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<\/p>\nThe Responsible Business Practices materials, a joint product of the Institute for Sustainable Development at National Economics University (NEU) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), were completed and put into use in May 2024.<\/p>\n
Responsible business practices can be understood simply as businesses operating without causing negative impacts on people and the planet. The key to responsible business is achieving a balance among Profit \u2013 People \u2013 Planet. The framework for responsible business practices is developing rapidly worldwide, and Vietnam is no exception to this major trend. The training materials on responsible business practices are the result of more than a year of collaboration between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam and the Institute for Sustainable Development at NEU, with support from the Government of Japan.<\/p>\n
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Image: The Responsible Business Practices Toolkit<\/em><\/p>\n The training materials were jointly designed and developed by a research team from NEU and the United Nations Development Programme, comprising: Nguyen Ngoc Hien, Lecturer at NEU, with extensive teaching, consulting, and research experience in human resource management, labor relations, sustainable leadership, and human rights reviews; Nguyen Van Huan, Business and Human Rights Coordinator at UNDP Vietnam, with extensive consulting and research experience in responsible business and business and human rights; Yuji Shinohara, Governance Specialist at UNDP Vietnam, with extensive experience in governance and industrial development, and business and human rights; and Assoc. Prof. Le Quang Canh, Lecturer at NEU, with extensive teaching, consulting, and research experience in economics and sustainable development.<\/p>\n In particular, the toolkit pays tribute to Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Thang of National Economics University (NEU) for his significant contributions to responsible business and research in sustainable development. This training toolkit comprises eight components that provide lecturers with tools to organize useful, interactive and participatory training courses on responsible business practices (RBP): Download the English version HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n Download the Vietnamese version HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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This training toolkit is designed to provide a set of tools (including content and methods) for training businesses within and outside Vietnam in the essential knowledge of responsible business\u2014a global trend and standard for business practices that generate profits while respecting people and the planet. Raising awareness of responsible business practices (RBP) is a focus guided by the National Action Program on Responsible Business Practices adopted by the Government of Vietnam (Decision No. 843\/Q\u0110-TTg dated July 14, 2023).<\/p>\n
1. Training facilitation manual. The Training Facilitation Manual is an integral part of the toolkit. While the other components of the toolkit provide the WHAT (i.e., training content), this manual provides the HOW for delivering that content during training activities.
2. Lecture slides. Trainers can use or adapt these lecture slides to deliver training courses. The lecture slides cover the fundamentals of responsible business practices, introduce the UNGPs and outline the steps of human rights due diligence (HRDD) for businesses.
3. Group activity exercises. The exercises in this component should be used for discussions and group activities during training courses to enhance active learning and peer learning among trainees.
4. Warm-up games. RBP is an unfamiliar, sometimes novel concept for many people. This component therefore suggests warm-up games that lecturers can use to break the ice and encourage trainees to overcome their hesitation to participate in training activities.
5. Registration and evaluation forms. These are useful tools for lecturers and organizers of RBP training activities: while the registration form provides relevant information for organizing training in terms of both content and logistics, the evaluation form helps organizers and trainers improve training activities.
6. Practice worksheet. Applying new knowledge is key to helping trainees acquire new skills and practices. To this end, this practice worksheet is a form that trainees use during training activities to take notes, apply and practice the knowledge delivered, and, after training, to disseminate and encourage appropriate practices applicable to their specific circumstances.
7. Training toolkit references. The training toolkit was developed with reference to a wealth of resources, including authoritative instruments and other tools developed by reputable international organizations. These materials have been compiled and made available in this component to help both trainers and trainees explore the substantive and practical issues of RBP in greater depth.
8. Recommended further reading for integrating RBP: This final section provides recommended further reading. Learners can also find useful illustrations and examples of RBP in these materials, particularly good practices in the Vietnamese context.<\/p>\n