GLOBAL STRENGTH UNDERPINNING VIETNAM INVESTMENT
Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and manufacturing company specializing in the design and manufacture of a wide variety of labeling and functional materials. Our company’s products, which are used in nearly every major industry, include pressure-sensitive materials for labels and graphic applications; tapes and other bonding solutions for industrial, medical and retail applications; tags, labels and embellishments for apparel; and RFID (radio-frequency identification) solutions serving retail apparel and other markets. Headquartered in Glendale, California, Avery Dennison employs approximately 30,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Reported sales in 2018 were $7.2 billion.
Since our entry in 2003, Avery Dennison has had a strong presence in supporting Vietnam. Our flagship Long An plant provides world class manufacturing facilities together with a distribution center located in Binh Tan district, HCMC which was upgraded and relocated in July, 2015. Due to continuing growth our latest investment is a modern distribution center in Bac Ninh. These modern facilities incorporate Avery Dennison’s global materials science and know-how capabilities in packaging and labeling solutions, helping our Vietnamese customers seamlessly do business in Vietnam as well as integrate into the global supply chain.
OUR EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE OFFERS:
- Awards and recognition programs that empower employees to recognize colleagues.
- Virtual and in-person networking that brings employees together to connect, share and celebrate.
- Volunteer programs that help employees make a difference in their local communities.
- Avery Dennison Total Rewards that help employees and their families live well and be well.
- Learning and development opportunities to enhance skills and build the leaders of tomorrow.
- Work-life balance by providing flexible working hours.
AGILE AND COMPETITIVE TOTAL REWARDS
Avery Dennison Total Rewards is a comprehensive program includes Compensation, Benefits and other elements that fit and support employees’ well-being. Our philosophy is to provide fair and competitive programs, drive and support pay for performance culture so to encourage excellence.
Across health, wellness and financial opportunities, Avery Dennison Total Rewards keeps up with employees’ evolving needs. As part of the total package, Avery Dennison provides paid time-off, risk benefits, outpatient and inpatient coverage for both employees and dependents etc, demonstrates how we care and value employees.
DIVERSIFIED LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES
At Avery Dennison we provide very diversified learning and development resources to our employees. We develop leaders across all levels of the organization. We provide differentiated learning programs to floor level operators to our leadership team members and enable them to be qualified and excel in their respective roles.
Besides the formal classroom learning we offer, our learning content has been moving to an on-demand function e.g Self-paced eLearning modules, Lunch and Learn session and bite-size learning modules. Career Development, Employee Development Conversations workshops are also offered to employees to equip them with skills to create a strong partnership to shape employee professional growth.
for Child Development Scholarship Program through Saigon Children Charity’s CIO. Since 2018 to present our employees completed a total of 243 hours of volunteering through different charities activities. Recently, we launched an internship program to provide economically challenge university students an opportunity to work in a large corporation.
“YOU MAKE THE DIFFERENCE” – A ROBUST EMPLOYEE VALUE PROPOSITION (EVP)
At Avery Dennison we just activated our new employer brand tagline as “You Make the Difference”. The essence of our employee value proposition is to focus on our employees, who are the key to our success. Avery Dennison’s employer brand focuses on three key areas — diverse opportunity, bold innovation, and inclusive culture — which differentiate the employee experience at Avery Dennison.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Avery Dennison has a strong corporate social responsibility (CSR) ethos. Our spirit of giving started with our founder Stan Avery over eight decades ago and continues to be led by our corporate values.
The Avery Dennison Foundation (AD Foundation) leads the company’s corporate social responsibility efforts. AD Foundation supports three main areas: Education, Sustainability and Women’s Empowerment.
Our employees in Avery Dennison Vietnam have engaged themselves in supporting local communities over the years. As one of the major projects in 2018, the Vietnam team organized the Bike to School program with Dai Dong Secondary School in North Vietnam. On a regular basis, our employees in Vietnam are also taking care of children in a local orphanage in Mui Ne.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
With many of Avery Dennison’s solutions made from paper, maintaining a sustainable paper supply is vital to achieving our long-term sustainability goals. We aim to use 100% FSC-Certified paper for all of our products by the year 2025. The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is a key partner in our journey to leaving the planet in better condition than we found it.
AD Foundation has recently approved an initial $100,000 USD grant to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Singapore to support the Forest Owners Sustainable Development Association of Thua Thien-Hue province in Vietnam.
GHG AND WASTE REDUCTION IN VIETNAM
Our Vietnam site tackles GHG and waste aggressively. The Maintenance team identified opportunities to reduce the site’s electricity consumption, from installing an automatic valve to separating lamps and heaters, and shutting off production air-conditioners during meal time. After just seven months, their efforts resulted in a savings of 1,113,270 kwh, equaling 634 tons of CO2 emulsion!
In addition, our HR and Admin teams launched many initiatives like “Give Your Bottles” campaign to reduce single-use plastics, a “Grow More Green” effort to raise community awareness about plastic waste, a “Sustainable September” community volunteer activity, and much more.
GO GREEN WITH MANGROVE PLANTING
The Vietnam team organized a tree planting activity in support of the annual Sustainable September Campaign. At Can Gio, the team planted mangrove tree saplings in support of restoring the ecosystem.
The Can Gio Mangrove Forest has been recognized as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 2000, and is immersed in the space of 700 hectares with rich natural diversity.
