Manufacturers lodge diverse EPR policies

Manufacturers lodge diverse EPR policies

Many manufacturers are facing barriers in implementing packaging recycling plans due to weak waste management infrastructure and high costs of recycled materials.
Solutions required on EPR obligations

Solutions required on EPR obligations

Manufacturers are proposing a series of solutions to reduce their financial burdens when implementing extended producer responsibility, and simultaneously ensure circular production.
Bridging the gaps to bolster EPR enforcement

Bridging the gaps to bolster EPR enforcement

Extended producer responsibility rules are influencing the local market. Jonathan Sourintha, vice chairman of the Green Growth Sector Committee under the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam, discussed with VIR’s Tung Anh the overall impacts of the framework.
EPR crucial to promote responsibility

EPR crucial to promote responsibility

The development of a separate decree on extended producer responsibility is expected to create a clear, consistent, and practical legal framework, facilitating businesses in fulfilling their responsibilities.
SABECO highlights EPR role amid F&B sector’s shift towards circular economy

SABECO highlights EPR role amid F&B sector’s shift towards circular economy

SABECO outlined its implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility, reflecting how the F&B sector is moving towards a circular economy.
EPR rules reshape Vietnam's recycling industry

EPR rules reshape Vietnam's recycling industry

WBS Solution’s Think Green Issue 2 advances its mission to drive corporate sustainability.
Honouring ‘Green Warriors’ on Vietnamese Women’s Day

Honouring ‘Green Warriors’ on Vietnamese Women’s Day

Around 500 informal waste collectors, known as exemplary ‘Green Warriors’, were honoured at an event on October 18 in Hanoi, in celebration of Vietnamese Women’s Day, which fell on October 20.
Apparel sector players being proactive to surmount hard times

Apparel sector players being proactive to surmount hard times

Despite being bottomed-out, textile and garment firms remain prudent in business performance for the rest of this year to weather stormy times.
Businesses press for EPR guidelines

Businesses press for EPR guidelines

Enterprises may be forced to deal with rising production costs in an attempt to comply with extended producer responsibility regulations without state support.
Norway stands ready to collaborate with Vietnam in EPR policy and practices

Norway stands ready to collaborate with Vietnam in EPR policy and practices

Deputy head of mission from the Norwegian Embassy in Vietnam, Mette Moglestue, talked with VIR’s Hoang Oanh about the experiences of her country in effectively implementing such regulations as well as the opportunities for cooperation with Vietnam.
EPR can be a move towards sustainable development

EPR can be a move towards sustainable development

EPR can allow Vietnamese businesses to meet the increasingly high demands of participating in the global value chain.
Pending issues will be ironed out on regulations around EPR

Pending issues will be ironed out on regulations around EPR

A decree amending and supplementing articles of Decree No.08/2022/ND-CP on the elaboration of several articles of the Law on Environmental Protection is expected to be approved shortly, and details several articles of the amendments to extended producer r
Unilever Vietnam striving to implement sustainable EPR

Unilever Vietnam striving to implement sustainable EPR

The active cooperation between Unilever and various recyclers and collectors regarding extended producer responsibility regulations has cemented its determination to promote the plastic economy and accelerate sustainable development.
Movement underway to promote EPR

Movement underway to promote EPR

Extended producer responsibility regulations are opening opportunities for collectors and recyclers to enter an industry that is still in its infancy in Vietnam, but possesses much development potential.
Businesses take easy EPR compliance route

Businesses take easy EPR compliance route

Many businesses are wrestling over the decision to pay emissions fees or organise recycling themselves, even though extended producer responsibility regulations have already been in effect for a couple of months.
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