iet Nam’s continuing economic prosperity is being driven by expanding industrial activity and the government’s ongoing commitment to renewable energy policies and projects is resulting in ever increasing opportunities for foreign direct investment (FDI) in the renewables sector. Increasing concern about the impacts of industrial development has led to the need to strengthen environmental impact studies with international environmental and social impact standards of assessment required to satisfy private sector and sovereign lenders as well as the donor sector, such as the International Finance Corporation (IFC) E & S Performance Standards and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) E & S Safeguards Framework.
ESC has been steadily increasing its project presence in Viet Nam as well as other countries in the Mekong Delta region. Alongside our specialist resources in the ASEAN region, we have dedicated Vietnamese staff with extensive in-country experience. We are a preferred consultant for many international lenders and project owners alike, selected to deliver environmental and social assessments to both local regulatory and international standards IFC PS and ADB SPS) Some of our recent projects include environmental and social impact assessments for wind farm projects in onshore and nearshore projects in Soc Trang, Can Mau, Tra Vinh and Kon Tum Provinces, plus environmental and social due diligence in renewables, energy, education and healthcare sectors across the country, for clients including UPC Renewables, Levanta Renewables, USAID.
ESC also has extensive international and local resources available equipped with local knowledge and global knowledge ready to provide comprehensive and integrated environmental health, site investigation and remediation, waste management and circular economy, safety, social and sustainability solutions to our ever-expanding client base.
