Companies to get support from eco-consulting centre

Excerpt: HCM CITY (Biz Hub)— Eight small- and medium-sized enterprises in HCM City will be chosen to receive eco-business consulting services from the ASEM Eco-Innovation Consulting Project for SMEs, according to the ASEM SMEs Eco-Innovation Center (ASEIC).

Sponsored by ASEIC, the project aims to strengthen the green competitiveness of SMEs in ASEM-member countries, especially in developing countries, by disseminating and utilising green management and technology in their business,

In 2011, ASEIC launched its first ASEM SMEs Eco-Innovation Consulting Project for 33 SMEs in Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Viet Nam. Last year, ASEIC offered consulting services for 32 different SMEs in those four countries.

This year, 40 SMEs in five ASEM-member countries, with new participation from the Philippines, are expected to benefit from the programme, according to Hyun Ae An, manager of ASEIC's Green Business and Technology Support Department.

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