BUSINESS ETHICS & CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBITY Responsible Consumption Lecturer: Dr. Le Thi Thanh Xuan Presented by Group 6 1. Cao Thị Thanh Huyền - 1952734 2. Lâm Ngọc Mai - 1952834 3. Phạm Thanh Hoàng - 1952054 4. Hồ Cao Kỳ Duyên - 1952621 5. Đỗ Thùy Dương - 1952220 6. Nguyễn Hoàng Bảo Ngọc - 2052614 7. Dương Trâm Anh - 2052834 8. Lư Mỹ Trinh - 2052759 GROUP 6 TEAM MEMBERS TABLE OF CONTENTS Definitions from many sources Sustainable Development Goals - SDG 12 Viet Nam Sustainable Agriculture Transformation Project Vietnamese consumer protection act 1. DEFINITIONS FROM MANY SOURCES Definitions RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION Responsible consumption is a way of consumption that takes into account the foundations of sustainable development. This is a way of consuming that is beneficial considering 3 different cornerstones: It benefits the local economy It has a positive impact on society A responsible consumer also acknowledges the impacts associated with products’ different stages and tries to buy the ones with a lower impact. Responsible Consumption or Sustainable Consumption? The definition of responsible consumption is wider than the definition of sustainable consumption. Sustainable consumption applies more specifically to the concept of sustainability. Responsible consumption is defined as “the consumption that has a less negative impact or more positive impact on the environment, society, the self, and the other beings.” RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION Responsible consumption means instead to have a consumption which is more environmentally friendly but also considers the social and economic impacts of consumption. Sustainable consumption means to consume in a way that allows us to preserve our resources and the environment as much as possible SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION Consumers consider the impact of their consumption on society, the environment, and the economy, and use resources taking future generations into consideration (Phipps et al., 2013) Responsible consumption includes ETHICAL CONSUMPTION Consumers are driven by pure motivations (Cooper-Martin & Holbrook, 1993; Memery, Magicks, Angell, & Williams, 2012), though not every consumption that has ethical content impacts the well being of others (Francois-LeCompte & Roberts, 2006) CONSUMER CITIZENSHIP Consumers prioritize and actively contribute to the maintenance of just and sustainable development by caring and acting responsibly on family, national, and global levels (Schrader, 2007) GREEN CONSUMPTION Consumers privilege their contribution to environmental issues over other issues (Cho, Thyroff, Rapert, Park, & Lee, 2013; Haws, Winterich, & Naylor, 2013) AN UMBRELLA CONCEPT Each emphasizes different aspects of it UMBRELLA CONCEPT ResponsibleAN consumption is as the broader term, as it is not limited to taking Each emphasizes different aspects ofjustice it future generations into consideration, to maintaining in development, to concern about social or environmental issues, or driven only by altruism. It is a complex phenomenon that has multiple dimensions. 2. GOAL 12: RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION Is one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations in 2015. SDG12 Is meant to ensure good use of resources, improving energy efficiency, sustainable infrastructure, and providing access to basic services, green and decent jobs and ensuring a better quality of life for all TARGETS Has 11 targets to be achieved by at least 2030 and progress toward the targets is measured using 13 indicators. Sustainable Development Goal 12 SDG12 - RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION & PRODUCTION 2 VIETNAM 1 All of these are rated as SDG rts po im w c en in achieved. Notably, nitrogen emissions embodied in imports is on track or maintaining SDG achievement. og itr El ec tro ni N un ic ip al so l id w as as te te 0 M 2022 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REPORT 3 Unit: kg/capita 3. CASE STUDY: Low-carbon rice production helps Việt Nam meet emission target VIET NAM SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE TRANSFORMATION PROJECT ABOUT RICE Which is Việt Nam’s most important crop and grown on more than half of its agricultural land area, accounts for 48% of the agriculture sector’s GHG emissions and over 75 % of methane emissions. CAN THO Moving to low-carbon rice production offers the highest potential for Viet Nam to meet its goal of cutting methane emissions by 30 per cent by 2030 while boosting the competitiveness of a strategic export item HOW THESE TECHNIQUES HELP US? Economy: Boosting net profits by around 25% Improving water management and optimising application of inputs such as seeds, fertilisers, and pesticide can help farmers maintain or increase yields by 5 to 10% and reduce input costs by 20 to 30% Environment: Cut GHG emissions by up to 30% “If we can scale them up in the whole agricultural sector, they will help Việt Nam progress towards its 2050 netzero greenhouse gas emissions target.” Society: Sustainable livelihood models for rice farmers “get rid of the output-first mindset”, and move towards a profitable approach, helping people increase their income per unit area 4. Vietnamese Consumer Protection Act To protect the legitimate rights and interests of consumers Strengthen the effectiveness of state management, raise the responsibility of organizations and individuals producing and trading goods and services in protecting the interests of consumers USER RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES Article 8 Consumers have the right to choose goods and services; to be provided with truthful information on the quality, prices, and methods of using goods and services; be assured of the safety of life, health and the environment when using goods and services; be