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                             Enterprises urged to pursue sustainable development goals
                              08 June 2017 | 10:28:00 AM 
                             Government officials urged businesses to achieve sustainable development goals and come up with practical plans at a seminar about environmental protection held yesterday in Vũng Tàu City.
                             
 

 
Hosted by the  Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Việt Nam Chamber  of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), the seminar was organised following a  series of events that celebrated 2017 World Environment Day (June 5),  with the theme “Connecting People to Nature”.
Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Nguyễn Linh Ngọc  said that environmental degradation was on the rise, posing a direct  threat to Việt Nam’s development achievements.
“The seminar seeks to revise and improve existing environmental laws,  together with relevant documents,” Ngọc said, adding that he encouraged  enterprises to exchange ideas and take more responsibility in pursuing  sustainable business.
VCCI’s director Võ Tân Thành said that sustainability takes into account social, economic and environmental factors.
“We haven’t paid sufficient attention on preserving the environment but  have focused on other factors. The recent effects of climate change and  extreme weather events have required us to make immediate changes to  our development model,” he added.
In addition to changes in policies, the seminar discussed water  pollution control, environmental impact assessment and hazardous waste  management, among other topics.
“A total of 67 industrial parks and 532 industrial clusters in Việt Nam  do not have a quality wastewater treatment system. Together with more  than 5,000 craft villages that live on outdated technologies, they have  directly affected public health,” Ngọc said.
He added that similar seminars would be held in the time to come to  help officials stay up to date with business enterprises and draft  effective policies for them to achieve sustainable development goals.
On the same day, the Việt Nam Environment Administration (VEA) and  Vinamilk Corporation held a tree-planting ceremony as part of the “A  Million Trees for Việt Nam” project.
It was attended by the president of the Việt Nam Women’s Union Nguyễn  Thị Thu Hà, deputy minister of Natural Resources and Environment Nguyễn  Linh Ngọc and chief of the Progamme Partnership Office at UNICEF Việt  Nam Marianne Oehlers, among others.
Another seminar to raise awareness about health risks from outdoor burning activities was also held.
(VNS)
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