Sustainable development goals 2015

Making a corporate social responsibility report in a methodological manner will help enterprises demonstrate their serious business performance, respect for consumers and efforts towards sustainable development, he noted, adding that by doing so, their trademarks will be highly valued by consumers, which in turn will help promote their competitiveness in the global market. To achieve sustainability, all relevant parties in the supply chain, not only producers, have to pay attention to solutions for harmonising economic growth and sustainable development. Businesses should also capitalise on scientific advances to effectively use natural resources and technology, and develop high-quality products and services, Son said. Matt Wilson, an executive of Heineken Vietnam, said in the recent past, this company has provided support for 20 member companies of the Vietnam Business Council for Sustainable Development and organised training on sustainable development, including the application of … [Read more...] about Sustainable development critical to businesses’ existence

More is needed, however. Private pension funds, investment funds, and insurance companies all need to mature so there is a strong base of demand for corporate bonds. Meanwhile, the main public pension, the Social Insurance Agency, must first be able to prudently manage and second start to invest in corporate debt. Vietnam needs to establish a domestic credit rating agency, and the government should actively market this investment opportunity to leading international rating agencies. These steps will help the corporate bond market to evolve, eventually creating opportunities for project bonds, particularly if credit enhancement mechanisms are available for these instruments. … [Read more...] about Vietnam building bridges for greater economic growth and development

According to Lambert, $22 billion over five years is a big number, but it’s not insurmountable. In fact, Viet Nam is in a better position than many. Whereas the Philippines, India, and other Asian countries have privately funded a large portion of their infrastructure, the private sector has historically only funded 10 per cent of Viet Nam’s. That means there is a lot of scope for Viet Nam – particularly given its compelling growth story – to attract more infrastructure investment. … [Read more...] about Vietnam needs new approaches to fund development: ADB expert

Council members laid stressed on continued administrative reform, and drastic measures taken to boost production and trade as well as domestic demand. They proposed credit support for businesses which are adversely affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, and projects on energy, infrastructure, processing, high-tech agriculture and information-technology. … [Read more...] about PM calls for greater efforts to ensure disease control, economic development

Working in the field of agricultural science, Anh Dao Science Technology Agriculture J.S.C., located in Nha Be District, has an ideal research and development team of 1 associate professor, 2 doctorates, many masters and bachelors of science among its 120 employees, along with a professional consultation team. Each year, the company is able to produce millions of seedlings and culturing tissues. Notably, this company was successful in developing a new high-performance macapuno type using high technologies. It has transferred various plant growing technologies to local farmers, and is going to cooperate with foreign partners such as Thailand, Japan, Taiwan to learn more useful technologies regarding organic vegetable farming and poly house farming. … [Read more...] about Hi-tech agriculture in HCMC enjoys promising results