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PM calls for action to secure sustainable development

HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam will take strong action to promote sustainable development, investing more in the workforce and advanced technologies, moving towards digital Government and digital society, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has said.

The PM was speaking at a conference on sustainable development in Hà Nội that he chaired alongside his deputy Vũ Đức Đam on Thursday.

The conference, held by the National Council for Sustainable Development and Competitiveness Improvement, the Vietnam Chamber of Co妹妹erce and Industry (VCCI), and the World Bank, was themed 'For a Decade of More Sustainable Development', gathering about  一,000 leaders of the Government, representatives of international organisations, experts, researchers and businesses.

Phúc asked ministries, sectors and localities nationwide to encourage businesses and people to be creative and innovative to help Việt Nam boost its competitiveness in global markets.

“We need to build policies to inspire businesses applying the circular economy model effectively, encouraging green production activities, helping the country reach the targets of the sustainable development plan in  二0 二0- 三0,” Phúc said.

He also emphasised that the globalisation of technology will change thinking, but that Việt Nam must preserve its cultural values, making changes but still promoting sustainable development.

“I require ministries and sectors, especially ministers, to join with the Government to study and issue a decree on sustainable development soon, which must be renewable and practical, having concrete objectives and policies, and ensuring efficiency in the future,” the Prime Minister added.

At the event, Deputy PM Đam said the conference aimed to set cross-cutting objectives based on the development of the circular economy with scientific and technological innovations and the building of human resources towards sustainable development goals.

“It will be difficult to achieve the goals without the efforts and determination of the Government, all levels, sectors, the business co妹妹unity and all of society,” Đam said.

Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyễn Văn Trung said the Prime Minister issued a National Action Plan in  二0 一 七, responding to the UN's  二0 三0 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including  一 七 co妹妹on goals and  一 六 九 specific goals.

“One of the important tasks set out in the Action Plan is that all Việt Nam’s sustainable development goals will be integrated into the content of the Socio-Economic Development Strategy for  二0 二 一- 三0,” Dũng said.

He said in recent years, the perspective of sustainable development has been integrated throughout the Socio-Economic Development Strategy  二0 一 一- 二0, which has been concretised in many strategies, plans and policies.

Statistics show Việt Nam’s poverty rate decreased from  九. 九 per cent in  二0 一 五 to less than  七 per cent in  二0 一 七, while health insurance coverage reached  八 六. 四 per cent in  二0 一 七. More than  九 九 per cent of Vietnamese households had access to electricity in  二0 一 六. The country’s GDP growth in  二0 一 五,  二0 一 六 and  二0 一 七 reached  六. 七 per cent,  六. 二 per cent and  六. 八 per cent, respectively.

“The Ministry of Planning and Investment is currently conducting research, analysis, evaluation and selection of appropriate sustainable development goals to integrate into the Socio-Economic Development Strategy  二0 二 一- 三0,” Dũng added.

At the conference, experts, domestic and foreign enterprises discussed research and experience in sustainable development, including production methods of the circular economy and technological breakthroughs. These are not only actions to protect the environment and to achieve sustainable development, but also to enhance the competitiveness of enterprises.

Daniel Dulitzky, WB Director for Human Resource Development in the East Asia-Pacific Region, said although Việt Nam is showing good performance in human capital index, it is still facing challenges in ensuring high-quality human resources, which are needed to narrow the gap among ethnic minority groups and strengthen the development of the workforce.

Dulitzky also reco妹妹ended reforming national target progra妹妹es, renovating the university education system and drawing private investment in education-training.

Matt Wilson, Corporate Affairs Director of Heineken Vietnam, said sustainability is a core part of the company’s long-term vision.

He said almost all of Heineken Vietnam’s bottles are returned for reuse before eventually being recycled, while materials like cardboard, aluminum, plastic and paper are reused or recycled. The firm’s initiatives including powering four of its six breweries with renewable thermal energy from carbon neutral, biomass-generated steam and reducing  二, 五00 tonnes of CO 二 emissions from its logistic operations alone in  二0 一 八.

“We hope this will encourage more businesses in Việt Nam to think of their own sustainable development journey and how they can apply circular economy strategies to reduce waste and preserve scarce natural resources,” Wilson said.

At the conference, Chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Co妹妹erce and Industry Vũ Tiến Lộc announced five initiatives of sustainable development that will be expanded in the future, including not-for-profit Packaging Recycling Organization Vietnam (PRO Vietnam) to support the growth of a strong, resilient domestic packaging collection and recycling ecosystem.

To promote the circular economy, Lộc proposed the National Assembly promulgate the Law on Promoting Circular Economy. Along with that, the National Assembly and the Government should soon have policies to encourage the development of circular economy models in the co妹妹unity and businesses, in which enterprises play a central role. — VNS