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Meanwhile, UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam Caitlin Wiesen highlighted the opportunity for Vietnam to advance responsible business practice. “COVID-19 has disclosed pre-existing inequalities and vulnerabilities in our systems, including in how we do business,” she said, adding “Vietnam has shown tremendous leadership in managing the pandemic. Recovering from and co-existing with COVID provides Vietnam with an opportunity to extend this leadership and build forward better, by rebuilding businesses that are responsible to the people and the environment. They can continue to drive economic growth without compromising sustainable development.” The workshop heard presentations on Responsible Business Practice in ASEAN in the context of COVID-19, including experience in advancing responsible business in Thailand. Participants discussed ways forward on developing a national action plan to advance Responsible Business Practice in Vietnam./. … [Read more...] about Vietnam urged to promote responsible business practice

“Now more than ever is the need to ensure that our people have a healthier and hygienic lifestyle. This can only be made possible if everyone, irrespective of their location, has access to health and hygiene products,” said Survey Auto’s CEO Umar Saif.  … [Read more...] about RB Hygiene Home partners with Survey Auto to digitise business operations

“The current state of the last stretch between Turany and Hubová, the construction of which has not even started yet, makes it impossible to say when the highway between Košice and Bratislava will be finished,” Ivan Rudolf, spokesperson of the Transport Ministry, told The Slovak Spectator. … [Read more...] about BUSINESS FOCUS: Coronavirus crisis accelerates new trends in the logistics real estate sector

“We see that internships are often given within affinity groups. If we are not having businesses that are expanded enough, we can’t offer real-life experience opportunities and our kids are not in that pipeline,” said Tyra Banks, an innovation and partnership catalyst at MetroMorphosis, a nonprofit focused on economic development in Baton Rouge.  … [Read more...] about How building wealth in Black communities in Louisiana means going into business

The contribution will increase from the current 80 percent of the average income per employee to 80 percent of the total labour cost of an employee for the time the employers had problems. At the same time, the period during which they will be required to keep the employee under employment will shorten from two months to one month during the national emergency. … [Read more...] about Pandemic parental benefit is back. Together with more aid for coronavirus-stricken businesses