CSI 2025 Program Launch Ceremony

The Program for Evaluating and Announcing Sustainable Enterprises in Vietnam - CSI 2025 was launched, organized by the Vietnam Federation of Commerce and Industry (VCCI); to recognize, encourage and commend enterprises that practice good sustainable production and business activities, contributing to promoting the building of a community of responsible, sustainable and inclusive business enterprises.

According to VCCI, this year, the Corporate Sustainability Index (CSI) continues to be used as a basis for assessing the level of sustainable development of enterprises participating in the Program. In 2025, the Program will find 100 sustainable enterprises, of which the top 10 sustainable enterprises in the manufacturing and trade-service sectors will be selected.

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the CSI Program, the organizers will also honor businesses with 10 consecutive years of being in the top 10 and top 100 of the Program.

Mr. Nguyen Quang Vinh, Vice President of VCCI, Deputy Head of the Steering Committee of the CSI 2025 Program shared: “Recognizing that strengthening corporate governance capacity - the G factor in ESG, will help businesses build a solid foundation to successfully implement sustainable development strategies, thereby enhancing competitiveness and resilience, and long-term recovery for businesses; we have pioneered in building the CSI Index and implementing the CSI Program. In the recent Resolution 68 on private economic development, the content of "Honoring, praising, and rewarding typical, advanced entrepreneurs and businesses, doing business effectively and sustainably, fulfilling social responsibilities, and actively participating in community activities" is also clearly stated. Therefore, the CSI Program is more meaningful than ever".

At the launching ceremony, the organizing committee also introduced in detail the Program's Organization Regulations and the Program's Organizing Committee's structure, including: Steering Committee, Evaluation Council, and Secretariat. The program places the highest emphasis on ensuring transparency, objectivity, and fairness for all participating businesses through an independent Evaluation Council, including representatives of the above-mentioned Departments, Ministries, organizations, media agencies, and experts in related fields.

The evaluation and appraisal process is organized strictly and scientifically in 3 main stages: Scoring 3 rounds of documents according to the CSI index; appraisal through competent agencies; Steering Committee approves the proposal of the evaluation council. At the same time, all information provided by enterprises will be kept absolutely confidential.

Accordingly, promoting the spirit of Resolution 68 on private economic development, Resolution 57 on breakthroughs in science, technology, innovation and national digital transformation, and a series of Resolutions 138 and 139 issued in May 2025 by the Government, the CSI 2025 Program and Index Set have made practical adjustments and innovations.

The CSI 2025 index is structured into 7 main parts, including: Enterprise information; structure, organizational model and key personnel; analysis of key issues; 3-year performance index; governance index; environmental index and labor - social index. The index has also been streamlined, with only 145 indexes (CSI 2024 has 153 indexes), of which 85 are basic indexes (C) for compliance and 58 advanced indexes (A) for practical initiatives.

In particular, the CSI 2025 Program also incorporates technology and artificial intelligence (AI) into the Program, such as: a newly designed online application platform, video production to "visualize" application instructions and related regulations, and compilation of an Index Handbook using AI to support basic explanations of the content of each index...

According to baotintuc.vn

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