The Government of Vietnam will further encourage businesses to pay greater attention to sustainable development by boosting administrative reform, creating a proper mechanism for fair natural resources and human resources allocation, and encouraging community participation in resource allocation monitoring. Dr Vu Tien Loc, Chairman & President of VCCI
The Vietnam Business Forum for Sustainable Development 2014 was held right after the Vietnam Business Council for Sustainable Development (VBCSD) successfully hosted the Second Assembly that marked its first three years of operation. In the past three years, the council excellently performed its missions of directing and supporting businesses to implement the National Sustainable Development Strategy and played and the roles of representing and connecting the business community with the Government and other stakeholders.
2014 marks the 20th year Vietnam pursued the Sustainable Development Orientation with a lot of economic, social and environmental progresses recognised by the world. In the process, the business community always plays an important role and makes “a positive contribution to implementing socioeconomic development strategy, generating employment and resolving social security, poverty reduction issues” as stated in the Resolution 09-NQ/TW of the Politburo.
Mr Chris Brown, Director of British Council in Vietnam
I was so excited when the British Council, with its missions of creating opportunities for people around the world and building confidence for England (UK), has been actively promoting the development of social enterprises into an important vehicle for suitable socioeconomic development in the past five years and making great successes. I was very glad to see that, in Vietnam, our role in raising awareness of this sector has been widely recognised through our increased relationships with key partners such as the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Central Institute for Economic Management, the National Assembly of Vietnam, and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Furthermore, to support the development of social enterprises, we envisage the importance of linking social enterprises with other stakeholders such as policymakers, businesses and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to strengthen networking impacts, collaboration and experience sharing.
Ms Pratibha Mehta, United Nations Resident Coordinator in Vietnam
The United Nations believes that the role of VCCI and each enterprise in implementing green growth is very important. We also believe that the partnership between the business community and the Government is extremely important for the Government as it helps the latter make specific policies to facilitate and encourage businesses to contribute more to sustainable development.”
Mr Pham Hoang Mai, Director of Science, Education, Natural Resources and Environment Department, Ministry of Planning and Investment
To carry out the National Strategy for Green Growth, we see the irreplaceable importance of enterprises. Three missions of the Green Growth Strategy are inextricably linked with activities of enterprises: “Building the strategy at the national level and implementing at local and enterprise levels.” Growth remodelling and restructuring are being undertaken in many sectors and at many levels but the realisation at businesses plays a decisive role. Therefore, in the draft Action Plan, we have added and elaborated contents concerning the establishment of the business sector’s roles and measures to encourage the participation of enterprises. VCCI has led one working group.
For donors, who have accompanied the Government, people and businesses of Vietnam the past years, we believe that, together with the resources of the Government, the support of donors will be the catalyst to attract investment capital into green economy.
Nam Pham
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