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The workshop "Pathways for a Robust Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) System in Viet Nam", held under NPAP, brought together government, business and other stakeholders; GreenU coordinated the Vehicles, Lubricants and Batteries discussion group.

At SIB Connect 2024, Ms Nguyen Thi Thanh Van, Director of GreenU Social Enterprise, was honoured as a leading figure in Vietnam's SIB community.

Nearly 38 businesses, mostly women-led from Son La, visited the Tuyet Nhi, Da Giang Eco, GreenLife and Ban Sun cooperatives in Hoa Binh province.

Tam Coc, Hoa Lu, Bai Dinh Pagoda and Chau Son Church: a retreat of meditation and team building that helped the GreenU team slow down and reconnect.

GreenU's first quarter of 2024 in five highlights: the Spring Camp on permaculture, plastic waste training for Youth Ambassadors and more milestones.

On the afternoon of 28 July, expert Van Nguyen showed how Lean Six Sigma lifts productivity by 30% and cuts workforce waste at impact businesses.

Individual investors, support organisations and SIBs toured production sites featuring organic products, fine handicrafts and circular production models.

SIB Hub now offers market data, links to experts and investors, and working space for social impact businesses looking to grow sustainably in Vietnam.

Twenty plastic-fighting artists joined GreenU and Del La Sol to craft swans from bottles, plastic-film paintings and recycled pen holders.

Over 30 recycling artists in Hanoi joined GreenU and Sunlife to turn used bottles and bags into paintings and decor at the Recycle Art workshop.

On 26 November in Ho Chi Minh City, nearly 60 plastic warriors joined GreenU and Sunlife to watch recycling at work and turn household waste into art.

On 29 November, 11 impact businesses pitched to five impact investment funds from across Vietnam, seeding 21 potential investment connections.