Also at the signing ceremony, ACCA awarded the ACCA (ACCA Approved Employer) certificate to VPBank and organized a seminar on "ESG and Green Finance Trends: Opportunities and Challenges for the banking industry".
The event marked an important step forward in the bank's human resource development strategy, and opened a period of extensive cooperation with ACCA to improve professional capacity and integrate international standards in the field of finance - accounting.
The Memorandum of Understanding between ACCA and VPBank marks a long-term cooperation commitment between the two organizations. Accordingly, ACCA will accompany VPBank in many key areas such as developing leadership capacity, financial - accounting training, implementing the ACCA Job Fast track priority recruitment program, organizing thematic seminars and sharing international experiences.
The two sides also committed to exploiting a network of experts and industry partners to promote joint initiatives, contributing to improving competitiveness and spreading professional values to the community.
Speaking at the event, Mr. Ren Varma - ACCA Director for Southeast Asia, emphasized that the cooperation between ACCA and VPBank marks an important step forward in developing financial - accounting human resources according to international standards.
Through this cooperation agreement, the two sides will jointly develop the professional capacity of the VPBank team through training programs and ACCA certificates; promote green finance and ESG practices in banking activities; share international knowledge, practices and practical experience to enhance talent connections and expand career opportunities for ACCA members and trainees at VPBank - Mr. Ren Varma shared.
VPBank's official becoming an ACCA (ACCA Approved Employer) is a recognition of the bank's continuous efforts in building a professional, transparent and sustainable working environment. This certification not only affirms VPBank's position in the financial - banking community, but also demonstrates a long-term commitment to investing in developing professional capacity for the human resources team.
Joining a network of more than 8,000 ACCA-standard organizations globally, and signing a strategic cooperation agreement with ACCA, VPBank continues to affirm its pioneering position in developing human resources according to international standards, aiming to build a human resource ecosystem closely linked to ESG values and sustainable development goals.
Ms. Luu Thi Thao - Permanent Deputy General Director - Senior Executive Director of Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank shared: being recognized by VPBank as ACCA Approved Employer, along with the signing ceremony of cooperation between the two sides today, is not only an honor to receive recognition from a prestigious global professional organization, but also clearly demonstrates our commitment in the journey to build VPBank into a land of talent where each employee has the opportunity to study proactively, develop comprehensively and reach the highest professional standards, while also helping to realize VPBank's vision and mission.
Within the framework of the event, the seminar "ESG and Green Finance Trends: Opportunities and Challenges for the banking industry" attracted the attention of many prestigious guests as well as the participation of many leading experts in the fields of finance, sustainable governance and digital transformation.
The seminar brought a multi-dimensional perspective from four groups of subjects: international professional organizations, commercial banks, consulting - auditing units, and technology - data enterprises, thereby discussing opportunities, challenges and directions for ESG to truly become a driving force for sustainable growth of the Vietnamese banking industry.
