, the association president said: “The association will strictly follow the regulations and principles for the purpose of gathering, encouraging and protecting the rights and benefits of members who are businesses, manufacturers, suppliers of environmentally friendly products and entrepreneurs in the field of traditional handicrafts to enhance production according to the criteria of sustainable development.”

EPMA expects to become a gathering place for specialists in the field of environmental science and technology, to protect the environment for the sustainable development of the country. — VNS