50 businesses honoured for sustainable development

Dairy company Vinamilk, Bosch Vietnam – a supplier of technology and services and tech giant FPT are among winners of the 2023 Top 50 Corporate Sustainability Awards (CSA 2023).
50 businesses honoured for sustainable development ảnh 1With 18 categories, the award aims to promote the trend of sustainable development. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – Dairy company Vinamilk, BoschVietnam – a supplier of technology and services and tech giant FPT are amongwinners of the 2023 Top 50 Corporate Sustainability Awards (CSA 2023).

A ceremony was held by Nhip Cau Dau Tu (InvestmentBridge) magazine in coordination with some units in Ho Chi Minh City on June 29to hounour the awardees.

Dang Nhat Minh, Editor-in-Chief of Nhip Cau Dau Tu, saidwith 18 categories, the programme aims to promote the trend of sustainabledevelopment in the business circle as well as the Vietnamese society.

It honours enterprises that have contributed tosustainable, environmentally-friendly development, and social equality, he said,adding that assessments are based on their performance in various activitieswith the three main pillars of environment, society and governance.

Notably, voting results revealed that most of them areseeking ways to improve their business processes towards the most possible sustainabledevelopment efforts.
50 businesses honoured for sustainable development ảnh 2At a seminar held within the award ceremony. (Photo: VNA)
On this occasion, the organising committee made publican advisory board on sustainable development which provides technical assistanceand in-depth consulting services for Vietnamese firms.

The council brings together leaders and experts from Hongkongand Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC) Vietnam, Schneider Electric Vietnam,VinaCapita Fund Management JSC, and United Overseas Bank (UOB) Vietnam, amongothers.

On this occasion, there was two seminars, focusing on promotingbusiness models towards net zero emissions and economic-environmental balance./.
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