International – Page 9 – Fair Finance Asia

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,…

June 1, 2021

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…

April 26, 2021

RESPONSIBANK INDONESIA COALITION FILES COMPLAINT AGAINST ING FOR FUNDING NEW COAL PLANTS

Today, ResponsiBank Indonesia Coalition, a coalition of Indonesian civil society organisations (CSOs) filed a formal complaint against ING for its financing of two new coal plants in Indonesia. The coal-fired power plants have caused environmental…

April 21, 2021

3 KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THE WEBINAR “BANKING ON WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT IN THE ASEAN AGRICULTURE SECTOR”

Webinar, ‘Banking on women’s empowerment in the ASEAN agricultural sector’, organized by Fair Finance Asia together with GRAISEA and Grow Asia on 30 March 2021 The dialogue, ‘Banking on women’s empowerment in the ASEAN agricultural sector’,…

April 5, 2021

FAIR FINANCE ASIA LAUNCHES ITS ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS

Fair Finance Asia (FFA) is pleased to launch its Advisory Committee and welcome distinguished members bringing valuable sustainable finance expertise and knowledge to our growing network. FFA ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Namit Agarwal is the Asia Policy…

December 23, 2020

TIME TO TURN – THE STATE OF SUSTAINABLE FINANCE IN ASIA: 2020

Time To Turn: 2020 Year in Review highlights the key progress and milestones of the Fair Finance Asia (FFA) network in 2020

December 15, 2020

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…

December 15, 2020

UNDERSTANDING FINANCIAL FLOWS TO AGRICULTURE – TOWARD INCLUSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENTS IN THE ASEAN REGION

A study looking at the Agribusiness financial flows within and into the 10 ASEAN countries, jointly commissioned by Fair Finance Asia (FFA) and the Gender Transformative and Responsible Agribusiness Investments in South East Asia (GRAISEA).…

December 4, 2020

PRESS RELEASE: ASIA’S DYSTOPIAN FUTURE – BANKS NEED TO PUT SUSTAINABLE FINANCE CLEARLY IN THEIR SIGHTS

Exposing the worsening problems banks in ASEAN plus countries will face if they fail to make strategic contributions to environmentally and socially sustainable development by 2030, the Asia’s Dystopian Future study points to the critical…

December 4, 2020

PODCAST: WHAT WILL ASIA BE LIKE IN 10 YEARS, IF BANKS AVOID GREEN FINANCE?

A Podcast by Robin Hicks as seen in Eco-Business, 03 December 2020 A new report from Fair Finance Asia points to a bleak future for the region if banks do not embrace sustainable finance.…