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BANKING ON A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE – 2020 PROGRESS SUMMARY
In Asia, unprecedented short and long term economic and social consequences have resulted from measures to contain COVID-19’s impact on domestic economies. Furthermore, the pandemic exacerbated Asian banks’ limited to non-compliance with environmental, social, and…

ASIA’S ROAD TO SUSTAINABILITY AND THE ROLE OF THE FINANCIAL SECTOR
As many around the world begin to feel the increased hope of being able to return to “normal”, the situation in India and other developing countries remain an unsettling reminder that the fight against COVID-19…

RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT KEY TO BETTER POST-COVID-19 AGRICULTURE IN ASEAN
An Op-Ed by Tuan Vu and Bernadette Victorio as seen in Oxfam in Asia, 14 December 2020 We call on financing institutions and large agribusinesses to leverage their influence to promote Environment, Social, and Corporate…

WHY ASIAN BANKS NEED TO PUT SUSTAINABLE FINANCE CLEARLY IN THEIR SIGHTS
An Op-Ed by Bernadette Victorio as seen in Eco-Business, 03 December 2020 If the region’s finance giants continue with business-as-usual practices over the next 10 years, there is little chance of achieving the Sustainable Development…