The meeting between VBCSD and DPM Vu Duc Dam

On 10^th December 2014, Vietnam Business Council for Sustainable Development (VBCSD) had a meeting with H.E Vu Duc Dam, Deputy Prime Minister cum Chairman of the National Council for Sustainable Development and Competitiveness Improvement. This meeting is held on a biannual basis, which is an occasion for VBCSD to report its activities, propose recommendations and hear directives from the DPM.

At the meeting, DPM Vu Duc Dam highly rated the activities report, work plan, introduction to the “Action 2020 in Vietnam” project, recommendations on sustainability reporting and corporate sustainability indexes in Vietnam, information about the research on the competitiveness of rubber, tea and coffee industries and plans of the upcoming two projects on productivity enhancement and sustainable agriculture and food security of VBCSD.

The DPM highly appreciated the role and contributions of VBCSD in fostering and promoting the sustainable development of businesses and the whole country in general. He praised recent and future activities of VBCSD as they were closely aligned with the priority areas of the Government. Additionally, the DPM gave VBCSD a number of directives as follows:

1. VBCSD should focus more on orienting startup companies towards sustainable development as the new companies tend to pursue profit maximization at all costs, even ignoring their adverse impacts to the environment and community.

2. In order to accelerate the adoption of sustainable development models and practices in the business community, VBCSD should incorporate more sustainable development criteria into the set of assessment criteria of all business awards organized by VBCSD and VCCI.

3. The Government expects VBCSD support in the development of its resolution on improvement of the productivity, which can be either a separate resolution, or incorporated into the implementation plan of the existing Resolution No. 19/NQ-CP on Competitiveness Enhancement and Improvement of Business Environment.

4. VBCSD/VCCI is to engage in the development of the Vietnam development Report 2035 and build a website to collect public suggestions for this report.

5. VBCSD is to work with Ministry of Planning and Investment and Ministry of Foreign Affairs to advance the participation of the Government of Vietnam in the Group of Friends of Paragraph 47 (GoF47).

(GoF47 is an intergovernmental group composed of 10 States which aims to promote sustainability reporting within intergovernmental discussions as well as to foster a process of continuous learning by its members through the exchange of best practice in order to enhance the effectiveness of sustainability reporting policies and initiatives)

Source: VBCSD Secretariat

Other News

Low Carbon Economy Index 2014 | 2 degrees of separation: ambition and reality

This year, the Low Carbon Economy Index (LCEI) is being launched in the run up to the critical series of international climate meetings and negotiations that are kicking off in New York, then moving on to Lima and Paris by December 2015.

Solutions for Vietnamese Tea Sustainable Development

How to improve the quality and sustainability of the tea industry is the main content of the conference recently held by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), Unilever Vietnam and some international consulting organisations in Hanoi.

Unilever Vietnam: Success Comes from Sustainable Development

Unilever is one of the world’s leading multinational companies specializing in food, home, personal care products. Unilever is now operating in over 150 countries and territories in the world. Its commitment is to improve quality of life for people around the world through its high quality products & services.

Clean and Green Production Enhances Competitiveness

Innovation of technology in manufacturing is a key factor in creating a green and sustainable economy. In which, businesses play an important role by investing in new technologies and manufacturing model innovating.

Suntory PepsiCo Trusts in Successful Operation in Vietnam

Recently, Suntory PepsiCo focus on carrying out and speeding up environmental protection activities together with localities.

Green and Sustainable Economic Growth

Currently, the VBCSD is assigned to be the lead agency that coordinates other VCCI units to build and implement the contents of the National Action Plan for Green Growth.

Groundbreaking ceremony for starting of construction of the sustainable dairy zone in Ha Nam

Friesland Campina Vietnam officially held the groundbreaking ceremony to start the construction of a dairy zone in Moc Bac Commune, Duy Tien District, Ha Nam Province.

Action 2020: Deploying Business Solutions to Address Societal Targets

A workshop on Action 2020 Southeast Asia was held on June 27 by Vietnam Business Council for Sustainable Development (VBCSD) to take Vision 2050 one step further to deliver tangible outcomes.

The first haverst of Ecofarm in Long An province

Ecofarm, one of the first companies that VBCF has invested in, witnessed its first harvest today. The first season of corn production covers 103 ha and involves 100 households.

VBCF signed a VND 9 billion investment agreement with SSC

A VND nine - billion investment agreement between Vietnam Business Challenge Fund (VBCF) and Southern Seed Corporation (SSC) was signed today. This inclusive business model is expected to help 2,200 low income households, majority of which are Khmer ethnic minorities, in Tra Vinh province step out of poverty.

The meeting between VBCSD and DPM Vu Duc Dam

Other News

Đăng nhập