MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOREIGN TRADE UNIVERSITY MASTER THESIS CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE VIETNAMESE FOOD INDUSTRY SITUATION AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS Specialization Internatio[.]
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOREIGN TRADE UNIVERSITY MASTER THESIS CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE VIETNAMESE FOOD INDUSTRY: SITUATION AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS Specialization: International Trade Policy and Law LE THI KIM PHUNG Luan van Hanoi – 2019 Luan van MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOREIGN TRADE UNIVERSITY MASTER THESIS CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE VIETNAMESE FOOD INDUSTRY: SITUATION AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS Specialization: International Trade Policy and Law FULL NAME : Le Thi Kim Phung Student ID’s number : 1606060030 Supervisor : Dr Ly Hoang Phu Luan van Hanoi – 2019 Luan van i DECLARATION I hereby declare that this master thesis is the scientific research of my own which made on the basis of the theoretical studies, field surveys and under the direction and supervision of Dr Ly Hoang Phu The research contents and results of this thesis is completely honest These data and documents for the analysis, review and evaluation were collected from various sources which are fully listed in the reference list I am fully responsible for the content of this master thesis as well as this declaration Hanoi, 14 March 2019 Author Le Thi Kim Phung Luan van ii TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION i TABLE OF CONTENTS ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT v LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS vi LIST OF TABLES vii LIST OF FIGURES vii ABSTRACT viii INTRODUCTION 1 Research Rationale Literature Review 3 Research objectives Research questions Scope of research Research methodology 7 Thesis outline CHAPTER 1: THEORETICAL BACKGROUND OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 1.1 Background 1.1.1 Definition .9 1.1.2 Determinants of CSR 11 1.2 Models of CSR 13 1.2.1 Carroll’s CSR pyramid 13 1.2.2 Wayne Visser’s CSR 2.0 Model 15 1.2.3 The Consumer-driven Corporate Responsibility (CDCR) Model .16 1.3 CSR Practices in Developing Countries 18 1.3.1 Content Theme .18 1.3.2 Knowledge Type 18 1.3.3 Various drivers for CSR in developing countries 19 1.3.4 CSR Pyramid for developing countries .23 Luan van iii 23 CHAPTER 2: CSR APPLICATION IN VIETNAMESE FOOD INDUSTRY 26 2.1 Overview of Vietnamese food industry 26 2.2 Vietnam research context 29 2.2.1 CSR in Vietnam 29 2.2.2 Key stakeholders in CSR in Vietnam 35 2.3 CSR in Vietnamese food industry 37 CHAPTER 3: CASE STUDIES 40 3.1 Vietnam Dairy Products JSC 40 3.1.1 Overview of Vietnam Dairy Product JSC 40 3.1.2 Human nutrition and safety 40 3.1.3 Environment and energy .42 3.1.4 Local economic development .43 3.1.5 Employees 44 3.1.6 Support and community development 45 3.2 C.P Vietnam Corporation 46 3.2.1 Overview of CP Vietnam 46 4.2.2 Heart 47 3.2.3 Health 49 3.2.2 Home 50 3.3 Heineken Vietnam 51 3.3.1 Overview of Heineken Vietnam 51 3.3.2 Prosperity of people .51 3.3.2 Prosperity of planet 53 3.4 Vedan Vietnam 54 3.4.1 Overview of Vedan Vietnam 54 3.4.2 Social responsibility activity 54 3.4.3 Environmental protection 54 3.4.4 Employee activity 55 Luan van iv CHAPTER 4: POLICY IMPLICATION 56 4.1 Evaluation of CSR application in Vietnam food industry 56 4.1.1 Achievements .56 4.1.2 Existing issues .64 4.2 Future CSR development and challenges in Vietnamese food industry 65 4.3 Recommendations 67 4.3.1 Recommendations to the companies 67 4.3.2 Recommendations to the government bodies 70 CONCLUSION 72 REFERENCES Luan van v ACKNOWLEDGEMENT During the completion of this master thesis, I received the guidance and valuable help from the lecturers, siblings and friends With great respect and deep gratitude, I would like to express sincere thanks to: Dr Ly Hoang Phu, who wholeheartedly helped, supported and encouraged me from the initial to the final level of this dissertation He provided me with comprehensive guide from choosing the topic, outlining the thesis and editing this research Professors and lecturers, who not only spread profound knowledge and information in the fields of economy and law but generated strong motivation for me while I was taking this course as well Last but not least, I would like to express my sincere thanks to my family, my colleagues and my friends, who have always by my side encouraging, supporting, contributing valuable ideas and giving me favourable conditions for me to complete this scientific research Luan van vi LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS Abbreviation Full name ASEAN CIEM CDCR CSR FDI GDP GMP ISO HACCP SME VCCI VGCL UN UNIDO WB WTO Association of South East Asian Nations Central Institute for Economic Management Consumer-Driven Corporate Responsibility Corporate Social Responsibility Foreign Direct Investment Gross domestic product Good Manufacturing Practices International Organization for Standardization Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points Small-and-Medium-Size Enterprise Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vietnam General Confederation of Labour United Nations United Nations Industrial Development Organization World Bank World Trade Organization Luan van ... – 2019 Luan van MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOREIGN TRADE UNIVERSITY MASTER THESIS CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE VIETNAMESE FOOD INDUSTRY: SITUATION AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS. .. analyzing the corporate social responsibility, roles of the implementing the SCR and some matters of implementing the SCR in Vietnam To more detail, Corporate Social Responsibility in the Vietnamese. .. by Vietnamese food companies? Scope of research Regarding the content of the dissertation, it focuses on the real situation of CSR in the Vietnamese Food Industry and policy recommendation The