Climate Business Index

ABOUT CBI

Climate Business Index (CBI) is a web-based voluntary registration system, developed by United Nations Development Program (UNDP) for private companies to benchmark and log their contribution to reduce green house gas emission and address climate change impacts.

WHY CBI

  • Companies can take a self-test and figure out what need to be done in the future.
  • Companies can promote their climate smart activities or products and attract investment.
  • Companies have long-term partnership with UNDP and can contribute to Viet Nam’s climate change goals.

WHAT CBI OFFERS?

Green Badges for any level completed:

  • Level 1: Climate Aware Company
  • Level 2: Climate Action Takers
  • Level 3: Climate Leader

More opportunities in the network with government and investors, both domestically and internationally.

Knowledge resources and recommended toolkits; reporting templates; and closer engagement with UNDP Viet Nam.

WHO CAN JOIN CBI ?

All sectors, levels and sizes of companies doing business in Viet Nam and desire to improve their capacity of climate change mitigation and adaptation

  • Start up
  • Small and Medium Enterprise
  • Big company
  • Multi national company

 

STRUCTURE OF CBI

PRATICIPANTS FROM ALL LEVELS

  • Head-quarter of company X
  • Branches company X
  • Small & Medium Enterprise Y
  • Startup Z
  • List 1 Climate Smart Operations
    Check if your company’s operation aspects are responsive to climate change?
  • List 2 Climate Smart Products
    Check if your company’s products and services contribute to climate change adaptation?
  • Green
  • Badges

SUPPORTING MECHANISM OF CBI

  • Level 1
  • Level 2
  • Level 3
  • Knowledge and existing toolkits
  • Reporting templates
  • Engagement with UNDP
  • Access to investment
  • UNDP Recognition

TIMELINE OF CBI

  • June 2020
    Climate Business Index Launching event
  • Sep 2020
    Initial and subsequent submission, UNDP reviews
  • Dec 2020
    Release assessment results and Climate Leaders
  • April 2021
    Next round begins

CBI manual and Leaflet


  • 74

    Recognized as
    climate-aware businesses

  • 43

    Recognized as
    climate actions-taker

  • 0

    Recognized as
    climate leaders

  • 200

    Total companies registered

  • 26

    Total industries

  • 63

    Total provinces

  • 5

    Partners