10-12-2020 09:00
Financial institutions from around the world of all shapes and sizes are actively seeking approaches to reduce the profound impact of climate change as their sustainability initiatives
09-12-2020 08:00
Keppel Land is a subsidiary of Keppel Corporation, one of Singapore’s flagship multinational companies with a global footprint in more than 20 countries. Keppel Corporation provides solutions for sustainable urbanisation, focusing on energy and environment, urban development, connectivity, and asset management. In Vietnam, Keppel Land is a pioneer and one of the largest foreign real estate investors. General director of Keppel Land (Vietnam) Joseph Low shared with Jade Doan about Keppel Land’s growth and contributions to the sustainable development of Vietnam.
07-12-2020 17:05
The Vietnam Listed Company Awards 2020 have shone a light on listed companies with outstanding corporate governance and sustainability efforts during a year when coronavirus dominated global headlines.
07-12-2020 09:48
In order to implement inclusive sustainable development, it is necessary to carry out measures related to sustainable economic growth, the circular economy, environmental protection, and implementing set goals to improve national resilience against crises. Talking to VIR’s Nguyen Huong, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Tran Quoc Phuong emphasised the importance of sustainability in national socioeconomic development.
04-12-2020 15:02
The Ministry of Planning and Investment and the United States Agency for International Development Linkages for Small and Medium Enterprises officially launched the Supporting Enterprises’ Digital Transformation from 2021 to 2025 programme.
03-12-2020 17:47
In addition to improvements of regional banks in integrating environmental and social considerations into their financing activities, banks in the region still have large gaps that leave their portfolios vulnerable to risks arising from climate change and natural loss.
03-12-2020 09:00
Multinational corporations are joining forces to implement a variety of public-private partnerships to drive the development of sustainable agriculture in Vietnam.
01-12-2020 10:47
Vietnam and the Netherlands are beefing up their sustainable development partnership. Laurent Umans, first secretary of Water Management and Climate, and Iwan Rutjens, first secretary of Economic and Commercial Affairs at the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Vietnam, write about these ties and the need for both nations to further connect the public and private sectors, with a comprehensive approach that seeks to not only foster a stronger economic partnership but also a more sustainable one which makes best use of natural available resources.
24-11-2020 16:46
The 11th Sustainable Development Symposium hosted by SCG has proposed four solutions for surviving droughts, eliminating poverty, and minimising PM2.5 dust and plastic waste caused by COVID-19 using the concept of the circular economy. Cross-sector collaboration was also highlighted as a must to gear communities toward a sustainable future.
24-11-2020 09:00
As CapitaLand marks the 20th anniversary of its listing on the Singapore Exchange this month, the group is unveiling its new business transformation framework – “The Next 20” which is built on the three core tenets of People, Sustainability, and Digitalisation.
23-11-2020 08:15
Generali Group and its member Generali Vietnam have recently received recognition for sustainability efforts.
21-11-2020 14:00
An online database portal will accelerate the process of implementing sustainability targets of ASEAN countries, as well as contribute to improving their performance, according to the bloc’s leaders.
21-11-2020 12:43
ASEAN countries need to choose between recovery based on wasteful competition for investment or coordination, cooperation, and joint hands to generate sustainable tax revenue to spend on health, education, and other public goods that are essential to fight poverty and inequality.
18-11-2020 11:30
BASF has committed to clear and measurable targets to boost sustainable agriculture by 2030.
13-11-2020 11:32
Panel discussion participants at Vietnam Business Summit (VBS) 2020 advised that to build resilience and emerge stronger through this health crisis, businesses in Vietnam need to rethink business structure, embrace digitalisation, and engage the workforce in a more sustainable way.