Germany supports green technology pilot for Vietnamese businesses

Themed “For a Sustainable Garment and Textile Industry in Vietnam,” the event is part of the German government-supported “Green Tech Landing Pad” initiative, jointly implemented by the German Development Agency (GIZ) and the National Innovation Centre (NIC).

The pilot projects have demonstrated the industry’s potential in transitioning to sustainable production and meeting European market standards.

A Representative of IoTeamVN introduced its energy management solution

The garments and textiles sector makes an average contribution of $30-50 billion to Vietnam’s GDP and is poised for significant growth, especially with free trade agreements like the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement. Nonetheless, garments and textiles enterprises face technical challenges in their transition to green and sustainable practices to comply with EU standards and seize growth opportunities.

The “Green Tech Landing Pad” (GTLP) represents a strategic response to those challenges. It identifies, connects, and facilitates the adoption of green technologies among Vietnamese garments and textiles enterprises to ensure compliance with European sustainability standards.

The new technologies being piloted include: IoTeamVN's energy management solution; Enedig Kft's cloud-based labour cost calculation solution timeSSD; Hoang Ha's waste heat recovery solution; ECOSOI's pineapple fabrics and fibers; and BlockTexx's polyester and cellulose recycling solution. These innovations, evaluated favourably by domestic partners such as Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group, Faslink, Thinh Phuc, and Kyungbang, demonstrate significant potential for application and scale-ups.

Vu Quoc Huy, director of the NIC said, “The ‘Green Tech Landing Pad’ initiative plays a crucial role in the context of the environmental and sustainability challenges that Vietnam’s textile garments and textiles industry is facing. Through this initiative, we equip such enterprises with cutting-edge and eco-friendly technologies, solutions, and production models. This enhances competitiveness and drives Vietnam's garment and textile industry’s trajectory towards sustainability.”

Dennis Quennet, director of Sustainable Economic Development at GIZ in Vietnam, added, "German- Vietnamese cooperation goes beyond the Demo Day today. On behalf of the German government, GIZ will continue to support the digital and green transformation of Vietnam’s economy by working with the public and private sector in different industries. Together, we will enhance the roles of startups and small- and medium-sized enterprises in Vietnam’s economy to improve competitiveness and create innovation, opportunities and jobs.”

The “Green Tech Landing Pad” initiative has successfully connected nine new technological solutions with seven garments and textiles export companies to address common technical issues, including sludge treatment, heat recovery, fabric recycling, energy optimisation, labour management, and new sustainable materials.

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