The workshop "Promoting partnerships towards green growth and enhancing women's economic empowerment" creates opportunities to enhance connections and cooperation between women-owned and led businesses with technology solution providers, banks, financial institutions with green finance programs, financial and non-financial programs for women-owned businesses.
The workshop was organized by the Vietnam Women Entrepreneurs Council under the Vietnam Confederation of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), with the support of the Imex Pan Pacific Group (IPPG) and Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank). This activity is part of the project "Empower: Enhancing women's economic empowerment through green transformation" sponsored by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Nearly 100 delegates, representatives of ministries, branches, VCCI, business associations, enterprises in Hanoi and some neighboring provinces attended the Workshop.
At the workshop, Ms. Mai Thi Dieu Huyen, Vice President in charge of operations of the Vietnam Women Entrepreneurs Council, VCCI, shared "Promoting cooperation between women-led enterprises and other parties in the context of Green growth is the key to creating a business environment where women can develop their potential and make positive contributions to the increasingly "green" development of enterprises and the whole society".
Assessing the role of women in green growth, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Phuong, Environmental Expert, Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator, affirmed: "Green growth and sustainable development have an important role for women and women-owned businesses. The green and sustainable growth program of women-owned businesses has an important contribution to the green and sustainable growth trend of the times".
At the workshop, delegates also listened to Dr. Nguyen Minh Thao - Head of the Business Environment and Competitiveness Department, Central Institute for Economic Management, present on market trends and policy requirements on Green Transformation, special notes for Vietnamese enterprises; Ms. Nguyen Tung Anh presented on policies and programs to support women-owned enterprises in the green growth strategy; Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, Vice President of the Vietnam Women Entrepreneurs Council, presented on the EmPower project: Promoting women's economic empowerment through green transformation; results, lessons learned and plans for the period 2025 - 2027.
Mr. Nguyen Thanh Phuong, Environmental Expert, Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator, emphasized the role of women in green growth.
Dr. Nguyen Minh Thao said that green production has become a global trend and an inevitable choice. Especially when Vietnam has been participating more and more deeply and widely in bilateral and multilateral trade agreements. This is not only an opportunity to promote and encourage companies and manufacturers to use clean technology, expand markets and enhance the ability to integrate clean technology, but also comes with many challenges such as green policies will be numerous in quantity, complex in nature and continuously evolving over time; there is no common set of green standards, no unified green transition roadmap for all types of export goods; conversion capacity: technology, supply chain control, labor skills, accountability, declaration, and information storage capacity, so it requires raising awareness, capital investment, and management capacity.
In part 2 of the program, delegates participated in the discussion session: Access to green finance, Application of renewable energy and low carbon technology towards green growth. In this discussion session, Mr. Oliver Rowntree, Gender and Inclusive Economy Officer, International Finance Corporation (IFC) in Vietnam, presented solutions and initiatives to support women-owned businesses in the green transition process.
The project "Empower: Enhancing women's economic empowerment through green transformation" is implemented by the Vietnam Women Entrepreneurs Council under the Vietnam Federation of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) with the support of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) from January 2024.
The project aims to promote gender equality, towards sustainable development and support women-led businesses to increase their resilience to the impacts of climate change; Improve knowledge about business models that reduce carbon emissions and use renewable energy; Increase access to finance, connect investors and promote women's economic empowerment.
Source: https://phunuvietnam.vn/nang-cao-quyen-nang-kinh-te-cua-phu-nu-thong-qua-chuyen-doi-xanh-20241211153140514.htm
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