Business Ethics: Environmental Issues and Strategies in Vietnam

This report delves into the critical intersection of business ethics and environmental challenges within the context of Vietnam. It identifies key environmental problems, including water and air pollution, deforestation, waste production, and population growth, providing detailed analyses of their impact and causes. The report highlights specific strategies for mitigating these issues, such as improved waste management, cleaner energy sources, and sustainable forestry practices. It underscores the importance of ethical business conduct in fostering a healthy and sustainable environment, offering a comprehensive overview of the current situation and potential solutions. The report draws upon various sources, including research studies and government reports, to support its findings and recommendations. The report emphasizes the need for businesses to adopt and implement environmental responsibility to ensure a sustainable future for Vietnam.

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Key Environmental problems....................................................................................................3
Water Pollution.......................................................................................................................3
Key strategies.........................................................................................................................4
Air Pollution...............................................................................................................................4
Key Strategies.........................................................................................................................4
Deforestation..............................................................................................................................4
Key Strategies.........................................................................................................................4
Waste Production.......................................................................................................................4
Key Strategies.........................................................................................................................4
Population Growth.....................................................................................................................5
Key Strategies.........................................................................................................................5
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................5
References..................................................................................................................................6

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Introduction
The environment is one of the most crucial elements of the sources and it is important to
protect the environment in the best possible manner. The cities like Vietnam are afcing
several issues in the environment which are mainly present because of the human activity on
the biophysical environment. These issues are generally created in the various forms and the
top most issues that environment is facing right now are Waste production, deforestation,
water pollution, Population growth and Air pollution. Each of these issues is discussed in
detail and the key strategies are also derived in order to eliminate any kind of the façade
(Burnett, 2016).
Key Environmental problems
Water Pollution
A group of researchers posted Vietnam as fourth in the rank in case of water pollution around
almost 1.8 million liters of wastage of water (T Nguyen and Volkova, 2018). The water
pollution is measured in the numeric terms to evaluate the quality of the water which is
determined in the following manner.
The general issues faced by the people was that more than 90 percent of family and
households use nearby treatment, for the most part as septic tanks, however just 4 percent of
sewage is dealt with. Around, 60 percent of family units discard wastewater to an open
sewage framework, fundamentally through joined frameworks where sewage and water

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spillover are gathered yet less than 10 percent of the wastewater in the nation is being dealt
with today (Senanayake, Thirumarpan and Thiruchelvam, 2017).
Key strategies
 For factories and the industrial facilities, building locales, concoction squander offices
and other enormous structures that make a lot of contamination should ensure that
their waste is being discarded appropriately (Senanayake, Thirumarpan and
Thiruchelvam, 2017).
 Legitimate transfer/regulation of dangerous synthetic substances/materials before they
have a chance to arrive at seas and lakes of Vietnam would go far towards improving
the ebb and flow state of our water.
 Second, by actualizing sustainable power sources to run these huge tasks
organizations can acquire their vitality from eco-accommodating sources that don't
hurt or contaminate the water atmosphere.
Air Pollution
As indicated by updates on VOA, when all is said in done, air contamination in Vietnam isn't
as genuine as in China and India, in any case, the contamination is ending up more terrible
and more awful. The most recent examination about ecological execution file of Yale
University (the US) revealed that Vietnam is in the rundown of top 10 most exceedingly
awful air polluters on the planet by 2018 (EGS, 2016).
Air pollution is so harmful and dangerous as it can cause diseases such as cancer, respiratory
services, and cardio vascular diseases. The number of deaths identified with air
contamination in Vietnam, as per Shell, was more than 60,000 out of 2016, for the most part
from strokes, heart infections and lung malignant growth (Waleed, 2019).

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Key Strategies
 The exhaust pipes shall be cleaned from the power plants, factories as well as vehicles
in order to reduce the emissions of the fumes.
 Some national and state or worldwide strategies can be utilized to control air
contamination. Enactment and guidelines constantly offer an awesome measure for
handling the air contamination hazard (Waleed, 2019).
 Alternative energy resources can also contribute in the reduction of the air pollution
which are breeze vitality, geothermal vitality, sun oriented vitality, and hydro-control
Deforestation
Deforestation in one of the most crucial stages one can experience in their lifetime. It's been
just about a long time since attacks are happening on Vietnam's southern woods hit their top
in 1967. In a solitary year, the United States splashed more than 5 million gallons of
defoliants, including Agent Orange, crosswise over in excess of 600,000 hectares (Khuc,
Tran, Meyfroidt and Paschke, 2018).

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Key Strategies
 Forests were before long arranged into three classifications: uncommon use (national
parks, preservation and authentic regions), assurance (watersheds, tempest and wave
obstructions) and generation (industry). The characterizations stay set up today.
 Making laws to ensure characteristic woodlands may not stop all logging endeavors,
however, the administration started passing a progression of laws to ensure woodland
wellbeing and bolster reforestation when the new century rolled over
 Rather than clearing new arrives for cultivating, we can concentrate on expanding
yields on current croplands (Vu, Im, Hayashi and Torio, 2017).
Waste Production
As per reports of Vietnam’s Environmental Administration, the nature of the waste condition
in practically urban territories is currently winding up genuinely contaminated because of the
squanders and trash from mechanical exercises, development, living, and waste landfill.

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(Mézes and Tamás, 2015). The waste can also result in the unhygienic surroundings thereby
causing the diseases.
Key Strategies
 Waste is presented to high temperature to trigger ignition and at last decrease to fiery
debris, gas and warmth vitality.
 Paper, plastic, PVC and different homogenous items can be reused to place them
being used in another clothing (Kawai and Osako, 2013).
 Waste of natural organic materials are made to experience organic deterioration and
re-utilized as manure or mulch for farming and arranging.
Population Growth
Vietnam's populace in 2018 is roughly 96 million as indicated by the survey of the world
population, the density of Vietnam in 2018 is 291.33 people for every kilometer squared.
This makes Vietnam the fifteenth most thickly occupied nation. Clearly urbanization at a
snappy pace and with no appropriate arranging will prompt numerous issues for example,
settlement, instruction, human services, open administrations, transportation and squander the
board (Lee Kang-Woo 2010).
Key Strategies
 Simply educating men and women about contraception can have a big impact.
 Studies demonstrate that women with access to regenerative wellbeing
administrations think that it’s simpler to break out of neediness, while the individuals
who work are bound to utilize conception prevention.
 Empower more women for higher education (Lee Kang-Woo 2010).

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Conclusion
From the overall analysis it can be concluded that the environmental issues play a vital role in
each and every aspect of the area and the same shall be cured by taking the necessary and the
effective measure as stated above for each situation. This would definitely help in marinating
a healthy and the sustainable business environment.

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Waleed, S. (2019) Outdoor air pollution and respiratory health: a bibliometric analysis of
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