The World Forum on Circular Economy in Helsinki, Finland was held from May 29 to June 3, 2023 with the participation of more than 3,000 delegates from countries around the world. The World Circular Economy Forum 2023 offers an opportunity to create momentum for a positive future with nature. The forum focused on discussing ways to promote the circular economy in the near future, as an approach to address the root causes of excessive resource consumption, pollution, climate change and biodiversity loss.

The circular economy in cocoa production “From Bean to Bar” will contribute to solving the difficulties and challenges of the cocoa industry in particular and Vietnamese agricultural products in general.

A decree outlining a pilot mechanism for circular economy in Vietnam is expected to be submitted to the government for approval in Q2/2023.

The Center for Health Environment Research and Development (CHERAD) has signed a cooperation agreement with Phu Tho Provincial General Hospital to solve the problem of medical plastic waste.

On April 11, 2023, the Institute of Strategy, Policy on natural resources and environment (ISPONRE) in collaboration with the Beverage Association (VBA) organized a Workshop on Sustainable Packaging Solutions – An important link in the circular economy. The conference is an opportunity not only for businesses in the VBA industry to share initiatives, solutions, and ways to take advantage of opportunities, promote strengths and limit challenges but also an opportunity opportunities for the Institute to exchange, absorb recommendations, propose key actions and solutions in circular economy (CE) implementation of the National Action Plan for CE implementation – one of the important tasks assigned and submitted to the Institute. The Minister of Natural Resources and Environment shall submit it to the Prime Minister for promulgation by the end of 2023. The workshop, chaired by Deputy Director Mai Thanh Dung, attracted the attention of many delegates.

On March 14, in Hanoi, the Institute of Strategy and Policy on natural resources and environment in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) Viet Nam held a workshop to discuss the outline of the national action plan and key areas on the implementation of the circular economy.

According to the provisions of the Law on the Promulgation of Legal Documents, the Ministry of Planning and Investment would like to seek comments on the draft Outline of the Decree on the pilot…

They are women collecting trash, and waste who are very self-conscious but then confidently encourage people to sort waste at source to advance the process of promoting the circular economy. Ms. To Thi Bich…

Thua Thien Hue province, which is already home to many green businesses and grassroots circular initiatives, is certainly no exception. The ancient capital of Hue City, which was home to the Nguyen dynasty for more than 150 years, welcomes around 3–4 million visitors annually and aspires to transition to green tourism. That said, transitioning to a circular economy is no easy task: it requires new models and respective shifts in how policy and investment decisions are made, as well as the data to support those decisions.

Although the circular economy is a relatively new concept, local governments have actively promoted it to protect the environment. It may be claimed that people’s devotion to the environment, which is currently at risk…

Due to the need for the efficient use of natural resources, the circular economy is now being introduced and developed along with the green economy, low-carbon economy, and others. The urgency of responding to…

The British Embassy in Hanoi has just launched a program to support access to investment capital for innovative, low-carbon projects through the Climate Finance Promotion Program.

To create “vibration” for circular economy development policies, the traditional, sequential approach is not enough. Accordingly, the context of economic recovery needs more motivation from the efforts to promote “green recovery”, associated with building a legal framework for businesses to feel secure in implementing business initiatives associated with their circular economy ideas.

The global economy is now only 7.2% circular; and it’s getting worse year on year—driven by rising material extraction and use. The global economy increasingly relies on materials from virgin sources. In the six…

UNDP launched its first-ever podcast ‘Descendants of Hai Ba Trung’, featuring voices from the frontline of the climate crisis. The podcast is expected to inspire women and ensure that women’s voices are not ‘left behind’ but heard at all levels.

The event aims to showcase program achievements, bring together businesses along the value chain to foster resource sharing and partnership development, showcase company products while also sharing business strategic plans and practical circular models with other companies to accelerate the transition to a circular economy.

The workshop on orientations for the national and local circular economy development action plan  by hue institute for development studies cooperates with institute of strategy and policy on natural resources and environment (under the…

On the afternoon of November 28, the final round of the competition “Finding green creative startup talents” was officially held at the Building of the Science and Technology Information Center of the Ministry of…

Ha Noi, 25 November 2022 – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Norwegian Embassy in Ha Noi organized the closing workshop of the project entitled “Scaling Up a Socialised Model of Waste…

Hanoi, November 17, 2022 – An online course on tools for the development of circular business models (#CECapacityBuilding) is organized by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Vietnam, the Netherlands Saxion University of…