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In this Acclime Conversations episode,  Christina Ameln, Sustainability Strategist & Advisor at Purple IVY, AVPN and Sustainable Vietnam, jumps into an in-depth discussion with…

By Michael Brosowski, Founder, Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation –  If you could change the world by making a single wish, what would you do?…

By Eliseo Barcas, Managing Director & President, Tetra Pak Vietnam –  Sustainability has become an increasingly important topic in recent years, as we’ve come…

By Iva Liu, Group Marketing Manager and Dominic Mason, Managing Director SEA, Sedgwick Richardson –  As Vietnam emerges from the pandemic, new infrastructure in…

By Dr. Kasia Weina, Director & Founding Partner, Evergreen Labs –  Climate change has definitely become a “hot” topic in recent years and for…

(English version) Felicitas Huong Friedrich, CSR & IC Manager Schneider Electric writes in July issue of Forbes Vietnam – A couple of years back I was in Jakarta, anxious to meet my new colleagues, whom I have never met before. They all seemed very nice and enthusiastic but over dinner, I was finding myself trying to keep up with the conversation. This was not a language barrier. A whole new world of strategic sustainability efforts opened to me while listening to my colleagues from Schneider Electric.

…if years of paper straws, tofu steaks and reusable diapers have taught us anything, sometimes leading with a message of sacrifice just isn’t that enticing.

Corporate sponsor and LIN event speaker, John Ditty, Partner, Corporate Citizenship at KPMG Vietnam, writes about LIN as a bridge that connects sectors; and how KPMG contributes to this community through IMPACT and through a key cornerstone – trust. 

In recent years, the business community in Vietnam has been actively promoting CSR under various forms and names. However, both academic studies, as well as practices suggest that CSR is not fully comprehended and is quite often misunderstood … CSR activities in Vietnam are therefore rather inconsistent depending on the size and scale of a company.

Christina Ameln chats with Forbes Vietnam on the transition to strategic sustainability where ‘all’ companies see CSR and Sustainability as an investment than a cost. How investors, regulations and leadership will drive the transition and integration so sustainability goals are business goals.