On February 9, 2026, the European Commission officially adopted new rules under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) aimed at preventing the destruction of unsold essential goods, particularly clothing, accessories, and footwear — one of the significant sources of resource waste and greenhouse gas emissions across the Union.

On the afternoon of December 22, at the Pullman Hotel (Hanoi), Dan Tri Newspaper successfully organized the Vietnam ESG Forum 2025 under the theme “Science, Technology, and Drivers for Sustainable Development.”

On 14 July 2023, the Prime Minister of Vietnam issued Decision No. 843/QD-TTg on the “National Action Program to Improve Policies and Laws to Promote Responsible Business Practices in Vietnam for the 2023–2027 period.

CS3D (Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive) is EU Directive 2024/1760, which requires large enterprises to mandatorily conduct environmental, social, and human rights risk due diligence across their entire value chain, from internal operations to suppliers and certain business partners.