Tag: CSV

The Conservation Fund project – Mobilise businesses and communities to join hands for biodiversity conservation and environmental sustainability

At the end of 2023, the project “Establishing a funding source for biodiversity conservation and environmental sustainability in Danang City, Vietnam” (in short, the Conservation Fund project) officially concluded its 3.5-year journey. The project management board organised a Closing Conference with the purpose of summarising the implementation results, sharing lessons learned, expressing gratitude to donors, […]

Policy Advocacy: Promote Responsible Business Practices in Viet Nam

On 31st October in Ho Chi Minh City and 3rd November 2023 in Hanoi, the Policy Conference “DEVELOPMENT & IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICIES FOR PROMOTION OF “RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS PRACTICES”: Experience in EU, Thailand & Practice in Viet Nam – Participation of Businesses and civil society organisations” took place with the attendance of over 200 delegates from […]

CSV Lunch Talks – innovative format to bridge the gaps between business and civil-society sectors

Within the last months of this year, the Win-Win for Vietnam project plans to organise four monthly Creating Shared Values (CSV) Lunch talks on various topics related to SDGs. The CSV Lunch talk is expected to be an innovative format to offer a friendly and informal environment for businesses and non-profit organisations in Vietnam to […]

Introducing CSR integrated with sustainability to enterprises in Vietnam

Last month, the Win-Win for Vietnam project organised 2 business conferences in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi (Vietnam) on 12 August and 19 August, respectively. The 2 conferences aimed to introduce to the private sector in Vietnam about the current trend of integrating sustainability into business’s strategic CSR. The two conferences welcomed international and […]

Connect business sector with biodiversity conservation and environmental sustainability in Vietnam

On 25 June, the Networking Event – Connecting the private sector with biodiversity conservation and environmental sustainability was organised successfully in Da Nang city, Vietnam. The event attracted the participation of 80 representatives from companies, civil society organisations (CSOs), local authority, the media, and local community. With the purpose of creating a bridge between the […]

SMALL GRANTS FOR VIETNAMESE CSOs TO PROMOTE PARTNERSHIPS WITH BUSINESS SECTOR

The project “Win-Win for Vietnam – A cooperation mechanism between business sector and civil society organisations for corporate social responsibility and sustainable development goals” (The Win-Win for Vietnam project, in short) has recently launched its 2nd Call for proposals which will offer up to 10.000€/grant for registered Vietnamese CSOs working in the fields of sustainable development. […]

Win-Win Networking Event in Ho Chi Minh City – Bring Private Sector & CSOs Closer For Sustainable Development

CSV (creating shared value) is still a relatively new concept for the business sector in Vietnam. Moreover, accelerating cooperation between companies and civil society organisations (CSOs) through CSV practice toward delivering sustainable development goals (SDGs) is very new and challenging in Vietnam, especially in the context that the country is slowly recovering from the devastating […]

Baseline study of “Win-win for Vietnam” project

The baseline research for the “Win-win for Vietnam” Project was conducted by the Management and Sustainable Development Institute (MSD) under the supervision and technical support of RED Communication and Pro NGO!. This study was carried out from February to May 2021 with the engaging participation of 108 businesses, 65 Vietnamese CSOs and some experts in […]

Most of local CSOs are reluctant to cooperate with enterprises – Challenges & Opportunities

Currently, civil society organisations (CSOs) in Vietnam play an increasingly important role in raising awareness and promoting community responsibility in environmental protection. As a result, the project “Establishing a funding foundation for biodiversity protection and environmental sustainability in Da Nang City, Vietnam” (in short, the “Conservation Fund” project) aims to establish the Vietnam Wildlife Conservation […]

74% of surveyed enterprises are willing to contribute to the Conservation Fund

The baseline study “Investigation of the willingness to fund the conservation foundation of the private sector in Da Nang city, Vietnam”, starting to conduct from the beginning of the second quarter of 2021, has been completed.  In this study, the research team has done a survey with 220 companies and 20 in-depth interviews with people […]

Strategic consultation – “Win-win for Vietnam” project

On the afternoon of 10 December 2020, at Grand Saigon Hotel, the Institute for Research on Development Communication (RED) held a strategic consultation meeting for the “Win-Win for Vietnam” project to promote the cooperation between the business sector and local CSOs toward achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Vietnam. Mr Tran Nhat Minh, Director of […]