For the third consecutive year, The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) has committed to combining leadership and business development while simultaneously addressing some of the world’s most pressing challenges. From September 26 – October 3, 2015, Dow has 42 employees from 24 global locations on the ground in Surabaya, Indonesia to work with nonprofit organizations and address long-standing challenges in a key growth market for the Company. The program, Leadership in Action (LIA), is being held for the first time in Asia and in one of Dow’s focused growth geographies. The company recently opened its first sales office in Surabaya, the capital of East Java province.
In July and August 2015, the Project consulted and supported the successful organisation of worker meetings for six member factories.
The preliminary report on regulations and standards for exercise of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Vietnam’s fishery sector was studied and developed in June and July 2015.
In the rush of seeking profits at all costs, whether the values of integrity and transparency are respected?
The Liaison Delegate Meeting of the Vietnam Business Council for Sustainable Development (VBCSD) was held from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm on August 14, 2015, at Mela Hotel, Tam Dao Town, Vinh Phuc Province.
From 23rd to 24th June, 2015, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) of Vietnam and the Global Initiatives in partnership with the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) co-organized the “Responsible Business Forum on Food and Agriculture (RBF) 2015” in Hanoi.
In a bid to support the Vietnamese aquaculture and processing industry to enhance competitiveness and sustainable development, VBCSD will cooperate with Oxfam Novib to build and deploy the “Strengthening Vietnam Aquaculture Competitiveness by Promoting Adoption and Exercise of Corporate Social Responsibility” Project from June to December 2015
Lean production system is a systematically, continuously improved methodology aimed to create added values for customers, eliminate wastes in production/provision of corporate services/goods.
VBCSD/VCCI in partnership with the British Council organised the Vietnam Corporate Sustainability Forum (VCSF) 2015 in Hanoi on 14th of May, 2015.
Transparency - one of the elements building foundation for a good company - is becoming an influential part in making decision about which enterprises are better to work and devote for. In the long run, transparency could help creating a healthier working environment, leading to a more productive workforce, and generating greater outcome. It directly touches human factor where HR management engages in deeply.
