1. Vedan case

• Group 10

Quch Hoi Nam

Ng Vn Linh

Tng Th Thu Huyn

Lm Quang Minh

Nguyn Th Thanh Huyn

Cao c Lng

Trn Th Huyn

2. Introduction

Vedan scandal in 2008

Social responsibilities

3. Facts and Issues

Vietnamese Vedan company, headquatered in Long Thanh district, Dong Nai province, discharged untreated wastewater into the Thi Vai river was polluting the environment.

This action was discovered by the Environmental Police Departmentcoordinated with Vietnam Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment on the 4 thof July, 2008.

According to estimates, Vedan company could discharge about 5000m3/day into the river.

4. Statements

September 19, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment announced the investigation of 10 insufficient attention or mistakes of Vedan company.

5. 10 mistakes

1. Discharged wastewater was

10 times or more over permitted limit

for manufacturing plant of starch .

2. Discharged wastewater was

10 times or more over permitted limit

for production plant of

monosodium glutamate and lysine .

3. Discharged wastewater was over 10 times or more over permitted limit for other plants.

4. Submitted incomplete survey data, and related documents .

5 .No registration is committed to protecting the environment of pig breeding farms.

6. 10 mistakes

6. No report evaluating the environmental impact that has built and put into operation works for an investment project to increase plants capacity of producing alkali-acid from 3,116 tons per month to 6,600 tons per month.

7. No report evaluating the environmental impact that has built and put into operation works for an investment project to increase plants capacity from 5,000 tons of monosodium glutamate per month to 15,000 tons per month, Starch from 2,000 tons per month to 4,000 tons per month, Lysine from 1,200 tons per month to 1400 tons per month, powdered spices advanced 20 tons per month, PGA 700 tons per year, distributed Vedagro 70,000 tons/year (solid), 280,000 tons per year (l).

8. Discharged rotten smell, unpleasant odors directly into the environment.

9. Managed hazardous wastewater in contravention of regulations on protection of the environment.

10. Company discharged wastewater into water sources are not properly located in the license provisions.

7. Decisions

October 6, 2008, chief inspectors of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment made decision to sanction administrative violations in environmental protection for Vedan company with total fine of VND 267.5 millions, required an additional charge of more than VND 127 billions for environmental protection.

8. Solution

Develope a new waste

treatment system.

Satisfy environment indexes.

Level of environmental responsibility should be proportional to the environmental regulations of the territories.

Protect environment effectively.

9.

Improve quality of local communitys life

Compensate residents whose health had been damaged.

Protect ecosystem .

10.

Local authority should manage environmental treatment of company.

Follow the regulator of environmental treatments.

Companies should be punished by its wrong actions.

Increase local peoples awareness of companies actions to environment.

11. BUSINESS ETHICS

Because of lacking the relevant knowledge, attention, Vedan cheated the local people and authorities.

Designed a system to pretend that they followed the law.

Anchored a large vessel to conceal the wastewater being pumped out.

12.

The highly toxic, hazardous waste violated the living creatures in the river and the peoples health as well.

Long and continual effect.

Taking over 20 years to recover the river.

Creating diseases, unemployment to the local community.

13.

Saved$3 millions

a month by dumping

untreated waste.

Profit has driven Vedan to break the law and to go against the business ethics.

Level of responsibility was notproportional.

14. Conclusion

Thanks for listening.