Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam addresses the forum

(VOVworld) - The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the British Council have held a forum to promote sustainable business development. Speaking at the event in Hanoi on Thursday, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam hailed the government’s commitment to support business performance and productivity improvement while maximizing opportunities generated by globalization.

About 300 foreign delegates attend the event (photo: VOV)

Chairman of the Business Council for Sustainable Development, Vorapong, said sustainable development requires a future vision in all decisions:“In the time to come, in order to make sustainable development more effective, there is a need to develop a measure to record corporate effort in responding to better corporate sustainability. For that reason we'll have a plan to develop our corporate sustainability index or CSI to include criteria appropriate to Vietnam's political and social context as well as international practices or stake holders including businesses, authority, and the public as a whole.”