Vietnam

By Michael Brosowski, Founder, Blue Dragon Children’s Charity – A massive storm hit and quickly passed, leaving a trail of devastation. But as the…

By Mimi Vu & Van Ly, Partner, Raise Partners, Vietnam –  Vietnam stands at an important crossroads in its economic, environmental, and social development…

By Michele Wee, CEO, Standard Chartered Bank Vietnam – At COP26, November 2020, His Excellency Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on the world stage…

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 Christina Ameln, Sustainability Strategist & Advisor, Purple IVY | AVPN | Sustainable Vietnam –  First published in the Vietnam Investment Review, Sustainable Development Publication 2022: The…

(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.

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.

By Perrine Rozec, CSR Manager, CCFIV – Getting food is one of our primary need and today, the world is producing more food than…