International – Page 7 – Fair Finance Asia

March 8, 2022

HARVESTING INEQUALITY – THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS’ INVESTMENTS IN ASIA’S AGRIBUSINESSES

Fair Finance Asia’s latest study reveals that gender equality is the most ignored issue by financial institutions enabling over 100 of the biggest Asian agricultural conglomerates that employ thousands of Asian women majorly as informal…

March 8, 2022

ASIAN BANKS ARE FAILING WOMEN IN AGRIBUSINESS: STUDY

Financial institutions are underestimating the risk of turning a blind-eye to poor social practices in their agri-investments. Left unchecked, they may bear the brunt of loan defaults and a tarnished reputation. Financial institutions propping up…

January 21, 2022

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December 8, 2021

CUTTING OUT COAL: WHAT DOES A JUST TRANSITION LOOK LIKE?

As governments in Asia pledge to phase out coal, how will the transition impact coal-dependent and vulnerable communities? And how will Asia benefit from a clean energy future? Thermal coal is the number one cause…

November 17, 2021

2021 FFA GENERAL ASSEMBLY – ENHANCING SUSTAINABILITY STANDARDS AND COMPLIANCE: CAN DEVELOPING GREEN TAXONOMIES BRING ASIA CLOSER TO THIS GOAL?

Fair Finance Asia hosted a public dialogue titled, ‘Enhancing sustainability standards and compliance: can developing green taxonomies bring Asia closer to this goal?,’ on 15 September 2021 as part of the 2021 Fair Finance Asia…

November 9, 2021

A FUTURE WITHOUT COAL: BANKING ON ASIA’S JUST ENERGY TRANSITION

Fair Finance Asia’s latest study reveals continued growth in Asia’s coal sector even after the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2015 due to financing by banks and investors operating in the region. In the…

November 8, 2021

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – A FUTURE WITHOUT COAL: BANKING ON ASIA’S JUST ENERGY TRANSITION

This covers the key findings and recommendations of Fair Finance Asia’s new regional study which focuses on the role of the Asian financial sector in the region’s just energy transition. Overall, the Fair Finance Asia…

September 1, 2021

FAIR FINANCE ASIA’S RESPONSE AND FEEDBACK ON ADB’S DRAFT ENERGY POLICY

This joint response on ADB’s Draft Energy Policy: Supporting Low Carbon Transition in Asia and the Pacific is indicative and reflective of the different needs identified by FFA at the country and regional levels to…

July 2, 2021

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…

June 17, 2021

ARE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS RELIABLE ACCELERATORS OF LABOR AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMPLIANT PRACTICES IN ASIA’S AGRICULTURE SECTOR?

A roundtable discussion side session organized by Fair Finance Asia and Grow Asia May 31, 2021 – At the United Nations Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum (UNRBHR Forum) 2021, Fair Finance Asia and Grow Asia organized a side session,…