Entries by VNCPC Admin

Sustainable Pangasius supply chain in Vietnam

The EU co-funded project (SUPA) has being implemented by Vietnam Cleaner Production Centre (VNCPC), along with project’s partners: WWF Vietnam, WWF Austria and Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), aimed to promote sustainable and environmentally friendly Pangasius production in Viet Nam.

Green Growth on the Agenda for Vietnam PM’s Brussels Visit

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung shakes hands with Belgian officials after arriving at Brussels Military Airport on October 12. 2014. Photo credit: Vietnam News Agency Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung arrived in Belgium for the first leg of his week-long Europe visit on Sunday afternoon. The visit was made at the invitation of Belgian Prime Minister […]

8 lessons from Egypt in building a cleaner chemicals industry

The technology is there to reduce the environmental impact of Egypt’s chemical sector, but finance and capacity are still lacking. The Nile River is Cairo’s main source of water but how clean is it when factories are discharging untreated effluent into its waters? Photograph: Dallas and John Heaton/Alamy In previous blogs, I have looked at […]

Vietnam aims for just four key industries

Viet Nam this week announced an action plan that maps out strategies to develop four key industries to raise the country’s competence in production and service supply. Tuna processing for export at Ba Hai Joint Stock Company in central Phu Yen Province. Viet Nam has announced an action plan to develop four key industries, including […]

Improving productivity in Myanmar’s garment factories

From 28th July to 15th August 2014, the German textile company ESGE conducted its third working visit with the SMART Myanmar team. Ms. Barbara Waeschle, garment technician from ESGE’s quality department, worked closely with the more than one dozen garment factories that are embracing the productivity and technical support offered by the SMART Myanmar project. During this […]