07-07-2022 10:49
Around 11 million tonnes of plastic waste flows into the oceans each year – a figure set to nearly triple by 2040. Now more than ever, nations and various organisations are springing into action in an attempt to accelerate an efficient circular economy in order to help save the planet.
05-07-2022 10:45
The circular economy is essential for all businesses as well as people. Roongrote Rangsiyopash, president and CEO of SCG told VIR’s Nguyen Huong how this company collaborates with relevant partners to promote this kind of development model and aim for net zero emissions.
01-07-2022 14:46
Vietnam’s rapid economic growth has caused environmental challenges which have forced the nation to focus on fostering the development of a circular economy with less pollution and reused and recycled products.
01-07-2022 14:03
High investments in more environmentally-friendly recycling and alternative solutions for plastics and the existing habit of using single-use plastics are challenges that hinder businesses from developing circular economy solutions and promoting sustainable growth.
01-07-2022 10:00
Since 2020, the Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment (ISPONRE) has introduced a number of different matters, and the most important is to apply a circular economy and try to reduce, reuse, and recycle all materials and to reduce waste in the environment.
30-06-2022 09:15
We only have this planet to live on and need to transition to a circular economy (CE) now, asserted the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) at the Conference for the National Action Plan on Circular Economy on June 28, which provides the groundwork for establishing concrete missions towards sustainable development in Vietnam.
28-06-2022 15:00
On June 28 the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment organised the kick-off conference on the national action plan for a circular economy with the participation of government leaders, development partners, ambassadors, representatives of enterprises, non-governmental organisations, universities, research institutes, and leading experts.
28-06-2022 09:00
With Vietnam accelerating the development of a circular economy, many businesses are attempting to apply this model in agriculture – but barriers to approval still stand in the way for some.
27-06-2022 14:17
Without a transition, global consumption levels will require the resources of three planets by 2050, stated the European Commission. Recognising the urgent need to transcend linear economic models and shift to a climate-neutral circular economy, the Vietnam Circular Economy Forum 2022 will be hosted on June 28 to convene relevant stakeholders for a debate on establishing circular business models to attain the country's 2050 objective of net-zero emissions.
23-06-2022 11:53
We cannot avoid waste. However, we can better manage waste, reduce its volume, and protect our planet and future while doing so – with this key message in mind, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) and Expertise France jointly organised the Closing Event of the “Rethinking Plastics – Circular Economy Solutions to Marine Litter” project in Hanoi on June 16.
22-06-2022 10:21
The ASEAN Secretariat, in collaboration with the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), have held the Multi-Stakeholder Policy Dialogue on Empowering ASEAN For Circular Economy online.
19-06-2022 10:00
Instead of having to throw used things away, modern consumers can reuse old things to save costs, contribute to environmental protection, and promote the circular economy – this is the message that the exhibition Living New With Old at Vincom Centre for Contemporary Art tries to promote until June 19.
17-06-2022 23:00
Through campaigns and awareness-raising efforts, Vietnamese authorities and businesses are taking steps to limit plastic usage or promote recycling, with newly-ratified legislation helping to shift from a linear economy towards a circular economy.
14-06-2022 13:00
Assoc Prof. Dr. Nguyen Dinh Tho, general director of the Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment shared with VIR’s Hoang Oanh about his desire to accompany businesses in providing reasonable advice and policies to build a circular economy for plastics by 2030.
14-06-2022 10:00
Vietnam is promoting economic restructuring in association with the development of a green and circular economy. Vu Minh Ly, deputy director of the Communication Centre for Environmental Resources at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, talked with VIR’s Phuong Thu about the efforts in terms of reducing plastic waste for sustainable development.