Vietnam E-Commerce Association (VECOM) in collaboration with Vietnam NPAP and other relevant counterparts organized the 2023 Digital Business Contest (DBC). The contest invited students to submit their business ideas on various topics, including “Green digital business, fast plastic waste reduction” in Pillar 4. A total of 84 eligible teams from 39 universities throughout the country are participating in the contest and will formulate their business ideas on addressing plastic pollution. In October, these applicants will receive an online coaching session and a consultation workshop, followed by a series of direct mentoring sessions through a Unitour, visiting 15 universities together with members of the Judging Panel. The panel, including the Viet Nam NPAP Secretariat Manager and eight other specialists in digital marketing, commerce, logistics, and especially plastic waste and circular economy, will review all proposals and select the best solutions of youth teams for plastic waste reduction.

Exploring financial opportunities for plastic actions is the main topic brought on at the regular meeting of the NPAP Innovation and Financing Task Force this month. Both the Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) and the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Viet Nam introduced their unlocking channels through project funding and Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) to the task force members and observers. AEPW offers investment opportunities for three kinds of projects: flagship, early impacts, and solution building blocks to support plastic waste collection, segregation, and recycling, while the CFA focuses on supporting innovative entrepreneurs who wish to scale up and advance their solutions or products with a minimum financial plan of US$5 million. The CFA offers only a range of support for climate mitigation projects in accessing finance, but not direct financing. The task force members also heard a presentation on how NPAP Indonesia is using its financing roadmap to develop the NPAP work plan and discussed further the proposal to develop a financing roadmap for plastic actions in Viet Nam until 2030. https://www.pwc.com/vn/en/services/deals/cfa-programme.html

The Viet Nam NPAP is honored to be a partner and supporter of IPPIN, providing technical assistance, connecting with the industry and government leaders from its network and bringing connectivity opportunities to the selected incubators, innovators, and startups of the IPPIN program. The IPPIN’s Demo Day in Viet Nam was a successful event that showcased the innovative solutions of seven innovation teams who participated in IPP

At the event, the voices of informal waste collectors in Ha Noi and Quang Ninh have been raised to share their challenges in accessing hi-tech apps, and having connections with waste dealers and further integrating into the plas

The Viet Nam NPAP Secretariat joined a training workshop on "Enhancing awareness of women's role in the informal sector in urban centers to combat marine pollution caused by plastics” organized by the University of Law, Vietnam National University in Hanoi, and theThe Viet Nam NPAP Secretariat joined a training workshop on "Enhancing awareness of women's role in the informal sector in urban centers to combat marine pollution caused by plastics” organized by the University of Law, Vietnam National University in Hanoi, and the

The #NPAP Innovation and Financing Task Force, under the chair of MONRE’s International Cooperation Department and co-chair of Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW), is cordially inviting you to bring meaningful discussion and insight to the Plastic Talk Series 3 entitled: Digital innovations to ease the work of i

The Viet Nam NPAP Innovation and Financing Task Force organized a workshop to discuss “Digital innovations to ease the work of informal waste workers (IWWs) and promote responsible sourcing”. Several women informal waste pickers were invited to share their experiences and ideas on how digital apps could supp

The Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP) organized a gathering for NPAPs in Asian countries to exchange experiences and lessons learned for supporting the emerging NPAPs in Laos PDR, Cambodia, and the Philippines. The Secretariat Manager shared the journey of the Viet Nam NPAP and highlighted the importance of government