Industrial Real Estate Forum 2025 towards green and sustainable growth

On the afternoon of October 29, the Vietnam Industrial Real Estate Forum 2025 with the theme "Strong position, welcoming movement" took place in Ho Chi Minh City, gathering representatives of management agencies, experts, investors and domestic and foreign enterprises. The event was jointly organized by the Finance - Investment Newspaper and the Vietnam Industrial Real Estate Association (VIREA), under the auspices of the Ministry of Finance.

Speaking at the opening of the Forum, Mr. Pham Van Hoanh, Editor-in-Chief of the Finance - Investment Newspaper, Head of the Forum Organizing Committee, emphasized that 2025 marks the 5th year of the Forum being held annually. In the context of many fluctuations in the global economy , Vietnam still emerged as a "bright spot of the region".

Mr. Pham Van Hoanh, Editor-in-Chief of Finance - Investment Newspaper delivered the opening speech of the forum.

Mr. Pham Van Hoanh said that after the growth rate of 8.23% in the third quarter and 7.85% in the first 9 months of 2025, the growth target of 8% for the whole year is completely feasible, affirming the solid foundation of the economy. Along with that, foreign direct investment (FDI) continues to be the key driving force. In the first 9 months of 2025, Vietnam recorded 28.5 billion USD in registered capital, up 15.2% over the same period; disbursed capital reached 18.8 billion USD, up 8.5%.

“These figures demonstrate the strong confidence of international investors in Vietnam's investment environment and development prospects,” Mr. Pham Van Hoanh emphasized.

Not only has the quantity of FDI increased, the quality of FDI capital has also improved significantly, with many large corporations such as Qualcomm, NVIDIA, LEGO, SYRE... expanding their investment and building R&D centers in Vietnam. Along with that, the domestic business sector has also flourished when more than 231,000 businesses registered to establish new businesses or return to operations in 9 months, an increase of more than 26% over the same period.

“Industrial real estate is becoming the ‘hard infrastructure’ of growth, a launching pad for industrialization, modernization and international integration,” Mr. Hoanh affirmed. Up to now, Vietnam has 447 industrial parks with a total area of ​​134,600 hectares, of which 93,000 hectares are industrial land available for lease; in addition, there are 26 border economic zones and 20 coastal economic zones with a total area of ​​nearly 1.7 million hectares, attracting more than 11,200 FDI projects and 10,600 domestic projects.

Overview of Vietnam Industrial Real Estate Forum 2025.

According to Mr. Hoanh, this year's theme "Firm position, welcoming movement" demonstrates Vietnam's proactive spirit in the integration flow: "Firm position - because Vietnam has affirmed itself as a strategic investment destination, a reliable choice of the international community; Welcome movement - because all advantages today are only meaningful when we proactively transform ourselves, seize opportunities from new trends: digital transformation, green growth, circular economy and restructuring of the global value chain".

Opening the forum, Ms. Trang Le, General Director and Senior Director of Research & Consulting, JLL Vietnam, presented an exclusive report titled “From Movement to Growth: The Story of Vietnam’s Industrial Real Estate”. The report pointed out that Vietnam is currently at the center of the global supply chain shift, thanks to political stability, a transparent investment environment, and attractive incentive policies.

According to JLL statistics, the average occupancy rate in industrial parks reached over 73%, reflecting a sharp increase in demand for land and factory rental, especially in the fields of high technology, electronics, pharmaceuticals, logistics and data centers.

Within the framework of the forum, there were two in-depth discussion sessions. The first discussion session with the theme “Maintaining position in global movements” moderated by Dr. Nguyen Cong Ai, Deputy General Director of KPMG Vietnam, focused on strategies to help Vietnam maintain and enhance its FDI attraction.

Speakers such as Ms. Tran Thi Hai Yen ( Ministry of Finance ), Mr. Truong Gia Bao (VIREA), Mr. Will Tran (JLL Vietnam), Mr. Tran Tan Sy (KN Holdings), Mr. Hardy Diec (KCN Vietnam) and Mr. Dinh Hoai Nam (SLP Vietnam) shared their views on the transition from cost advantage to long-term trust advantage, and recommended that the Government should promote its leading role and reposition Vietnam as a strategic investment partner in the regional value chain.

Ms. Trang Le, General Director and Senior Director of Research & Consulting, JLL Vietnam, presented a report at the forum.

The second panel discussion, themed “Vietnam’s Industrial Real Estate Before a New Growth Cycle”, moderated by Catherine Huynh, Director of Industrial Real Estate Services at Grow B Consulting, focused on new market trends: The rise of high-tech capital flows, ESG requirements, and the trend of developing new-generation industrial parks - green, smart, integrated logistics and data centers.

Experts Truong An Duong (Frasers Property Vietnam), Truong Bui (Roland Berger Vietnam), Lam To Trinh (NS BlueScope Vietnam), Truong Khac Nguyen Minh (Prodezi Long An), Vo Hoang Thanh (Saint-Gobain Vietnam) and Le Thi Kim Thanh (Suez Southeast Asia) shared solutions to remove legal bottlenecks, labor, land costs and strengthen regional connectivity.

According to experts, Vietnam is entering a new growth cycle of industrial real estate, when the wave of high-tech FDI and the demand for green and smart infrastructure are increasingly evident. The industrial park development model is no longer limited to land leasing but has expanded into an integrated industrial ecosystem, bringing sustainable value to both investors and infrastructure leasing businesses.

Within the framework of the event, the Organizing Committee announced the “For a Green Future - VIPF Green Future 2025” Vote to honor pioneering enterprises in sustainable development strategies. This year, the program expanded with six award categories for industrial park developers, infrastructure leasing enterprises and green industrial solution providers, attracting more than 50 participating enterprises.

The voting criteria are based on Decree 35/2022/ND-CP on eco-industrial parks, ESG standards and energy saving regulations. The voting council includes representatives from Dau Tu Newspaper, VIREA, JLL and independent experts in the field of circular economy.

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