Australian Chamber of Commerce in Ho Chi Minh City hosted its sixth Annual Business Awards on November 8, 2008. The awards recognize the success of Australian and Vietnamese businesses that have made an outstanding contribution to the business development in Vietnam.
The Award categories this year are:
The Overall Business Excellence Award, sponsored by ANZ, awarded to RMIT University Vietnam. They are delivering internationally recognized degrees to students in both Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi, with a major expansion of services underway in HCMC. In addition it makes a telling contribution to the environment, the community and staff development and has fostered improved relationships between the two countries.
The Best SME (Small & Medium Enterprises) Award, sponsored by OUT-2 Design, awarded to Truss-Rite International Vietnam. This is the second year in a row Truss-Rite has won an award. Truss-Rite has enviable safety standards with no reportable incidents, an enviable rate of staff turnover as a consequence on their focus on training and education. They involve their staff in decision making and have established a demand for Australian structured timber products in Vietnam.
The Best Import/Export Award, sponsored by Austrade, awarded to MM Soft. They are a leading software design company combining Australian know-how and Vietnamese staff, exporting the services to a range of countries throughout Asia and the USA. MM Soft epitomizes the type of business Vietnam needs to foster to export its talent and capabilities to the world.
The Best Environment Excellence Award, sponsored by GHD, awarded to HSBC. They have embedded sustainability into the DNA of their organisation. From the top of the organisation to the local business, climate change, carbon neutrality, environmental education, “Clean Up Day” and support of National Parks such as Cat Tien and Cuc Phong, plus Wildlife at Risk and WWF.
The Best Employer Award, sponsored by RMIT, awarded to OUT-2 Design. They demonstrated a comprehensive suite of support programs for staff, including professional development, a library, profit share and also many programs that go beyond just those in the workplace. In addition, the company is also making an active contribution to the communities and charities such as Operation smile and Wildlife at Risk.
The fourth year of the Auscham Young Stater’s Grant, awarded to Ms. Nguyen Thuy Tinh Ca for the “Lovella One Stop Shop” project. This project was well researched, innovative and entrepreneurial. It is an initiative which contributes to the local community through the support and development of a young Vietnamese entrepreneur with a USUS$5,000 grant to help realise their business dream.
P.Dong
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