External activities section 

8 April: the Green Growth Sector Committee (“GGSC”) of EuroCham held the 1st kickoff meeting with the Vietnam Green Building Council (“VGBC”) following the MOU signed last year on cooperation. Attending the meeting were GGSC Vice Chairman cum Head of Sustainable Cities Working Group Sergio Silva, and Ms. Pham Ngoc Anh, EuroCham Coordinator in charge of GGSC. From VGBC were Ms. Phan Thu Hang, Chairperson of the Board of Directors and Mr. Douglas Snyder, Executive Director.

The key focus includes planning policy recommendation strategies and opportunities for event collaboration agenda for 2023

16 May: the Circular Economy Working Group contributed comments for MONRE’s Draft decision promulgating reasonable and valid recycling cost norms for one unit volume of products, packaging and administrative costs in service of management, supervision, and support in performing waste collection and treatment responsibilities of manufacturers and importers. 

24 May: the 1st Green Drink, a new initiative of the EuroCham Green Growth Sector Committee, was held at Coi Sai Gon. The event aimed at fostering connections and driving positive change in the sustainability space. 

9 June: EuroCham Green Growth Sector Committee and the Vietnam Green Building Council (“VGBC”) shall collaborate to organize the Healthy & Resilient Buildings event in Ho Chi Minh City. Healthy and Resilient Building is an annual event of VGBC with a focus on educating professional development in best practices for building design for occupant health, disaster resilience, and climate change adaptation. (Registration link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfi9-qQzFCAofDQE66hdXUyOAoCrCeuVGZNmIQxk6pG7XcH4w/viewform)