The Green One UN House in Ha Noi: An ecological front runner walking the talk towards the SDGs

The Green One United Nations House (GOUNH) was inaugurated by the then UN Secretary-General, H.E. Ban Ki-moon and the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam, H.E. Pham Binh Minh and, 2 years after, was recognized as a leader of green buildings nationwide when it received the Platinum LOTUS Certification in May 2017 which is the highest national level of acknowledgement for non-residential green buildings by Viet Nam Green Building Council. In the same year obtained the ISO14001 environmental management system (EMS) certification valid for 4 years which was revalidated in 2020 extending its validity until 2023. Moreover, in the following year, September 2018, was recognized as a climate neutral building across the Asia-Pacific region by receiving the Leadership in Sustainable Design & Performance Award granted by the World Green Building Council (WGBC) Asia Pacific Region.

As of today, the GOUNH continues to apply a systematic approach towards environmental management and is constantly improving across a wide range of environmental metrics thus contributing to the environmental pillar of sustainability.

Read the blog written by Maria Helena Mizuno Moreira, Manager, Business Operations & Common Back Office to learn more about the Green One UN House: https://www.humanitarianenergy.org/news/latest/the-green-one-un-house-in-hanoi