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[Member’s News] Ahlers Logistics expands global presence with a new office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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Ahlers Logistics is proud to announce the opening of its newest office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This strategic expansion is part of Ahlers’ growth strategy in Southeast Asia, aimed at enhancing its international forwarding and project logistics services for industries including consumer goods, technology, and chemicals.
Vietnam’s booming market and strategic location make it an ideal hub for Ahlers Logistics to strengthen its foothold in the region. Commenting on the expansion, CEO Roger Chantillon says, “We are excited to establish a presence in Ho Chi Minh City as part of our continued growth strategy in Southeast Asia. The new office underscores our commitment to providing tailor-made logistics solutions and high-quality service to our clients in the region. With our expertise in complex markets, we are well-positioned to support the growing industries in Vietnam.”

The grand opening ceremony scheduled for May 29th, 2024, represents a significant milestone for Ahlers Logistics, highlighting the company’s commitment for long-term growth.

For more information about Ahlers Logistics and its services, visit www.ahlers.com.

About Ahlers Logistics:
For more than 110 years Ahlers has been helping clients all over the world. Active in 3 regions (Europe, CIS, and Asia), we provide state-of-the-art logistics and tailor-made solutions. Our specific services are Supply Chain Solutions, Warehousing, Project and Machinery Logistics, Secured Transportation of High value and/or Theft Sensitive Goods, Trade Facilitation and After-Sales Services, Supply Chain Data Analytics.

#logistics #BeLuxCham #openceremony #newoffice #VietnamMarket

[News from Member] Vietnam Economic News Recap – January 2024

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With the dawn of the new year, Grant Thornton Vietnam is excited to introduce the 2024 series of the “Economic News Recap” publication, covering the essential macro-economic headlines in Vietnam each month throughout the year, starting with the January report.

In this release, we summarized some of the most important news and stories in January 2024, including:

  1. Positive projections for Vietnam’s economic growth in 2024;
  2. Emerging challenges for Vietnam’s exports;
  3. Report on Vietnam’s industrial property market in 2023;

and more to be discovered in our publication.

Please kindly find the publication in the attachment. We hope our publication will be of good value to you.

Please find report here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1n4jBgcD0LB5IlH_h7s-Igk7JIB5oH1LZ/view?usp=sharing

Recap Day 1 Breakout sessions “ESG: Evolving to the Next Level”

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On the afternoon of November 30th, the conference continued with 4 breakout sessions going on simultaneously, and focusing on specific topics related to the E, the S and the G.

#sustainableagriculture brought together speakers of TDL Solutions, DRD Vietnam (Disability Research and Capacity Development Center), Ngồi Cafe Workspace, and Buy By Heart to discuss a complete integrated #ecosystem in #agriculture and share their #sustainable#partnership model in #impactfulbusiness, moderated by DEEP C Industrial Zones – Khu công nghiệp DEEP C‘s Head of Sustainability and Environment.

#labormanagement and #development presented by Ipsos, Raise Partners, and Pizza 4P’s　‘s discussed, together with the Country HR Manager of Pierre Fabre Group as moderator, how to improve #workforcedevelopment in the #supplychain through ESG, what are the Vietnamese sentiments and impacts on labor management, and Pizza 4P’s presented a case study on how they develop #modelleadership.

#Industry40 brought clear examples of #digitalization by FPT Digital which introduced the audience to #DESG, how #evcharger can accelerate the ESG journey by EBOOST, and clear examples of #digitalization and #sustainability through #façadeengineering were brought by Van Aelst – Nguyen & Partners Architecture Consulting, moderated by BeluxCham Vietnam’s board member.

#mentalhealthintheworkforce engaged their audience with #interactive#awareness exercises on #emotionalintelligene and providing clear #casestudies from ESI Institute, UNICEF Viet Nam – Quỹ Nhi Đồng Liên Hợp Quốc, @Viet Ideas and Care & Training Center, and Trạm tâm lý Tâm Nhung (Tam Nhung Social Enterprise).

