Vietnam has always placed importance on sustainable development and will organise a national conference on sustainable development in December, said Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan.

The Vietnamese leader received the Managing Director of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), Marcel Engel, in Hanoi on Nov. 8.

Deputy PM Nhan expressed his hope that the WBCSD will continue to work with the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and assist Vietnam in its efforts to achieve sustainable development.

Marcel Engel said he was pleased to know that VCCI is working hard to prepare for the establishment of the Vietnam Business Council for Sustainable Development, which will become the WBCSD’s 61 st member.

He introduced to the Deputy PM a number of sustainable development-related solutions, regarding waste treatment and energy-saving buildings, and pledged to help Vietnam in exchanging and learning experiences in the field with other countries./.