Scene at the event (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The top 100 sustainableenterprises in 2018 were announced at a ceremony held by the Vietnam BusinessCouncil for Sustainable Development (VBCSD), under the Vietnam Chamber ofCommerce and Industry (VCCI), in Hanoi on November 22.
The top 100 were selected from 500 firms participating in theVBCSD’s programme on ranking the most sustainable businesses based on their corporatesustainability index (CSI). Launched in 2015, the CSI has 131 indicators for enterprisesto assess their economic, social and environmental aspects.
Leading the top 100 this year are Nova Real EstateCorporation (Novaland), Thuduc Housing Development Corporation, Swiss PostSolutions Ltd, Tin Nghia Corporation, and Sai Gon Thuong Tin Real Estate JointStock Company (Sacomreal).
Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong DinhHue praised the annual CSI ranking and contributions of the business communityto local economic growth.
He urged all members of the community, no matter big orsmall, domestic or foreign-funded, state-run or private, to join hands for sustainabledevelopment.
VCCI Chairman Vu Tien Loc said in past three years, the CSIprogramme has helped increase corporate awareness on sustainable practices andencourage them to work for the realisation of the UN’s 17 sustainabledevelopment goals (SDGs).
VCCI General Secretary Nguyen Quang Vinh noted this year,the organiser and experts have designed a specific standard for sustainability.
Accordingly, each indicator of the CSI is classified intobasic and advanced criteria. For example, if a company has a development plan,it meets the basic level. But when its plan is aligned with the 17 SDGs, thecompany reaches the advanced level.
Loc affirmed that the VCCI and VBCSD want thebusiness community to think of sustainability not as a faraway story of globalbig companies but as a vital requirement of growth.-VNA
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