“If we only focus on immediate benefits, it is difficult to go far but if we want to grow high and reach far, sustainable development is the only way,” said Binu Jacob, CEO of Nestle Vietnam, who is co-chair of the Vietnam Business Council for Sustainable Development (VBCSD).
The COVID-19 pandemic is not only a big test for enterprise resilience but also an opportunity for businesses to re-evaluate their long-term strategy and urgency of sustainable development.
A workshop was held in Hanoi on May 29 to help the press learn about sustainable development issues for businesses, calling for their help in raising public awareness of enterprises’ sustainable development reports.
The Vietnam Corporate Sustainability Forum 2017 took place in Hanoi on October 10, seeking to scale up business solutions to sustainability challenges.
The Sustainability Reporting Standards of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) debuted in Vietnam on June 13, aiming to help make the stock market “green”.
Under the theme “Architects of a Better World", the UN Global Compact
Leaders Summit 2013, held recently in New York, discussed the role of
enterprises in cooperation with the Government and other partners to
address global social challenges and sustainable development challenges.
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