The UNDP in Vietnam has launched the Vietnam Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Investor Map to provide policymakers, investors, and relevant stakeholders with market intelligence to direct their capital and activities towards SDG-aligned investment themes and business models, known as Investment Opportunity Areas (IOAs).

Using UNDP SDG Impact’s robust methodology, the Map identifies 14 IOAs in six SDG priority sectors that require funding and matches government policies, including education, healthcare, food and beverages, infrastructure, renewable energy, and financial services.

In food and beverages, for example, the Map shows five investment opportunity areas, such as agri-tech solutions to improve farm production; bio-pesticide production for farming; cold storage for efficient supply chains; food irradiation facilities; and food processing for fruit and vegetable beverages.

It also identifies seven white spaces, which are IOAs with growth potential and aligned with national development needs but where government policies can go further to foster private sector investment participation.

The Map was made possible with support from the Center for Impact Investing and Practices (CIIP), UNDP SDG Impact’s anchor partner in the ASEAN region.

Ms. Ramla Khalidi, UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam, said the Map will serve as a basis for the country to invest in SDG-priority areas to generate profit while considering environmental and social outcomes.

It will also direct the private sector to invest in priority areas, and facilitate the application of science and technology and innovation for sustainability.

A representative from CIIP said the Map provides critical market intelligence for those looking to invest sustainably in Vietnam.