guided with the necessary knowledge about consumption. Article 9 Consumers have the right to claim compensation and compensation for damage when goods or services are not up to standards, quality, quantity, and prices announced or signed; Complaints, denunciations and lawsuits according to the provisions of law against the production and trading of banned goods, counterfeit goods, goods and services that are not up to standards, quality, quantity, and information and advertising. false. Article 10 Consumers have the right to contribute opinions in the formulation and implementation of policies and laws on consumer protection; require organizations and individuals producing and trading goods and services to properly perform their responsibilities in protecting the interests of consumers. Consumers have the right to request production and business organizations and individuals to ensure the standards and quality of goods and services that are essential for food, clothing, accommodation, travel, study, and health protection. health, environmental protection and other registered and announced goods and services. Protection Act USER RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES (CONT) Article 11 Consumers are allowed to form organizations to protect their legitimate rights and interests in accordance with the law. Consumers directly or through representatives to protect their legitimate rights and interests. Article 12 Consumers have the responsibility to protect themselves in the consumption of goods and services; strictly follow instructions on methods of using goods and services; must not consume goods and services that cause harm to the environment, are contrary to fine customs and traditions, and endanger their lives and health and the community. Protection Act Article 13 Consumers have the responsibility to detect and denounce fraudulent acts on standards, measurements, quality, trademarks, prices and other deceptive acts of production and business organizations and individuals. trading goods and services, causing damage to themselves and the community as prescribed by law STATE MANAGEMENT OF CONSUMER RIGHTS PROTECTION Article 18 Contents of state management of consumer rights protection include:Promulgating and organizing the implementation of legal documents on consumer protection;Formulate and organize the implementation of policies on protecting consumer interests, on rational and thrifty consumption; Direct and coordinate activities to protect consumers' interests of ministries, ministerial-level agencies, agencies attached to the Government, People's Councils and People's Committees at all levels; etc Article 19 The Government performs the unified state management of consumer rights protection nationwide. The state management agency in charge of protecting the interests of consumers is responsible to the Government for performing the state management of the protection of consumers' interests. The Government shall specify the state management agency in charge of protecting the interests of consumers. STATE MANAGEMENT OF CONSUMER RIGHTS PROTECTION (cont) Article 20 Ministries, ministerial-level agencies and government-attached agencies shall, within the ambit of their tasks and powers, coordinate with state management agencies in charge of protecting consumers' interests in the performance of housing management. country to protect the interests of consumers. The Government shall specify the responsibilities of the ministries, ministerial-level agencies and agencies attached to the Government specified in Clause 1 of this Article. Article 21 The People's Councils and People's Committees at all levels, within the ambit of their tasks and powers, are responsible for implementing, supervising and inspecting the implementation of policies and laws on the protection of consumers' interests in their respective localities. direction March 15th is Vietnam Consumer Rights Day Activities to respond to Vietnam's Consumer Rights Day will start from the last shopping season in November 2022, be organized in March (peak month) and last until the end of May 2023. The Ministry of Industry and Trade has issued a plan to organize activities to respond to Vietnam's Consumer Rights Day 2023 with the theme "Transparent information - Safe consumption". What can I do as a responsible consumer? 7 Ways To Be A Responsible Consumer Stop using plastic bags. Buy the contents, not the packaging. Do I need it, or do I want it? Repair (and make friends) Are you eating locally? Consider ethical banking. What clothes do you wear? CONCLUSION It is important to approach responsible consumers as social and ludic agents as much as moral agents. The lack of an emotional dimension could create a barrier to responsible consumer actions in many situations even if consumers have a positive attitude toward responsible consumption. RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION Youmatter. (2019, January 3). Responsible consumption: definition and examples. Youmatter. https://youmatter.world/en/definition/definitionsresponsible-consumption-examples/?fbclid=IwAR3zzuxzIaNGXJ3l_UoGxDQaJ64hwsb3qV3UKxHr-gPKmr9gVhn4luadto References Why responsible consumption is everyone’s business. (2020, February 8). World Economic Forum. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/09/whyresponsible-consumption-is-everyone-s-business/ fbclid=IwAR2j7rGaEqKRiZTEXlGNCkGcbs3aqRSDpWQQFpucujBcPYmMMO7v_A4Asw Wikipedia contributors. (2022, November 20). Sustainable Development Goal 12. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_Development_Goal_12 Cơ sở dữ liệu quốc gia về văn bản pháp luật. (1999, October). PHÁP LỆNH Bảo vệ quyền lợi người tiêu dùng https://vbpl.vn/bocongthuong/Pages/vbpq-toanvan.aspx? ItemID=6772&fbclid=IwAR1QJF0DD-O-w-OGAgHLH_Y5nIh8gZj81AxksZVScL8gwDLz7wUl9PJUeU Thank you for listening DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
