Businesses propose the need for policies to accelerate the green transformation of industrial zones - Photo: NGOC HIEN
At Vietnam Industrial Real Estate Forum 2024 organized by Investment Newspaper Held on July 30, experts "contributed a plan" for Vietnam to speed up attracting new generation FDI investment.
It is necessary to build green industrial parks
Mr. Vu Van Chung, deputy director of the Foreign Investment Department (Ministry of Planning and Investment), said that the Government is drastically reforming institutions, improving the business investment environment and building policies to attract investors. Invest in new industries such as semiconductors and high-tech artificial intelligence (Al). The Government even established working groups to directly work with investors with the goal of attracting and developing investment support policies.
In order for technology "eagles" to choose Vietnam, Mr. Chung said that the challenge that industrial parks and industrial park developers must meet is that construction must improve the quality of industrial parks and increase the scale of industrial parks. More modern and synchronous infrastructure, ensuring a greener environment...
In addition, Mr. Chung said that the Ministry of Planning and Investment is advising the Government to develop a mechanism to attract selective investment related to the Al and semiconductor industries, and when approved, this will be a major source of income. attract foreign investment.
Mr. Hardy Diec, CEO of Vietnam Industrial Park Group, said that Vietnam is in the sights of many multinational companies but FDI enterprises are still hesitant about some barriers regarding administrative procedures.
Mr. Hardy Diec commented that if these barriers are broken, FDI "eagles" will pour into Vietnam, bringing with them an entire ecosystem, helping Vietnam compete better.
In addition, Mr. Hardy Diec assessed that greening is also a trend of interest to FDI investors, so there is a need for industrial parks that focus on the green environment and pay attention to ESG (environment, society and governance). , reduce carbon emissions...
Enterprises prioritize choosing to rent in green industrial parks
Ms. Le Thi Huyen Trang, senior director of research and consulting (JLL Vietnam), commented that Vietnam is at almost a turning point in attracting businesses in the semiconductor industry and Vietnam needs to act quickly. more because other countries are also competing. According to Ms. Trang, green transformation of industrial zones is expensive in the early stages, requiring capital and policy support to put the greening model into practice.
Meanwhile, Mr. Paul Tonkes, deputy managing director of industrial real estate (Indochina Kajima Development Company), assessed that the trend of sustainable development and greening is increasingly of interest to industrial park developers. And practice also shows that many customers come to industrial parks because of the "greenness" and "sustainability" of the project.
According to Mr. Paul Tonkes, locating factories in green projects will help businesses realize green development goals, offset emissions taxes, and widen export doors to markets with high requirements for environmental certificates. .
It is proposed that there should be policies for green transformation
Mr. Paul Tonkes proposed that there should be policies and mechanisms to encourage green and sustainable development, thereby helping investors grasp the direction and be more confident when investing and making green transformation for projects. industrial park project.
“The need for green transition is increasingly strong. If before it was an option, now it is a mandatory direction. Feedback from tenants shows that energy is a big issue that businesses are concerned about, especially those in the semiconductor industry. Given the current context, rooftop solar power is a good solution for investors," said Mr. Paul Tonkes.
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Sources: https://tuoitre.vn/viet-nam-phai-xanh-hoa-cac-khu-cong-nghiep-de-don-dong-von-fdi-20240730220007782.htm
