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Sustainability

ViCo, Vietnam’s First National Sustainability Center

ViCo, Vietnam’s First National Sustainability Center

ViCo, the first national center for sustainability in Vietnam, will bring together environmentally-driven businesses, entrepreneurs, and policymakers to enhance Vietnam's role as a regional leader in sustainable development. As one of the fastest growing countries in the world, Vietnam is ideally positioned to become a core hub for truly sustainable development, with the potential to drive impact across Southeast Asia and beyond. To leverage this opportunity, Except Integrated Sustainability, a leader in innovative sustainability since 1999, is establishing ViCo—a center for sustainability knowledge and innovation in the dynamic region. Vietnam has seen spectacular growth, with an average annual GDP growth..
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Empowering Organizations with Inclusive Leadership and DEI

Empowering Organizations with Inclusive Leadership and DEI

Leaders have a significant impact on the ability of their organizations to foster inclusive cultures and practices. Inclusive leadership and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) are closely interconnected. There is a global trend towards DEI, and organizations across the Asia Pacific and worldwide are increasingly recognizing the importance of prioritizing an inclusive approach to their leadership strategy. Inclusive leadership refers to a leadership style that values diversity, equality, and inclusion in the workplace. This now extends beyond traditional demographic characteristics such as race, gender, and ethnicity, encompassing visible and invisible differences such as diverse leadership and thinking styles, religious backgrounds,..
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How Mekong Plus Uses Microfinance to Lift People out of Poverty

For someone stuck in the cycle of poverty, getting a loan can be the first step toward creating a brighter future.  But accessing a bank loan is difficult, if not impossible, for someone who doesn’t own a house or anything more than a small sliver of land.  “Around 2000 the Vietnamese government gave almost everyone access to banks, but this didn’t include poor people who had no land or skills,” said Bernard Kervyn, co-founder of the NGO Mekong Plus. “They were considered high-risk by banks, who are reluctant to lend to people who make less than US$1 per day.” In..
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What Does Sustainability Mean for Your Company?

Your path forward starts and ends with answering this simple question: What does sustainability mean for your company?  Sustainability has different connotations and implications depending on the industry in question. For some companies, their entire modus operandi is shaped by the DNA of sustainability. Whether this relates to responsible sales and marketing of products, transparent and equitable supply chain management, or the lasting results felt by the community after engaging with that company. Multinational corporations typically fit into this first category. Puma™, for example, has consistently finished first in the fashion industry’s table for sustainability, with top scores for employee..
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What Will Be Your Company’s Sustainability Legacy in 2022?

By Tim Bishop, Chairman - Coracle Consulting Saigon is gearing up to see in the Year of the Water Tiger, and at Coracle Consulting, we find ourselves reflecting on what will be our 11th Tet. On the heels of this protracted pandemic, we are all united in hoping that 2022 will mark a change for the better – whether in our personal lives or our business ones. The Water Tiger conveniently symbolizes “stability” for business and celebrates “self-esteem.” As business leaders, both of these characteristics are ones to which we aspire. Here in Vietnam, there remain millions of local communities..
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Model Corporate Citizenship

By Brett Davis Sustainable business practices are good for everyone, but knowing what your goals are and how to achieve them is what will make a company truly effective. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A good corporate citizen in 2021? International companies operating in Vietnam are no strangers to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities, but the landscape is very different from when the country began opening up its economy in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Society at large has also evolved, and the role corporations play in broader society has been carried along by these changes. There is..
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Building Green – The Necessity Of Adopting Green Building Initiatives In New Builds

By Michael Tatarski As the effects of climate change become more evident by the day, companies around the world are looking for ways to reduce their impact on the planet. A firm’s office – whether one floor of a building or an entire dedicated structure – is one of the most visible ways to make a change. Sharma Springs in Indonesia IN RECENT YEARS, CERTIFICATIONS such as the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), developed by the US Green Building Council but used globally, have gained prominence among architects and green building advocates. Here in Vietnam, an endemic tree..
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