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Innovative buildings bolster urban sustainability
As Vietnam’s population continues to urbanize and the demand for new buildings rises, it’s increasingly important to consider the built env…

The World’s Best Systems Thinkers: Part 2
Dynamic systems are complex and in a constant state of flux. Understanding them, let alone trying to predict behaviors and outcomes, is a c…

The World’s Best Systems Thinkers: Part 1
Systems thinking is this generation's lifebuoy. It's the only way to accurately observe our world, assess its complexity, and design and im…

How Innovation Communities enhance Sustainability
The following article consolidates a three-part series that Except produced for Sustainable Vietnam. It shares Except's experience and insi…

The Rise of Systemic Investments
To realize a sustainable society, we need to address our bruised environmental and economic systems in their entirety. For that to happen, …

Vietnam's Race to Net-Zero Carbon Emissions
Vietnam has outlined bold carbon reduction goals in its National Green Growth Strategy 2021-2030. With this, it has entered a pathway to be…