In order to map the Vietnamese social enterprise landscape and to identify key opportunities and issues that need to be addressed to create a healthy and sustainable ecosystem for social enterprises to thrive, the British Council (BC) accompanied by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (United Nations ESCAP) and the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) produced a report showing impressive figures about this sector. Social enterprises in Vietnam are increasing in numbers and creating jobs for people in difficult circumstances As mentioned in the report, social enterprises (SE) are businesses with a social mission, set up to address these challenges. In the past decade, interest in social enterprises and social entrepreneurship has grown significantly in Vietnam, not only among budding entrepreneurs, but also among non-governmental organisations, policymakers, funders, and academics. The Vietnamese economy has radically … [Read more...] about Impressive figures about social enterprises in Vietnam
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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 27/4
Viet Nam climbs up on UL safety index Viet Nam is becoming a safer nation relative to many others, and once again improved its safety ranking in 2017, according to the latest report released by Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a global safety science company. In the latest UL Safety Index, Viet Nam moved up 11 places to 76th. The overall injury rates in the country decreased sharply last year, with drowning deaths falling by 15 per cent, poisoning by 14 per cent and transport deaths by 8 per cent, according to the report. “Our mission is to help advance safe living and working environments for people in Việt Nam and around the world, and contribute to the discourse on public health and safety,” David Wroth, director, Data Science– UL, said. “The findings from the study this year illustrate that Việt Nam is performing better in its overall efforts to improve safety.” The index attributes the improvement to certain indicators … [Read more...] about BUSINESS IN BRIEF 27/4