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Orange Index new tool to measure sustainable growth

Orange Index new tool to measure sustainable growth

The Index evaluates three pillars of a country’s development: community impact, gender and climate.
SIBs in Việt Nam: challenges, opportunities, and the way forward

SIBs in Việt Nam: challenges, opportunities, and the way forward

Ramla Khalidi, UNDP Resident Representative in Việt Nam, spoke with Việt Nam News reporter Lê Việt Dũng about the evolving SIB sector and its role in addressing social and environmental challenges in the country.
Schneider Electric Vietnam announces the five winners of its inaugural Sustainability Impact Awards 2023

Schneider Electric Vietnam announces the five winners of its inaugural Sustainability Impact Awards 2023

After more than 5 months of analysing and evaluating, Schneider Electric has ed excellent partners to win the awards in two categories, including impact to my customers and impact to my enterprise.
First-ever White Book on Social Impact Business launched

First-ever White Book on Social Impact Business launched

The White Book on Social Impact Business in Việt Nam was developed within the framework of the project “Leveraging Việt Nam’s Social Impact Business Ecosystem in Response to COVID-19” (ISEE-COVID).
Nurturing Social Impact Business paves the way to sustainable development

Nurturing Social Impact Business paves the way to sustainable development

SIBs make up only 4 per cent of the private sector in Việt Nam, but they play a crucial role in achieving Sustainable Development Goals.
Orange Bonds - a catalyst for gender empowerment and sustainable finance in Việt Nam

Orange Bonds - a catalyst for gender empowerment and sustainable finance in Việt Nam

The concept behind Orange Bonds lies in their role as a sustainable debt instrument specifically targeting gender empowerment and equity.
Conference discusses how AI changes modern marketing

Conference discusses how AI changes modern marketing

The conference saw top industry executives discuss the newest ideas and initiatives as well as the amazing growth of contemporary marketing in the Vietnamese market in the context that AI is dominating modern marketing.
Lazada highlights ESG progress

Lazada highlights ESG progress

Leading e-commerce platform Lazada has recently announced its annual ESG Impact Report entitled “Enriching Lives, Emerging Stronger” for fiscal year 2023, reaffirming its commitment to building a sustainable business and creating a positive impact.
EQuest raises US120 million, welcomes new board member

EQuest raises US$120 million, welcomes new board member

EQuest Education Group has announced a successful raising of US$120 million through a combination of debt from creditors and equity from its existing investor KKR’s Global Impact Fund.
Social impact businesses need favourable policies to hold ground

Social impact businesses need favourable policies to hold ground

Viet Nam had around 22,000 SIBs in 2018, accounting for 4 per cent of the total number of companies in the country.
Social impact businesses in dire need of support

Social impact businesses in dire need of support

Lack of capital, information, business management capacity and a sustainable market for their products were among the major challenges faced by social impact businesses (SIBs) in Viet Nam, said policymakers and international experts.
Impact Entrepreneurship Bootcamp names top 5 start-up ideas

Impact Entrepreneurship Bootcamp names top 5 start-up ideas

The 2022 Impact Entrepreneurship Bootcamp competition has identified five outstanding start-up ideas out of more than 55 entries submitted by 300 young entrepreneurs and students from Viet Nam and around the world.
Sanofi receives excellence in environmental impact award

Sanofi receives excellence in environmental impact award

Sanofi Vietnam has received recognition for “Excellence in Environmental Impact”, one category of the ESG Impact Awards given by the American Chamber of Commerce in Viet Nam (AmCham Vietnam).
Environment needed to promote impact business

Environment needed to promote impact business

The social impact business (SIB) model aims to minimise environmental and social damage through balancing the 3P pillars – Profit, People and Planet.
New COVID-19 adaptation programme for social impact businesses

New COVID-19 adaptation programme for social impact businesses

The number of COVID-19 cases in Viet Nam is decreasing but the adverse effects of COVID-19 on the businesses, especially those led by the vulnerable groups, are still prolonged and damaging.