#ESG#ESGconference#20yearsBeLuxCham#50yearsBelgiumVietnam#innovation#sustainability#childrenareourfuture #makingadifference #strongertogether

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MINI PIT STOP SESSION:HOW TO PIT STOP EFFICIENTLY

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June is an important time for the companies to “close the book” of the first half of the year & “open the new book” of the second half.

With many years of coaching experience, Mentally Fit Coaches believe that this is one of the “golden times” for the Teams/Organizations to “temporarily slow down to move faster” in the last 6 months of 2023.

To support the Leaders/ Managers in “slowing down to move faster”, Mentally Fit Vietnam will organize a 2-hour ONLINE session about the Pit Stop Technique:

  • Topic: “How to Pit Stop Efficiently”
  • Time: 15:30 – 17:30, Friday, 07/07/2023
  • Mode of Implementation: ONLINE coaching via Zoom
  • Mục tiêu buổi làm việc: The Pit Stop technique will help the Leaders know how to:
    • Create a big picture of the challenges that their Teams need to overcome from the perspective of each Member
    • Identify & eliminate the major bottlenecks to solve the current problems of their Teams
    • Build an action plan with a high approval rating from all Team Members
  • Head Coach: Performance Coach Tran Thuy Trang, HR & Learning Director, Deloitte Vietnam
  • Language: Vietnamese 
  • Participation fee (including 10% subsidy in 2023): EUR 36 EUR ~ VND 936,000/ participant
  • 20% discount for participants from members of BeluxCham
  • Or from 5% to a maximum of 30% discount on the standard fee for a group of 2 participants and above
To register

Vietnam ESG Investor Conference 2023

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During 31 May – 01 June, Vietnam ESG Investor Conference 2023 was successfully organized by the Vietcetera team in partnership with Raise Partners. This two-day event marked a significant milestone as the first of its kind in Vietnam.

🌍 Global Participation:
With great pride, they hosted over 350+ attendees, including esteemed ambassadors, distinguished overseas delegations, and passionate investors and SMEs from more than 20 countries. The event attracted participants from across Vietnam and around the world, making it a truly international gathering.

On the first day of the ESG conference (May 31) H.E. Karl Van den Bossche – Belgium’s Ambassador to Vietnam discussed “Securing development financing through an ESG lens” at the first panel discussion of the ESG conference. H.E. Karl Van den Bossche discussed the role of ESG in the EVFTA, the role of Belgian companies in Vietnam in ESG, the requirements that are being set, and BeLuxCham, who all contribute and put ESG as one of the priorities on their agenda to contribute together to reach the goals that Vietnam has set.

On the second day of the ESG conference, BeLuxCham’s member DEEP C Industrial Zones Vietnam, represented by Melissa Slabbaert, head of QHSE & Sustainability, participated in the panel discussion about “Case Studies in Responsible Manufacturing & Sourcing”. Melissa shared DEEP C Industrial Zones’ journey in sustainability, the growth it has established, its current drive, and goals in ESG, for both their industry park as its tenants.

Together with, Preben Elnef, Vice-President of Lego Manufacturing Vietnam, Giang Nguyễn, Sustainability & ESG Manager of BITI’s, Tran Phương Nga, CEO of Thien Long group, DEEP C Industrial Zones Vietnam showed the participants how to enable companies to apply ESG in all of their activities, how to ensure that ESG results are being analyzed and that companies can share their results to make ESG tangible and become the new normal in every company’s daily business.

BeLuxCham is honored to be partnering with its member Raise Partners to represent #teamBelgium.

#BeLuxChamVietnam #20yearsBeluxCham #50YearsBelgiumVietnam
#embassyofBelgiuminVietnam
#deepcindustrialzones #sustainability #esgtargets #morethananindustrialzone
#VietnamESGConference #InvestmentOpportunities #Vietnam #ESG #Networking #FutureofInvesting