Qui Lê

With a solid background in environmental engineering and over 6 years of experience in the sustainable textile industry, working across numerous reputable international brands, I have been constantly improving to ensure compliance with outstanding customer standards and local regulations.

Environment and Energy management

• Driving sustainability initiatives based on environmental data analysis and industry trend updates.
• Leading the ISO 14001 and Higg FEM verification annualy.
• Creating the GHG database from 2020 to the present to help achieve a 20% GHG reduction in Scope 1 by 2030
• Conducting the ZHDC wastewater testing for discharge wastewater.
• Monitoring air emissions and wastewater quarterly and ensured compliance with legal requirements regarding sampling.

• Ensuring strict compliance with international standards (ISO), Vietnamese laws (Environmental Law, Labor Safety, Chemicals, Fire Prevention) and customer’s outstanding standards (Patagonia, Bestseller, Muji, Tendam, UnAvailable, G-III)
• Ensuring human rights policies (Forced labor, Child labor, Non-Discrimination, Harrasment and Abuse, Freedom of Association and Collective bargaining; Compensation) are implemented through annual training and internal audit.
• Implementing the internal audits of safety, chemical management, and social compliance.
• Playing a significant role in the business's social compliance initiatives, including SMETA, BetterWork, and Fairtrade USA.
• Leading all external audits and implement the CAPs and improvement plans.
• Managing incident data via Excel and visualizing the dashboard via power BI.

Training & Communication: 

• Developing content and directly providing training on CoC, environment for all employees, new employees and contractors working at the factory. 
• Organizing the monthly meetings of the Occupational Safety and Health Council to discuss, resolve outstanding issues and propose solutions. 
• Develop and implement propaganda content to raise awareness about safety and environment throughout the factory.
• Training for all employees and the management board twice a year about waste classification and management.

• Assessing the capabilities of suppliers for training, equipment testing, and environmental measurements.
• Evaluating training needs, identify target groups, create training plans, and ensure the training program proceeds as scheduled.
• Making service contracts with suppliers, ensuring compliance with factory regulations and proper legal documentation, and making payments according to contract terms.

Nagasaki University, Master of Engineering 2015 - 2017

VNU HCM – University of Science, Bachelor of Environmental Science 2008 - 2012