Net Zero

By Maria Jose Malpartida Head of Marketing Communications at Handprint | Sustainability Communications Expert – We’re living in an era where the urgency to address environmental and social challenges is paramount. The effects of climate change are becoming more visible and tangible every month, putting our Planet on a trajectory toward being uninhabitable. Nevertheless, we see Corporate Sustainability at its peak, with almost every single brand taking some sort of action towards reversing the doom and gloom. Who hasn’t heard of Net Zero pledges, or carbon footprint reduction goals? It’s all over the place! But here’s the deal – is it enough? 

Oliver Woodruff, ARUP writes – We need to alter how we power the World, move through it, produce materials, and build it.  What is more, we must adopt ways of doing so without emitting greenhouse gases.  We must also build resilience to lessen the impacts of unavoidable climate change reflected in flooding, drought, wildfires and heatwaves. 

By Christina Ameln, Sustainability Strategist & Advisor  –  The impacts of climate change are not linear. They are  manifold and diverse. Climate change impacts…

Richard McNally on Sustainable Vietnam examines the issue of climate finance around the upcoming COP26. As with most decisions related to the UNFCCC, things are far from clear and dependent on outcomes in other parts of the climate agreement.

By Clothilde Deneve, Sales Director, Shire Oak International – ‘Writing this monthly series of articles for Sustainable Vietnam has been an opportunity to share…

By Clothilde Deneve, Sales Director, Shire Oak International – Renewable energy has become a hot topic over the last few years, in Vietnam and…

By Clothilde Deneve, Sales Director, Shire Oak International – Vietnam is one of the fastest growing economy in the world, but the country is…

By Sandra Wilderoth, Trade Promotion Officer, Embassy of Sweden in Vietnam – Green Recovery and Build Back Better. Two new concepts that are often…