Investigating the determining factors of sustainable FDI in Vietnam

Abstract

PurposeThe main purpose of this paper is to analyze the sustainable inward FDI pattern of Vietnam.Design/methodology/approachThis paper intends to analyze the sustainable FDI pattern of Vietnam using the gravity theory and panel data approach for the annual data over the period of 2007–2020.FindingsVietnamese FDI volume is positively affected by political and social factors, globalization and green energy consumption, while geographical distance is a major obstacle to the increase of FDI inflows of the country.Practical implicationsAs the main practical policy implications, issuing policies for sustainable economic growth, launching the novel strategy of green FDI neighborhood policy and regionalism through free trade agreements are recommended.Originality/valueTo the best of author's knowledge, there has not been any in-depth academic study focusing on the Vietnam's sustainable FDI. In addition, three robustness checks have been conducted to ensure the validation of empirical findings.

The Concept of Corporate Social Responsibility Based on Integrating the SDGs into Corporate Strategies: International Experience and the Risks for Profit

“…− Unlike Battisti et al (2022), Kong (2022), Kornieieva (2020), Lassala et al (2021), Martí-Ballester (2020), Medentseva (2017), Muhmad and Muhamad (2021), Petrovskaya et al (2022), Pizzi et al (2021), Roy et al (2022), Rahman (2021), Raithatha and Shaw (2021), Quang et al (2022), Vagin et al (2022), and Wentzel et al (2022, it is proved that the risks of integrating the SDGs (UN standards) into corporate strategies for profit are low (moderate in the OECD). The commercial approach to integrating the SDGs into corporate strategies is implemented in all regions of the world.…”

“…The commercial approach to corporate social responsibility opens a perspective for the movement to the right (to point C) along the stretch BC. In the works of Battisti et al (2022), Kong (2022), Quang et al (2022), Wentzel et al (2022), it is noted that the risks of integrating the SDGs (UN standards) into corporate strategies are rather high for the risks on the whole.…”