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<\/a><\/p>\nMr. Visit Malaisirirat, CEO of MQDC, said: \u201cAs a part of \u2018Advancing Partnership for Sustainability\u2019, MQDC has discussed with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which is responsible for holding the event sustainably, to prepare for the ASEAN Summit, with various meetings over a year. We have worked to use resources efficiently and reduce environmental impact in many ways by reducing pollution, creating less garbage, using less paper, selecting recycled souvenirs, giving a suitable healthy banquet, and conducting a campaign to make people more aware of using resources well with reduced single-used items.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cMQDC focuses on research and development under the concept of \u2018sustainnovation\u2019 to create sustainable well-being for all living beings. We are therefore proud and grateful to be part of \u2018Advancing Partnership for Sustainability\u2019 at ASEAN Summit 2019, letting us concretely contribute to Thailand\u2019s sustainable development, under MQDC\u2019s guiding principle,\u201d Mr. Visit said.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Assoc. Prof. Dr. Singh Intrachooto, Chief Advisor to RISC,<\/strong> said: \u201cRISC is a sustainability research center of MQDC that has worked with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to upcycle vinyl advertising banners into bags. In creating value from waste materials we are following the principle of a \u2018Circular Economy\u2019 and also achieving sustainability under the MQDC principle \u2018For All Well-Being\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n RISC under MQDC used vinyl advertising banners from the 34th<\/sup> ASEAN Summit and related summits during year to design and create \u2018Upcycled Vinyl Bags<\/strong> that represent environmental protection and sustainability\u2019. <\/strong>The 2 types of bag are a notebook bag and a handbag. The upcycled bags will be given as souvenirs to the leaders of national delegations and their partners at the 35th<\/sup> ASEAN Summit and other related summits.<\/p>\n","content_2":" \u201cThe ASEAN Summit creates many advertising banners. Even if most billboards have become digital, some locations have to use plastic. The organizers aim for the ASEAN Summit to be an eco-friendly role model, which led to the creation of the Upcycled Bags. RISC applied its design principles to produce a \u2018street fashion\u2019 bag that can be used by every generation and is appropriate in function and appearance to carry the ASEAN logo and flag and a member state\u2019s flag. Producing Upcycled Bags meets RISC\u2019s goal of recycling valueless materials to create the most benefit and value, and is a concrete application of sustainability. RISC\u2019s team is proud of this project,\u201d said Assoc. Prof. Dr. Singh.<\/p>\n