On December 6, 2017, Vietnam Business Council for Sustainable Development (VBCSD) under Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) has announced the most sustainable companies in Vietnam 2017.
17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been adopted by 193 Member States of the United Nations in 2015, heading to a better future that nobody is left behind. A path of upcoming 15 years has been drawn to end poverty, fight against inequality, injustice, keep the peace and protect the planet.
17 SDGs has become significantly meaningful today, when the world is facing risks and danger due to political instability, exhaustion of natural resources, and extreme climate.
Sustainable development is a long journey involved strategic movement and pioneer from government, organizations and corporates. In business perspective, sustainable development is an essential trend on global scale, especially when long-term competitive advantages for companies is no longer generated from using natural resources and low-cost labor.
VBCSD has engaged the Corporate Sustainability Index (CSI) into the Programme of benchmarking and announcing the most sustainable businesses in Vietnam. The programme is launched annually to praise the national leaders in sustainable development, not only in corporate management but also in bearing corporate social responsibility.
40 companies have been announced in the first turn of the Ceremony
40 companies have been announced in the second turn of the Ceremony
On December 6, 2017, the Announcing Ceremony of Sustainable Businesses in Vietnam 2017 brought out the name of 99 sustainable companies from over 500 of those that took part in this year’s programme. The list has covered two sector: manufacturing and trading-service. This is to certify the achievement of Vietnamese businesses in sustainable development, encourage their devotion, plan and execution of sustainable strategy.
Top 10 sustainable companies in Manufacturing sector
Top 10 sustainable companies in Service-Trading sector
Delivering his speech at the Ceremony, Dr. Vu Tien Loc, President and Chairman of VCCI cum VBCSD Co-Chair, Head of the Steering Committee of CSI 2017 stressed that, sustainable corporates are evidences for the effort to create a sound environment for the achievement of 17 SDGs in Vietnam, aiming to the economic development along with serving society, growth without placing a burden on the next generation’s shoulders. According to Dr. Vu Tien Loc, this is the green seed of the 2030 Agenda and 17 SDGs in Viet Nam.
The list of the most Sustainable Businesses in Vietnam 2017 can be found below:| SUSTAINABLE COMPANIES IN MANUFACTURING SECTOR: HEINEKEN VIETNAM BREWERY LIMITED COMPANY UNILEVER VIETNAM INTERNATIONAL COMPANY LIMITED TRAPHACO JOINT STOCK COMPANY COCA-COLA BEVERAGES VIETNAM LIMITED SUNTORY PEPSICO VIETNAM BEVERAGE CO., LTD TBS GROUP TNG INVESTMENT AND TRADING JSC VIETNAM DAIRY PRODUCTS JOINT-STOCK COMPANYY BINH TIEN IMEX CORP., PTE., LTD (BITI'S) DEKALB VIETNAM COMPANY LIMITED AES-VCM MONG DUONG POWER COMPANY LIMITED FRIESLANDCAMPINA VIETNAM QUANGNGAI SUGAR JOINT STOCK COMPANY PUNGKOOK SAIGON III CO., LTD INSEE VIETNAM VICOSTONE JOINT STOCK COMPANY KHANH HOA SALANGANES NEST COMPANY B.BRAUN