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IEREA 2021 – First step of a long-term dialogue for Vietnam renewable energy auction
15-09-2021 08:12
Vietnamese government agencies, policymakers, and relevant stakeholders have learnt about international experiences in renewable energy auctions, especially the selection of investors of renewable energy projects, helping them establish a legal framework for renewable energy auctions in Vietnam.
Firms given recommendations to develop sustainably, realise dual goals
09-09-2021 22:40
A webinar themed “Sustainable Businesses Implement Dual Goals” was held on September 9 as part of the 8th Vietnam Corporate Sustainability Forum (VCSF).
HSBC Vietnam deploys first green deposit for corporate clients
09-09-2021 18:32
HSBC Vietnam has successfully launched the very first green deposit for corporate clients in Vietnam. This new product, which is in the variety of sustainable banking solutions that HSBC has introduced to Vietnam, will support corporate customers’ sustainability development strategy by ensuring funding for green projects and businesses.
Australia funds digitally transformative tech projects in Vietnam
09-09-2021 18:32
The Australian government in collaboration with the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam announced today the award of grants totalling nearly AUD1.4 million (around $1 million) to four high-tech projects through the Aus4Innovation Program.
Tetra Pak steps up sustainability game in 2021
31-08-2021 16:21
Tetra Pak, a world-leading food processing and packaging solutions provider, has just released the company’s Sustainability Report 2021, reinforcing ambitions and commitments to protect food, people, and the planet.
“Youth for Environment” project fosters creative connections
31-08-2021 13:50
The closing ceremony of the first year of the “Youth for Environment” project was held online on the afternoon of August 28 with representatives of social organisations, businesses, media, and the youth.
Gender lens investing: A growing strategy for cross-border impact investment
23-08-2021 10:43
The first non-profit training programme for investors, “Beyond 2021: Investing across borders and innovations” will officially kick off in Vietnam, targeting cross-border impact investment through gender lens investing across the Asia-Pacific.
Vietnamese children at high risk of climate crisis impacts
21-08-2021 14:03
Children and young people living in Vietnam are among those most at risk of the impacts of climate change, threatening their health, education, and protection, according to a UNICEF report launched on August 20.
IFC boosts COVID-19 and climate response efforts in banner year for East Asia and Pacific
19-08-2021 10:30
With the goal of building resilience among people, businesses, and countries, International Finance Corporation (IFC) ramped up response efforts to tackle the dual crises of climate change and COVID-19 in East Asia and the Pacific in the last fiscal year.
Fostering corporate responsibility in curbing plastic waste
18-08-2021 08:00
Plastics remain one of the most-used materials for consumer goods packaging. To curb the ever-growing amount of hardly degradable plastics, Vietnamese enterprises shall be made more responsible for their packaging and the recycling thereof. VIR’s Kim Oanh spoke with Phan Tuan Hung, director general of the Department of Legal Affairs under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, about the implementation of the Extended Producer Responsibility concept and related challenges.
An Phat Holdings accelerates world-class green material facility
11-08-2021 08:00
An Phat Holdings, a leading environmentally friendly plastic group in Vietnam with a closed business ecosystem, has just received the investment certificate for its PBAT manufacturing mega-project, An Phat PBAT. Simultaneously, the group has announced a contract with Technip Energies, a world-leading engineering and technology player, for the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) bidding package of the plant and that its patents on green material creation have been granted intellectual property rights.
Frasers Property diversifies its portfolio across Vietnam
10-08-2021 16:16
Frasers Property, a Singaporean multinational company that develops, owns, and manages a wide range of integrated properties, is now diversifying its portfolio in Vietnam. VIR’s Bich Ngoc talked with Chong Chee Keong, general manager of Industrial Property at Frasers Property Vietnam, who shared the group’s sustainability goals and strategies as a purpose-driven organisation.
INSEE Vietnam is certified upgrading green label rank for cement products.
09-08-2021 13:15
INSEE Vietnam has been re-certified for the third time by the Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC) and had its housing cement and industrial cement products upgraded to the Green Label rank, showing that it is right on track to sustainable development.
Vietnam approves sustainable forestry development programme by 2025
06-08-2021 18:01
The Vietnamese government on August 5 issued Resolution No.84/NQ-CP approving the programme on sustainable forestry development in 2021-2025.
Sustainability-linked financing partnership established in Vietnam and Indonesia
04-08-2021 16:17
Citi, a US-headquartered leading financial behemoth, has announced its partnership with the International Finance Corporation and McCormick & Company, a global leader in flavour, to provide suppliers of McCormick’s herbs and spices with financial incentives linked to improvements in measures of social and environmental sustainability.
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