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Events / Cascale Forum: Ho Chi Minh City

Cascale Forum: Ho Chi Minh City

  • Cascale Event

Join us in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on May 14-15, 2025 for Cascale’s largest forum to date!

Bringing together manufacturers, brands, NGOs, and policymakers, this event, formerly known as the Manufacturer Forum, will tackle the industry’s most critical challenges and drive actionable solutions that propel the consumer goods industry toward its shared sustainability goals.

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Date & Time
May 14 2025 | 09:00 - May 15 2025 | 18:00 (+07)

Program

The immersive two-day program will explore transformative solutions to the industry’s most critical challenges, offering actionable insights and strategies to help shape a more sustainable and equitable consumer goods industry.

 

 

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Advisory Council Members

The program will be developed with the support and expertise of a committee to create a solution-oriented and impactful agenda. By leveraging the insights of our committee members, we will enhance the program’s credibility and ensure it reflects diverse perspectives and deep industry knowledge.

Thank you to our council members.

 

  • Day One - May 14, 2025
  • Day Two - May 15, 2025
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Breakfast & Check-in
9:30 am - 9:35 am
Main Stage
Welcome to the Cascale Forum: Ho Chi Minh City
9:35 am - 9:50 am
Main Stage
Opening Address
9:50 am - 10:15 am
Main Stage
State of Industry
10:15 am - 10:45 am
Coffee & Networking Break
10:45 am - 10:50 am
Main Stage
Welcome Back
10:50 am - 11:50 am
Main Stage
The Industry Decarbonization Roadmap (IDR): Driving Collective Commitments Toward a Low-Carbon Future
11:50 am - 1:05 pm
Lunch & Networking Break
11:50 am - 1:05 pm
Breakout A
Lunch & Learn with Cascale & Good Guys
1:05 pm - 1:50 pm
Main Stage
Navigating Global Policy: Impact on Sourcing Countries & Strategies
1:05 pm - 1:50 pm
Breakout A
Session Information Coming Soon
1:05 pm - 1:50 pm
Breakout B
Science-Based Target Training - Part 1
1:05 pm - 1:50 pm
Breakout C
Responsible Contracting | Building Stronger Partnerships in the Supply Chain (In Vietnamese) - Part 1
1:55 pm - 3:35 pm
Main Stage
Manufacturer Climate Action Program (MCAP): Assessing Climate Risks for a Resilient Supply Chain
1:55 pm - 3:25 pm
Breakout A
Training Session: The Higg Index
1:50 pm - 3:35 pm
Breakout B
Science-Based Target Training - Part 2
1:50 pm - 3:25 pm
Breakout C
Responsible Contracting | Building Stronger Partnerships in the Supply Chain (In Vietnamese) - Part 2
3:25 pm - 3:55 pm
Coffee & Networking Break
3:55 pm - 4:45 pm
Main Stage
Worldly Product Roadmapping
3:55 pm - 4:45 pm
Breakout A
Bringing Proven Tools to New Industries
3:55 pm - 4:45 pm
Breakout B
Science-Based Target Training - Part 3
3:55 pm - 4:45 pm
Breakout C
Responsible Contracting | Building Stronger Partnerships in the Supply Chain (in Vietnamese) - Part 3
4:50 pm - 5:25 pm
Main Stage
Co-Creating Tomorrow: Cascale & Worldly's CEO’s Shared Vision
5:25 pm - 5:30 pm
Main Stage
Final Wrap Up
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Breakfast & Check-in
9:30 am - 9:35 am
Main Stage
Welcome Back to the Cascale Forum: Ho Chi Minh City
9:35 am - 10:00 am
Main Stage
Opening Keynote Day 2
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Main Stage
Cascale & Better Buying in Unified Action to Deliver Decent Work for All
10:00 am - 10:50 am
Breakout A
APAC Climate Landscape: Exploring Environmental Sustainability Solutions
10:00 am - 10:50 am
Breakout B
Breaking Barriers: Supporting Manufacturers in Facility-Level Decarbonization
10:00 am - 10:50 am
Breakout C
Voices of Manufacturer Experts: To Walk the Talk on Environmental Sustainability (in Vietnamese)
10:30 am - 10:50 am
Main Stage
Defining Foundational Environmental Performance: A Pathway to Wider Industry Alignment
10:50 am - 11:20 am
Coffee & Networking Break
11:20 am - 12:05 pm
Main Stage
Industry Carbon Performance Benchmarking
11:20 am - 11:50 am
Breakout A
HRDD & CSDDD: What Manufacturers Need to Know
11:20 am - 12:55 pm
Breakout C
Science-Based Target Training
11:20 am - 12:55 pm
Breakout C
Higg FEM & Footwear (In Vietnamese)
12:10 pm - 12:55 pm
Main Stage
Heat Pumps: The Next Frontier of Decarbonization
12:55 pm - 2:10 pm
Lunch & Networking Break
2:10 pm - 2:55 pm
Main Stage
Vietnam's DPPA: Powering Decarbonization Opportunities
2:10 pm - 2:55 pm
Breakout A
Data Quality within the FEM Ecosystem
2:10 pm - 3:45 pm
Breakout B
Science-Based Target Training Continued
2:10 pm - 3:45 pm
Breakout C
Building Trust and Collaboration in the Workplace (in Vietnamese)
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Main Stage
From Factory Floor to Global Impact: How Manufacturers Are Leading the Way
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Breakout A
Cascale Better Buying: Creating Shared Value for Buyers & Suppliers to Drive Decent Work for All
3:45 pm - 4:15 pm
Coffee & Networking Break
4:15 pm - 5:05 pm
Main Stage
Sourcing with Integrity: The Business Case for Trust
4:15 pm - 5:05 pm
Breakout A
Collective Action: Expanding the Impact of the “"To the Finish Line of Higg FEM" Program
5:10 pm - 5:25 pm
Main Stage
Closing Keynote Day 2
5:25 pm - 5:30 pm
Main Stage
Final Wrap Up