Christina Ameln
Christina Ameln
Contributor & Creator
Sustainability Strategist, Purple IVY
Christina Ameln consults on and project manages CSR and Sustainability projects for companies as well as multilateral and non-profit organizations. Ameln has over 20 years experience working internationally out of Europe and USA; and regionally in Asia integrating sustainability both strategically and operationally.
She is also the creator and contributor of www.SustainableVietnam.com and believes in the power of connecting people, industries and sectors to create sustainable impact.
Click on bio for her full profile or read some her articles on leading companies, innovation and impact.
Clemence Aron
Contributor
CSR Manager
Carrefour Global Sourcing, HK
Clemence Aron
Contributor
CSR Manager, Carrefour Global Sourcing, HK
Clemence Aron is a CSR Manager working for Carrefour Global Sourcing in Hong Kong. Previously she was based in Vietnam, where she created the first CSR department in a business association in Vietnam, at the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Vietnam (CCFIV), that she led for 2.5 years.
Click on Meet Sustainable Vietnam Contributor: Clemence Aron to learn more or read in her words 6 Quick Tips on Building Your CSR in Vietnam.
Michael Brosowski
Contributor
Founder
Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation
Michael Brosowski
Contributor
Founder, Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation
Inspired by a visit to Vietnam, Michael moved to Ho Chi Minh City in 2002, and shortly after to Hanoi, where he met street children who were desperate for a chance at education and employment.
In conjunction with Vietnamese colleagues, Michael started Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation, which is working toward the end of human trafficking in Vietnam, and the care of every street child.
Click on Meet Sustainable Vietnam Contributor: Michael Brosowski to learn more or read in his words:
– Why is there Still an Issue with Human Trafficking in Vietnam?
– In the Wake of the Coronavirus Pandemic: Do Non-Profits Need to Re-Think Sustainability?
Sophie Hartman
Contributor
Coordinator
Association of Southeast Asian Social Enterprises
for Training in Hospitality & Catering (ASSET-H&C)
Sophie Hartman
Contributor
Coordinator, Association of Southeast Asian Social Enterprises for Training in Hospitality & Catering (ASSET-H&C)
Sophie Hartman is the coordinator of the Association of Southeast Asian Social Enterprises for Training in Hospitality & Catering (ASSET-H&C). This regional network brings together tourism and hospitality vocational training centres committed to bringing positive change in the lives of vulnerable youths by teaching them skills that will allow them to successfully integrate into the job market and society. Prior to that, Sophie has been involved in various development projects in Peru, Laos and Nepal.
Click on Meet Sustainable Vietnam Contributor: Sophie Hartman to learn more or read in her words together with Carson Bolding – Tourism, Social Entrepreneurship & Sustainability: How Vocational Training is Filling a Gap.
Nguyen Phuong Anh
Contributor
Development Expert, Vietnam
Nguyen Phuong Anh
Contributor
Development Expert, Vietnam
Phuong Anh Nguyen has 15 years working in the development sector with a focus on resource mobilization, impact assessment, organizational capacity building for non-profits and social enterprises across Southeast Asia.
Phuong Anh is interested in combining complementary resources across sectors to maximize impact and ensure sustainability in addressing community challenges. She also spearheads a philanthropy education program for students in Vietnam.
Click on Sustainable Vietnam Contributor: Nguyen Phuong Anh to learn more or read in her words Learning to Give, Giving to Grow: Philanthropy Among Vietnamese Youth.
Nguyen Thi Kieu Vien
Contributor
Founder & Executive Director
Towards Transparency
Nguyen Thi Kieu Vien
Contributor
Founder & Executive Director, Towards Transparency
Mrs. Nguyen Thi Kieu Vien is the Founder and Executive Director of Towards Transparency (TT), the National Contact in Vietnam of the global Transparency International anti-corruption movement.
Founded in 2008, (TT) is the first Vietnamese non-profit consulting company that contributes to the prevention of and fight against corruption in Vietnam.
Click on Sustainable Vietnam: Nguyen Thi Kieu Vien to learn more or read her words on The Fight Against Corruption in Vietnam Takes a Positive Turn.
Nguyet (Nina) Vuong
Contributor
Executive Director
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce Vietnam
Nguyet (Nina) Vuong
Contributor
Executive Director, The Canadian Chamber of Commerce Vietnam
Vuong Thu Nguyet (also known as Nina Vuong) has been in her role as Executive Director of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam since June 2017. Nina studied Aviation Transportation Economy at the Civil Aviation Academy of Vietnam and she chose to join the Hospitality industry to start her career path. After spending nearly a decade, she took on the role as General Manager of Regus Vietnam – the world’s leading provider of workspace solutions – before joining CanCham Vietnam.
