Category Archives for International

Reflections from the Sidelines

Reflections from the Sidelines

An exhibit by CSOs amplifying the voices of communities affected by ADB projects located in a corner of the CSO Center at the basement level of the 58th ADB Annual Meeting (Photo: Bernadette Victorio/Fair Finance…
Fair Finance Asia Submits High-Level Recommendations to ADB, Calling for a Gender-Transformative Just Energy Transition

Fair Finance Asia Submits High-Level Recommendations to ADB, Calling for a Gender-Transformative Just Energy Transition

On May 7, at the 58th Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Board of Governors in Milan, Italy, the Fair Finance Asia (FFA) network submitted a comprehensive set of high-level recommendations to ADB…
Joint CSO Statement: Asian Development Bank Must Advance a People-Centred, Green, and Gender-Transformative Just Energy Transition in Asia

Joint CSO Statement: Asian Development Bank Must Advance a People-Centred, Green, and Gender-Transformative Just Energy Transition in Asia

On May 5, at the 58th Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), civil society organizations (CSOs) issued a joint statement at the CSO side session, “Building a People-Centred, Green, and Gender-Transformative Just Energy…
Building a People-Centred, Green, and Gender-Transformative Just Energy Transition in Asia

Building a People-Centred, Green, and Gender-Transformative Just Energy Transition in Asia

On May 5, 2025, during the 58th Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Milan, Fair Finance Asia (FFA), Coalition for Human Rights in Development (CHRD), NGO Forum on ADB, and International Accountability…
Strategy Workshop on Transition Minerals

Strategy Workshop on Transition Minerals

On April 24, Fair Finance Asia (FFA) will convene a workshop with civil society organization (CSO) allies and partners to discuss and map existing and effective advocacy and campaigning initiatives that address serious human and…
Video: 2024 FFA General Assembly Highlights

Video: 2024 FFA General Assembly Highlights

From October 21 to 25, 2024, Fair Finance Asia (FFA) conducted its 2024 annual General Assembly (GA) in Manila, Philippines. The GA was attended by 77 participants (33 male, 44 female) from 21 countries, representing…
Video: Are Asian Banks Empowering Consumers as Partners in Sustainability?

Video: Are Asian Banks Empowering Consumers as Partners in Sustainability?

Fair Finance Asia (FFA), in collaboration with Fair Finance Cambodia (FFC), ResponsiBank Indonesia, Fair Finance Pakistan (FFP), Fair Finance Philippines (FFPh), Fair Finance Thailand (FFT), and research partner, Profundo, launched a video, “Are Asian Banks…
Data Visualizations: Empowering Consumers as Drivers of Sustainability in Asia’s Financial Sector

Data Visualizations: Empowering Consumers as Drivers of Sustainability in Asia’s Financial Sector

Fair Finance Asia (FFA), with support from data storytelling studio Kontinentalist, is launching data visualizations that amplify key messages and recommendations from FFA’s scorecard, Empowering Consumers as Drivers of Sustainability in Asia’s Financial Sector.   This…
World Consumer Rights Day Webinar on Empowering Consumers as Partners for Sustainability

World Consumer Rights Day Webinar on Empowering Consumers as Partners for Sustainability

To join via Zoom, register here: bit.ly/4itNW5J    Background  For World Consumer Rights Day, marked on the 15th of March every year, Fair Finance Asia (FFA) is partnering with Consumers International in a global call for ‘A…
Opinion: No such thing as a just energy transition without gender equality

Opinion: No such thing as a just energy transition without gender equality

A shepherdess watches over her flock of sheep grazing near a coal plant in Jepara, Central Java, Indonesia. Coal burning causes a trail of destruction that is no less harmful than coal mining. Coal powered…