HCM City (VNA) – Blue Swallow 2019, aprogramme to seek and honour business initiatives for sustainable development,was launched in Ho Chi Minh City on August 6.
The programme was jointly held by the VietnamChamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), the Vietnam Union of Science andTechnology Associations (VUSTA), the United Nations Development Programme(UNDP), and the Centre for Social Initiatives Promotion (CSIP).
It will take place from now to October 2019 witha wide range of activities to share and select different business initiativesin multiple localities across the country.
Joining the programme, organisations, businessesand individuals will have the opportunity to receive a Gold Swallow with a cashprize of 100 million VND (4,313 USD), a Silver Swallow award worth 50 millionVND (2,156 USD) and a Bronze Swallow award worth 30 million VND (1,294 USD).
They will also be able to connect with financialresources from domestic and foreign investors with an initiative worth up to300,000 USD.
This year’s programme focuses on sustainableagriculture, environment and climate change, sustainable tourism, genderequality promotion and women empowerment.
Truong Thi Thanh Thanh, Vice Chairwoman of theCSIP Board of Directors, said Blue Swallow is the first and official programmein Vietnam to promote business solutions to addressing social and environmentalissues.
It is also a long-term and large-scale programmeto spread the spirit of social entrepreneurship in the community with usefulinitiatives, she added.
Besides launching the Blue Swallow programme,the organising board will implement a training programme to introduce newperspectives on business values and models in the era of Industry 4.0.-VNA
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At the launching event (Source: VOH) 
