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SMEs’ responsibility for environment management highlighted

A workshop on pollution control and corporate social responsibility of Vietnam’s small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) took place in Hanoi on April 28.
SMEs’ responsibility for environment management highlighted ảnh 1At the workshop (Photo: VNA)
 
Hanoi (VNA) – A workshop on pollution control and corporatesocial responsibility of Vietnam’s small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)took place in Hanoi on April 28.

The event was co-held by the Research Institute for SMEs (RISME) todiscuss challenges and opportunities of the country’s SMEs in complying withenvironment protection laws and map out policy- and technology-related measuresto help them improve capacity of pollution control and environment protection.

Addressing the workshop, Pham The Hung from the RISME said the SMEstoday are demanding more access to environment management information andtraining courses on environment management to learn about legal environmentrequirements.

Aside from training courses, associations and research institutes shoulddesign other kinds of support for the enterprises in the field, he said.

Hung cited the fact that the enterprises have struggled to ensure theenvironmental laws are enforced due to a lack of knowledge on the laws andhuman resources capable of environment management in line with limited fundingand outdated technology.

Furthermore, little support from the government and unstable legalregulations in the matter have posed difficulties for the enterprises to actwithin the law, putting them at risk of being fined or suspended for breach ofenvironment regulations, he added.

Meanwhile, Director of the Centre for Environment and Community Research(CECR) pointed out that many firms have not paid enough attention or neglecttraining courses on pollution control technology and solutions, even thoughmost of which were free. They appeared to prefer those on taxation and customsprocedures.

Surveys indicates that big brands or foreign-invested firms, like Vinamilk,Dow and Pepsico, have complied with the laws better and put many efforts inenergy saving, waste recycling and wastewater treatment.

The training courses on corporate social responsibility and legal environmentmanagement need to provide the SMEs with clear benefits, for example,environment-related benefits that help them enhance power and performanceefficiency, save cost and bring better opportunities. - VNA
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