After requests from some brands for IPE to help with their regional green procurement, IPE evaluated the potential for Vietnam to adopt and benefit from a more open information transparency system. We were encouraged to find adequate basis for a modest starting point. IPE identified an important role for multinational corporations to help the region accelerate progress directly by requesting missing information from their suppliers, starting with information already required by law to be provided to the public.

October 22, 2020 – The Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE) released its seventh annual Green Supply Chain CITI Evaluation report at the Green Supply Chain & Climate Action Forum hosted online. The report documents leading brand performance in supply chain oversight over the year.

In May 2020, the residents living next to the Mohekou Industrial Zone called up PECC and explained that chemical factories there were polluting the air and water, affecting their health. PECC and IPE conducted investigation into the Industrial Zone.

In April 2019, the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE) conducted investigations on the supply chain environmental management and information disclosure of Internet snack brands, and published the observation report.

October 25, 2019 – Wuhu Ecology Center (WEC) and the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE) jointly published the observation report on the environmental responsibility of 428 domestic waste incineration plants.

October 24, 2019 – The Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE) published the annual Green Supply Chain CITI (Corporate Information Transparency Index) evaluation report in Beijing. The report details progress in environmental supply chain management during the 2018-2019 evaluation period.

The Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE) published the sixth annual Green Supply Chain CITI (Corporate Information Transparency Index) evaluation summary report in Beijing. The report shows how leading brands employ environmental compliance data and innovative tools such as the Blue EcoChain to advance supply chain environmental performance and contribute to industrial pollution reductions across the country.