Sustainability

Striving for sustainability amid the pandemic

January 17, 2022 | 10:25

While the global health crisis continues to impact the business community, a number of manufacturers in Vietnam have been focusing on sustainability by emphasising a strong corporate culture and contributing to the country’s sustainable development.

Net-zero emissions strategy for tech sector

September 07, 2021 | 18:00

Technology plays a vital role in developing long-term solutions to decrease climate-changing emissions and companies can take action to set industry standards.

Financial powers scratch heads over coal shift

August 25, 2021 | 11:00

International institutions are making plans to buy off some of Vietnam’s coal-fired power plants to shut them down as quickly as possible – but while this could reduce greenhouse gas emissions dramatically, national energy security needs to be kept in balance.

EU carbon tax plan compels local suppliers to step up

March 24, 2021 | 18:38

Vietnamese manufacturing exporters will be under pressure to invest in greener solutions once the European Union adopts a resolution on placing a carbon tax on some products from outside the bloc that do not meet decarbonisation standards

Quality breeds aiding rural families

December 24, 2020 | 09:00

Frequently hit by natural disasters, many households in the northern province of Nam Dinh have been able to have better livelihoods thanks to rearing groupers – a type of fishery product with high economic effectiveness – and planting mangroves to protect locals from natural disasters.

Circular economy at the core of growth resurgence

December 18, 2020 | 10:00

By bringing enterprises on board to maximise the use of natural resources, the circular economy can play a crucial role in promoting comprehensive and sustainable growth in Vietnam in the next decade.

Long way to go in Vietnam’s sustainability goal journey

December 16, 2020 | 14:00

All the policies guiding implementation and budget expenditure for sustainable development are ready in place. However, there remain a lot of shortcomings to develop sustainable business models.

Embracing sustainable finance efforts

December 15, 2020 | 13:29

ASEAN member states are actively increasing efforts on developing policies, initiatives, and incentives to encourage development of the sustainable finance agenda, with some countries issuing action plans and blueprints for the financial sector to support the agenda.

AES and 5B accelerating transition to solar energy

August 06, 2020 | 08:00

The strategic investment by AES in solar innovator 5B enables the deployment of solar projects much faster and with twice the energy from the same land.

New projects add drive to local energy sector

July 29, 2020 | 09:00

Vietnam is expected to see a new wave of energy investment, making it increasingly attractive to investors who have however proposed the removal of some barriers hitting them.

How Vietnam can lure private funding to cut GHG emissions

July 25, 2020 | 08:00

Vietnam used to be a poor country with only negligible greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but that has changed dramatically in recent decades. In 2015, Vietnam published its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the Paris Agreement on climate change.

Solar rooftops and micro-grids require guiding breakthrough policy directions

July 23, 2020 | 09:00

Rooftop solar development in Vietnam seems to be immune from the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic thanks to its government’s concrete measures.

Sustainable buildings fit for tomorrow

July 22, 2020 | 11:00

Which hurdles face the construction of buildings that ensure comfort, healthiness, enrichment of local culture, and environmental friendliness?

New renewable energy policy enters limelight

July 22, 2020 | 07:00

Vietnam has demonstrated significant progress in promoting renewable energy thanks to its policies over recent years, but it remains in question whether or not the development of solar and other energies in the nation’s new energy development strategy for the next decades can take centre stage.