Protecting the environment for the sake of sustainable development from the perspective of implementing social responsibilities of Vietnamese enterprises

¹ National Economics University, 10000, 207 Giai Phong street, Hai Ba Trung district, Hanoi, Vietnam
² North-West Institute of Management, branch of RANEPA, 199178, Sredny prospect VO, 57/43, St. Petersburg, Russia
³ Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, 190005, 4 Vtoraya Krasnoarmeiskaya, Saint Petersburg, Russia

^* Corresponding author: anhdtv@neu.edu.vn

Abstract

Development society brings many benefits to people and also brings many challenges. Those challenges seriously affect sustainable economic development, the life and health of all people in society. At present, issues that the whole society has been facing are: hygiene, food safety, environmental pollution, new epidemics, and exhaust of natural resources as well as warming up of the earth... To limit and solve the aforementioned issues, it needs close cooperation and support from all people and enterprises. Every individual, every organization is a part of society. The development of each individual and each enterprise is also the development of society and vice versa. The rise of society will also have a positive impact on each member of it. Therefore, enterprises need to raise awareness about sustainable development and act responsibly with the community and society. It is necessary and useful not only for enterprises themselves but also for the whole society. In this thesis, the author focuses on addressing the following issues: Carrying out social responsibilities associated with environmental protection in order to sustainably develop of Vietnamese enterprises, thereby finding the causes and proposing solutions to help enterprises fulfill their social responsibilities and protect the green, clean and beautiful environment in accordance with the standards prescribed by the Law on Environment of Vietnam in 2014.