[{"bbox": [96, 151, 1164, 340], "category": "Text", "text": "IF (i) industrial parks and industrial businesses are selected and their performance are assessed using structured method and objective criteria (output 2.1), (ii) their knowledge and capacity on RCE are strengthened (output 2.2), and (iii) the implementation of RCE by selected industrial parks and businesses are supported, including through mainstreaming digitalization (output 2.3 and 2.4), THEN the circularity in industrial parks and industrial enterprises (outcome 2 and 3) will be improved. This intervention logic is based on the assumption that (i) the central and local government support RCE (ii) businesses commit to implement RCE projects (iii) service organizations, including financial institutions, has sufficient capacity to provide services to businesses as needed."}, {"bbox": [96, 349, 1164, 642], "category": "Text", "text": "To improve the circularity in the industrial sector, the Action will build capacity of a number of businesses and help them to identify and implement feasible RCE projects. Those businesses will be selected based on assessments using a structured framework (such as EIP framework) and other objective criteria (output 2.1). A scoping mission will be organized as the first step to allow collection of information to be used for an objective assessment against the set criteria. Based on the assessment results and the validation of relevant stakeholders, a number of industrial parks and businesses will be selected for further technical support. Periodic assessments will be conducted in order to track the development and improvement of these beneficiaries towards the national and international requirements and against their own RCE targets. This activity will also allow identifying gaps and RCE opportunities to improve their performance, specifically for the criteria that are not initially fulfilled. The Action will support participating IPs and industrial enterprises in completing procedures for eco-industrial parks (EIP) and related certification in accordance with national and international standards when the conditions allow."}, {"bbox": [96, 653, 1164, 972], "category": "Text", "text": "Awareness raising, training, peer-to-peer learning and other relevant activities will be organized to build capacity of IPs, enterprises and related stakeholders (output 2.2). Trainings on international and national frameworks (i.e. on EIP, sustainable production and consumption), responsible business conduct and practices, and other relevant requirements will be provided so that they understand the requirements, associated cost and benefits and would voluntarily choose to apply. Trainings on standards, requirements and technologies necessary for the uptake of circular economy projects will be provided (i.e. those on energy management system and system optimization, water management, waste treatment, sustainable design, eco label, material recycling/upcycling, industrial/agriculture symbiosis, urban-industrial symbiosis). Service providers, business servicing organizations will also be targeted in these activities to develop an ecosystem for implementation of RCE projects. EU business community and EU circular economy stakeholder platform will be connected as much as possible to share EU experiences and demonstrate EU technologies, with the view to create business match-making opportunities and contribute to the bilateral trade and investment."}, {"bbox": [96, 983, 1164, 1279], "category": "Text", "text": "The action will support the implementation of RCE initiatives by targeted group (output 2.3). It will conduct assessments to identify opportunities for RCE projects at industrial parks and industrial enterprises, and if possible at the value chain and provincial levels, aiming at increasing resource efficiency and circularity, and reducing waste and GHG emissions. The assessments will inform on the production/consumption of resources and by-products and therefore on possibilities to implement symbiosis between companies and/or value chain actors and at the park level and/or provincial level. Feasibility assessments will be conducted to assess whether the identified opportunities are technically sound, financially attractive and in line with regulations. When bankable projects are identified but project owner's face financing gap, the Action will support finding potential financiers and access to existing financing schemes, particularly those supported by the EU and EU Member States institutions including the private sector. The Action will explore the potential to work with the local banking sector to promote sustainable finance, including financing for RCE projects."}, {"bbox": [96, 1288, 1164, 1398], "category": "Text", "text": "Digitalization will be mainstreamed to support the management and implementation of RCE initiatives (output 2.4). This includes support to improve the existing database managed by the government and advice on the use of digital platform to facilitate and enable circular economy. The EU Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform and EU Circular Economy Resource Centre demonstrate strong business cases and will be engaged to share the EU experience."}, {"bbox": [96, 1407, 1148, 1516], "category": "Text", "text": "Synergy with other two Actions promoting circular economy in Viet Nam will be ensured in a number of ways, including but not limited to (i) collaboration on the first outcome as there are policy bottlenecks that are commonly faced by the targeted sectors and require engagement with the same government counterparts and (ii) working with industrial enterprises who are participating in the selected agriculture value chains in the selected provinces."}, {"bbox": [96, 1527, 1141, 1635], "category": "Text", "text": "If the topics of gender equality and empowerment of women and girls, human rights, disabilities and reductions of inequalities are mainstreamed in the Action's activities, it will contribute to achievement of the related policy objectives. This holds true with the assumption that the government support these policies and there will be strong buy-in from targeted beneficiaries to implement the policies."}, {"bbox": [1023, 1677, 1143, 1703], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 17 of 24"}]