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DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE CAMPAIGNS FOR FINANCIAL SECTOR ADVOCACY: HIGHLIGHTING ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS & CHALLENGES
October 19, 2020

DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE CAMPAIGNS FOR FINANCIAL SECTOR ADVOCACY: HIGHLIGHTING ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS & CHALLENGES

Fair Finance Asia Webinar on 02 July 2020 Our Speakers: Richard Buch from Facing Finance Jakob König from Fair Finance Sweden Anirudha Nagar, Accountability Counsel This webinar was organized to facilitate a better understanding among Fair…
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ECO MONEY: ARE BANKS FUNDING ENVIRONMENTAL HARM?
October 5, 2020

ECO MONEY: ARE BANKS FUNDING ENVIRONMENTAL HARM?

Tune in to Money FM 893 to hear from Bernadette Victorio, Regional Program Lead, Fair Finance Asia, Oxfam and Jessica Cheam, Managing Director of Eco-Business on the analysis of The Asian Web Tracking: Regional Financial…
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FINANCIAL FLOWS STUDY REVEALS HOW ASIA’S BANKS ARE FUNDING SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HARM
October 5, 2020

FINANCIAL FLOWS STUDY REVEALS HOW ASIA’S BANKS ARE FUNDING SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HARM

A new analysis tracks the intricate credit flows crisscrossing Asia that profit sectors notorious for their impacts on the planet and people. Regional cooperation is critical to foster responsible lending practices, argue the authors. Financial…
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INTEGRATING HUMAN RIGHTS CONSIDERATIONS INTO FINANCING DECISIONS
September 15, 2020

INTEGRATING HUMAN RIGHTS CONSIDERATIONS INTO FINANCING DECISIONS

Fair Finance Asia Webinar on 16 July 2020 Objectives of the Webinar: Demonstrate how human rights risks can be integrated into the risk assessment and due diligence processes of financial institutions, by leveraging available research,…
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ADDRESSING SUPPLY CHAIN RISKS AND TRENDS IN THE PALM OIL SECTOR
September 15, 2020

ADDRESSING SUPPLY CHAIN RISKS AND TRENDS IN THE PALM OIL SECTOR

Fair Finance Asia / ResponsiBank Indonesia Webinar on 30 June 2020 Objectives of the Webinar included: Identifying the supply chain risks and challenges within the palm oil sector, with a focus upon how these risks…
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THE ASIAN WEB – TRACKING REGIONAL FINANCIAL FLOWS
September 4, 2020

THE ASIAN WEB – TRACKING REGIONAL FINANCIAL FLOWS

The present study is aimed to identify regional trends in financing to four priority sectors – infrastructure, power generation, fossil fuel extraction (oil & gas, and coal mining), and agribusiness – across Fair Finance Asia’s…
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A SUMMARY – THE ASIAN WEB – TRACKING REGIONAL FINANCIAL FLOWS
September 4, 2020

A SUMMARY – THE ASIAN WEB – TRACKING REGIONAL FINANCIAL FLOWS

This report captures part of much larger picture, understanding the financial flows towards four high risk sectors – extractives (oil and gas), energy and power generation, infrastructure, and agribusiness – across Fair Finance Asia (FFA)…
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BANKS’ POLICY ASSESSMENT REPORT
July 21, 2020

BANKS’ POLICY ASSESSMENT REPORT

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COULD FINANCIAL SECTOR VIGILANCE HAVE AVOIDED VIZAG GAS LEAK?
June 23, 2020

COULD FINANCIAL SECTOR VIGILANCE HAVE AVOIDED VIZAG GAS LEAK?

India must make Environment, Social and Governance accountability mandatory so that lenders are responsible towards tax-payers. A gas leak at the Visakhapatnam factory of LG Polymers India Pvt Ltd (LGPI) on May 7 killed thirteen…
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WHAT PHILIPPINES’S NEW SUSTAINABLE FINANCE FRAMEWORK MEANS FOR LOCAL FINANCE
May 18, 2020

WHAT PHILIPPINES’S NEW SUSTAINABLE FINANCE FRAMEWORK MEANS FOR LOCAL FINANCE

In a win for the sustainable finance movement, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Philippine Central Bank) finally signed a Sustainable Finance Framework for all banks in the Philippines last April 2020. This means that in…
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