500 business registered for the 8th edition organized by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 25% participating for the first time.
Pham Tan Cong, VCCI President and Head of the Steering Committee of the program, said the stability and sustainable growth in production and business activities of the honored enterprises demonstrates that they have applied sustainability criteria for environment, society, and governance (ESG) in their long-term business strategies.
In 2023, participating enterprises were scored based on a set of criteria for assessing the level of sustainable development of enterprises with 130 indicators, which were comprehensively reformed by the expert council in terms of structure, including aspects of economic efficiency, corporate governance, environment, and labor and social.
In its first participation in CSI 100, AEON Vietnam excellently met the criteria and was honored to be in third place, being the only foreign-invested retail enterprise in the top 10 sustainable development enterprises in the Trade – Service industry. The retailer from Japan was highly evaluated in groups of indicators about structure, governance, environment, labor, and society.
Mr. Furusawa Yasuyuki – General Director of AEON Vietnam shared: “AEON Vietnam not only focuses on business expansion plans but also desires to develop alongside Vietnamese society. We have been and will continue to accelerate sustainable development activities and strive to enhance coordination with stakeholders in building an effective and socially valuable sustainable business model.
In AEON Group's medium-term vision, Vietnam is the second key market after Japan. Along with the expansion investment plan, the "Sustainable Development Strategy" is one of the key focuses. In Vietnam, AEON Vietnam identifies the "Sustainable Development Strategy" as one of the goals closely associated with the company's business operations.".
Addressing the event, Tran Tuan Anh, Head of the Central Economic Commission, praised VCCI’s initiative to organize the Program for Benchmarking and Announcing Sustainable Businesses in Vietnam over the past 8 years.
He said Vietnamese businesses and entrepreneurs need to build a sustainable business culture, linking their success and long-term growth to sustainable benefits for the community, society, and the environment.
