Nowadays, the international community is looking for long-term alternatives to improve the quality of life and eliminate poverty population as much as possible. A solution to adapt the economy and its development to new global challenges can be the transition to "Green Economy", especially by integrating the environment in sustainable development paradigm. The transition to a "Green Economy" means practicing a certain type of economy based on policies and investment that should be able to create a connection between economic development, biodiversity, ecosystem, climate change, health and welfare on the medium and long term. These premises must be connected together to achieve sustainable development – which is considered the resumption of economic growth at global scale. This study aims to analyze some recent major trends towards a green economy. On that basis, it recommends implications for the design of policies for Vietnam to approach a green economy. To make sustainable economic development requires a transition with multiple implications for both the government and the private sector. In other words, Vietnam needs a joint effort between public and private, in order to separate economic growth from excessive use of resources; the main objective should be considered the quality of life along with reducing the environmental and social deficit.
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Nowadays, the international community is looking for long-term alternatives to improve the quality of life and eliminate poverty population as much as possible. A solution to adapt the economy and its development to new global challenges can be the transition to "Green Economy", especially by integrating the environment in sustainable development paradigm. The transition to a "Green Economy" means practicing a certain type of economy based on policies and investment that should be able to create a connection between economic development, biodiversity, ecosystem, climate change, health and welfare on the medium and long term. These premises must be connected together to achieve sustainable development – which is considered the resumption of economic growth at global scale. This study aims to analyze some recent major trends towards a green economy. On that basis, it recommends implications for the design of policies for Vietnam to approach a green economy. To make sustainable economic development requires a transition with multiple implications for both the government and the private sector. In other words, Vietnam needs a joint effort between public and private, in order to separate economic growth from excessive use of resources; the main objective should be considered the quality of life along with reducing the environmental and social deficit.