Nina has a true passion for social activities improving living environment, education, and poverty in Vietnam. She is interested in traveling and exploring the world with an eagerness to learn and share new ideas.
Click on Meet Sustainable Vietnam Contributor: Nguyet (Nina) Vuong to learn more or read in her words Why SME Should View CSR as an Investment.
Marcus Lundstedt
Contributor
Director for Press & Advocacy
We Effect
Marcus Lundstedt
Contributor
Director for Press & Advocacy, We Effect
Marcus Lundsted is currently the Director for Press and Advocacy out of We Effect’s headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden. Lundstedt just returned from Vietnam after being in charge of communications at We Effect in Asia, posted in Ho Chi Minh City.
Lundstedt is passionate about leaving this world a bit better than he found it.
Click on Meet Sustainable Vietnam Contributor: Marcus Lundstedt or Profile: See, Hear, Speak – Spurring Action Through Communications to learn more.
You can also read in his words Sweden Looks ‘Greener’ From Vietnam.
Mark Ratcliff
Contributor
Writer & Photographer
Mark Ratcliff
Contributor
Writer & Photographer
Mark Ratcliff firmly believes that the driver of real sustainability is the values we hold and our consequent behavior and actions. As a writer and photographer, his work aims to simplify and resolve the complexity and principles of sustainable thinking to drive self-reflection and a deeper understanding in his audience. In turn, this will ultimately lead to a positive cultural change and more effective progress.
After moving to Vietnam in 2013, and leaving behind a career in the automotive service industry, Mark continued to explore his passion for travel and photography and completed a double degree in sustainability and aid and development. He currently works with NGOs and the private sector to enhance the way they communicate and showcase their goals, challenges, and accomplishments to stakeholders.
For more information, go to https://www.markratcliffphotography.com/ or click to read his insights on – Organic Farming, Certification & Enabling Smallholder Farmers in Vietnam.
Perrine Rozec
Contributor
CSR Manager
French Chamber of Commerce & Industry in Vietnam, CCFIV
Perrine Rozec
Contributor
CSR Manager, French Chamber of Commerce & Industry in Vietnam, CCFIV
Perrine Rozec is CSR Manager at CCFIV. Perrine implements CSR strategies for companies as well as building a strong network with non-profits.
Previously based in Cambodia, her key achievements was in the continual fight against plastic pollution; and her participation in the Tedx conference on encouraging the involvement of young people on environmental issues.
Click on Sustainable Vietnam: Perrine Rozec to learn more or read in her words on Understanding the Food System in Vietnam.
Tran Vu Ngan Giang
Contributor
Chevening Scholar
MSc Student, International Management & International Relations
Oxford Brookes University
Tran Vu Ngan Giang
Contributor & Host of – A Chat With Giang! – on FB LIVE: Sustainable Vietnam
Chevening Scholar, MSc Student, International Management & International Relations, Oxford Brookes University
Giang is doing her Master’s in International Management and International Relations at Oxford Brookes University, following Chevening – a scholarship awarded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. She is also a freelance consultant assisting nonprofit organisations on strategic development, leadership and management, fundraising, and partnership with private sector.
Having a strong passion for sustainable development through Creating Shared Value approach (CSV) she pioneered and co-created in 2017, as the Executive Director of LIN Center, a conference called “How Doing Good is Good for Business” in Vietnam.
Click on Sustainable Vietnam: Tran Vu Ngan Giang to learn more or read in her words Corporate Social Responsibility During a Global Pandemic: Doing Good, For Good or sign-up to FB: Sustainable Vietnam for updates on – A Chat with Giang – and her guests!
Caitlin Wyndham
Contributor
Resources & Partnerships Leader
Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation
Caitlin Wyndham
Contributor
Resources & Partnerships Leader, Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation
Caitlin Wyndham, PhD, is the Resources and Partnerships Leader at Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation. Caitlin moved to Hanoi in 2001, and immediately fell in love with Vietnam and its people. She has worked for a range of different NGOs focussed on addressing inequality and disadvantage.
Caitlin has been involved with Blue Dragon since it started, firstly as a volunteer supporting organisational development, staff training and fundraising. Since 2016 she has been full time, leading up the grants team and supporting the overall development of the organisation.
Click on Meet Sustainable Vietnam Contributor: Caitlyn Wyndham to learn more or read in her words: In the Wake of the Coronavirus Pandemic: Do Non-Profits Need to Re-Think Sustainability?