Sustainable development

Vietnamese businesses are urged to combine annual reports with sustainable development reports to make their shares more attractive to investors (Photo: ttvn.vn) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Listed companies should find a way to include sustainable development in their business strategies as they seek to improve operations, experts said on September 30. Doing so will make the business more attractive to potential investors and shareholders as they now pay more attention to green business strategies, according to Tran Thi Thanh Tu, head of the financial-banking department at the University of Economics and Business under the Vietnam National University. As companies look for financing sources from green investors, it will make their business more profitable and reputable in the long term, she told a seminar on green finance and sustainable development. However, many of the 200 surveyed companies do not care about sustainable development and green finance as they consider the two things … [Read more...] about Annual sustainable development reports are a necessity

Morgan Duarte, new director of Schneider Electric IT Vietnam and vice president of Schneider Electric Vietnam How will you tap into your professional experience to carry out your new role as Schneider Electric Vietnam’s new vice president and director of the IT Department (SEIT)? What is your vision? I am very grateful to take on these new roles in which I am now responsible for three markets: Vietnam, Cambodia, and Myanmar. I have had experience working at Schneider Electric for 10 years across many markets, including France, Taiwan, and Thailand. My mixed experience covers both the IT side and the electrical side, which helps me gain an integrated approach to the data centre market. I always look to explore new technology and innovation. I also had two startup businesses before joining Schneider Electric, and I myself am a modest writer on system administration. I hope to leverage my diverse IT and electrical experience in bringing Schneider Electric Vietnam forward. … [Read more...] about Schneider Electric’s 4.0 tech for sustainable development

The press conference following the 10th Asian Business Summit in Hanoi on October 17 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The 10th Asian Business Summit (ABS) in Hanoi on October 17 adopted a joint statement on a super connected Asia for sustainable development, showing the Asian business community’s commitment to the goal of inclusive, sustainable and prosperous development. The annual summit, initiated by the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) in 2010, is held on a rotational basis in big Asian economies. This year’s event attracted leaders from 12 key economic organisations in Asian countries, including Japan, the Republic of Korea, India, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, China, Taiwan (China), the Philippines, and Vietnam. At the press conference later the same day, Chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) Vu Tien Loc, who also co-chaired the 10th ABS, said the summit shared the view that close cooperation among economies in the region … [Read more...] about Summit backs super connected Asia for sustainable development

Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is entering a new stage of development, aiming to build a people-centred ASEAN community on a legal basis of the ASEAN Charter and ASEAN Community Vision 2025. Officially becoming the ASEAN Community on December 31, 2015, the group is currently continuing to implement orientations and initiatives to develop an ASEAN of self-reliance, creativity and sustainable development amid quick changes in the region and the world. The ASEAN was established on August 8, 1967, in Bangkok by the five member countries, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Brunei joined in 1984, Vietnam in 1995, Laos and Myanmar in 1997, and Cambodia in 1999. The regional bloc has entered the 4th year of implementing the ASEAN Community Vision 2025, with a focus on implementing master plans in all the three pillars of politics-security, economy and culture-society; … [Read more...] about ASEAN looks toward self-reliance, creativity, sustainable development

Speakers at the Amfori Asia Sustainability Forum in HCM City on October 21 (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) - Sustainable supplies of goods and production were key areas for Vietnamese businesses to focus on in order to join the global supply chain, Director General of the Foreign Trade Association (Amfori) Christian Ewert said at a conference held in Ho Chi Minh City on October 21. Speaking at the Amfori Asia Sustainability Forum, which gathered about 100 delegates from Asian countries and territories, Ewert said in the context of the rise of Asia, the main products sought in Vietnam were textiles, footwear and fast-moving consumer goods. Organisations and management agencies in most countries were making efforts to implement the UN's sustainable development goals, and consumers were becoming more concerned about environmental protection and green products, Ewert said. He said the impacts of climate change from production and business required businesses to become pioneers in … [Read more...] about Sustainable development key to joining global chain