MUFG N0W (Net Zero World) launches in Vietnam

MUFG N0W (Net Zero World) launches in Vietnam

A thought leadership event brought business leaders, industry experts, and senior officials together on May 8 to propel the country’s green transition.
Unilever promotes series of activities on environmental protection

Unilever promotes series of activities on environmental protection

Unilever Vietnam is joining with the MoNRE to launch a campaign to clean up the environment by tackling plastic pollution and regenerating nature in Vietnam.
Seminar held on recycling plastic waste

Seminar held on recycling plastic waste

Ho Chi Minh City hosted a seminar on recycling plastic waste on May 18.
Vietnam operates greenhouse gas reporting system online

Vietnam operates greenhouse gas reporting system online

A reporting system for facilities to upload their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data online has been completed, and will be updated.
Vietnam aggressively implementing the Paris Agreement

Vietnam aggressively implementing the Paris Agreement

Vietnam integrating solutions to mitigate the effects of climate change, with the aim of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.
Finding sustainable solutions to live with nature

Finding sustainable solutions to live with nature

The Biosphere Reserves Project was reviewed by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the United Nations Development Programme on December 26.
Training on GHG emissions for private cement companies

Training on GHG emissions for private cement companies

50 cement manufacturers joined a 2-day training course on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventory and mitigation from December 14 to 15.
Impact assessment of EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism begins

Impact assessment of EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism begins

A project on the impact assessment of the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and recommendations on carbon tax policies for Vietnam officially kicked off this month.
Vietnam celebrates first International Day for Biosphere Reserves

Vietnam celebrates first International Day for Biosphere Reserves

The General Assembly of UNESCO chose November 3 as the International Day of Biosphere Reserves to promote nature and sustainable development globally.
Capitalise land and review land valuation

Capitalise land and review land valuation

Experts at the Vietnam Socioeconomic Forum 2022 on September 18 provided a multi-dimensional analysis of the regulations on land management and valuation.
Businesses get set for circular economy

Businesses get set for circular economy

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.
Plastic use drop hinges on consumers

Plastic use drop hinges on consumers

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.
Applying popular new methods to combat single-use plastic habit

Applying popular new methods to combat single-use plastic habit

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.
Promoting circular economy from white pollution reduction

Promoting circular economy from white pollution reduction

With as much as 400 million tonnes of additional plastic waste produced worldwide every year, Vietnam has committed to help solve this issue, and VIR will discuss the important topic in its upcoming series of talk shows, starting from June 6, 2022.
Holistic strategies to tackle plastic waste sustainably

Holistic strategies to tackle plastic waste sustainably

On March 22, the French IRD hosted the final webinar for the pilot project ‘Enhancing plastic packaging collection, sorting, and recycling in Ho Chi Minh City’.
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