VIETNAM COMPANY LTD BAT VIETNAM LUONG QUOI COCONUT CO., LTD CNG VIETNAM JOINT STOCK COMPANY CENTURY SYNTHETIC FIBER CORPORATION HANEL JOINT STOCK COMPANY TAN A DAI THANH GROUP THANH CONG TEXTILE GARMENT INVESTMENT TRADING JOINT STOCK COMPANY AKZO NOBEL PAINTS VIETNAM LTD TAEKWANG VINA IND JS. CO VIETNAM DONA STANDARD FOOTWEAR CO., LTD HOANG LIEN SON TECHNICAL CERAMICS JOINT STOCK COMPANY TIEN PHONG PLASTIC JOINT STOCK COMPANY DOMESCO MEDICAL IMPROT - EXPORT JOINT – STOCK CORPORATION FORTUNRE ELECTRIC CORPORATION SAIGON INDUSTRY CORPORATION VIET NAM MOC BAI JOINT STOCK COMPANY BINH MINH PLASTICS JOINT STOCK COMPANY IMEXPHARM CORPORATION CHANG SHIN VIET NAM COMPANY LTD CONSTRUCTION INVESTMENT CORPORATION 3-2 NESTLÉ VIETNAM LTD., C.P. VIET NAM CORPORATION – SWINE BUSINESS BRANCH- FARM LOC PHAT 2 (LOC NINH 1,2) C.P. VIET NAM CORPORATION- FOOD PROCESSING PLANT HA NOI LAM SON SUGAR CANE JOINT STOCK CORPORATION TUAN VIET SHOES COMPANY LIMITED NAFOODS GROUP JSC OPC PHARMACEUTICAL JOINT-STOCK COMPANY THIEN LONG GROUP PETROVIETNAM POWER NHON TRACH 2 JOINT STOCK COMPANY TIEN PHONG FORESTRY ONE MEMBER STATE LIMITED COMPANY CHINFON CEMENT CORPORATION THUAN LOI RUBBER COMPANY LIMITED THANH THANH CONG - BIEN HOA JOINT STOCK COMPANY SONLA RUBBER JOINT STOCK COMPANY EVERPIA JSC DA LAN JOINT STOCK COMPANY DANAPHA PHARMACEUTICAL JSC FREETREND INDUSTRIAL A (VIET NAM) CO.,LTD AMWAY VIETNAM COMPANY LIMITED JIA HSIN CO.,LTD CENTRAL HYDROPOWER JOINT STOCK COMPANY BEN TRE IMPORT EXPORT JOINT STOCK CORP.(BETRIMEX) DA NHIM - HAM THUAN - DA MI HYDRO POWER JOINT STOCK COMPANY DIEN QUANG LAMP JOINT STOCK COMPANY VICO COMPANY LIMITED CHINA STEEL SUMIKIN VIETNAM JOINT STOCK COMPANY VNSTEEL THANG LONG COATED SHEETS JOINT STOCK COMPANY PHONG PHU INTERNATIONAL JSC (PPJ) KANGAROO GROUP KON TUM RUBBER COMPANY LIMITED PYMEPHARCO JOINT STOCK COMPANY VINACONEX 25 JOINT STOCK COMPANY SOCTRANG SUGAR CORPORATION (SST) POU SUNG VIETNAM CO., LTD TIENTHANH PRODUCING HANDICRAFTS COMPANY VIETNAM CLEAN SEAFOOD CORPORATION (VINA CLEANFOOD) |
SUSTAINABLE COMPANIES IN SERVICE-TRADING SECTOR: VINGROUP BAOVIET HOLDINGS DELOITTE VIETNAM COMPANY LIMITED URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT CORPORATION SOUTHERN AIRPORTS SERVICES JOINT STOCK COMPANY CONSULTANT AND INSPECTION JOINT STOCK COMPANY OF CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT (CONINCO., JSC) PHU NHUAN JEWELRY JOINT STOCK COMPANY TNR HOLDINGS VIETNAM REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT JOINT STOCK COMPANY PRUDENTIAL VIETNAM ASSURANCE PRIVATE LTD. HANWHA LIFE INSURANCE CO. LTD JOINT STOCK COMMERCIAL BANK FOR FOREIGN TRADE OF VIETNAM LOSCAM VIETNAM CO., LTD SOUTHEAST ASIA COMMERCIAL JOINT STOCK BANK TIN NGHIA CORPORATION DIGIWORLD CORPORATION THANGLONGINVEST GROUP BRIDGESTONE TIRE SALES VIETNAM LLC DA NANG - MIEN TRUNG INVESTMENT JOINT STOCK COMPANY SWISS POST SOLUTIONS LTD ASIA CORPORATION DANANG PORT JOINT STOCK COMPANY THAI NGUYEN INDUSTRIAL ZONE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT JOINT STOCK COMPANY HERBALIFE VIETNAM SINGLE MEMBER LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY HAM RONG RUBBER TOURISM JOINT COMPANY BINH TAY IMPORT EXPORT JOINT STOCK CO., |
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