Case studies – Page 2 – Fair Finance Asia

March 7, 2023

The implementation of specific credit policies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic for women-owned small and medium-sized enterprises from the International Finance Corporation, the Asian Development Bank, and commercial banks in Vietnam

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play an important role in economic growth in Vietnam. Studies show that SMEs in Vietnam make an important contribution to GDP. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the economy, pushing many…

March 2, 2023

Upcoming Event: Webinar on Financial Actors and Human Rights Due Diligence in the Garments Sector

On March 9, 2023, Fair Finance India, supported by Fair Finance Asia (FFA), will conduct a webinar that will bring together coalition members from Fair Finance India and the greater FFA and FFI networks, including…

December 19, 2022

Fair Finance Guide Japan Launches 10th Policy Assessment of Japanese Financial Institutions

December 15th, 2022, Fair Finance Guide Japan released the set of bank assessment scores for the year 2023. Mizuho significantly improved their ESG policy in asset management, giving them the top overall score of 4.1,…

Featured December 6, 2022

Fair Finance Asia and Stockholm Environment Institute jointly launch Financing the Just Energy Transition in Asia

FFA-SEI’s report, "Financing the Just Transition: Powering Asia’s Sustainable Energy Future,” (research partners: Profundo and Strategia Development Research Institute) provides new data on Asia’s readiness not only to shift from fossil fuels to renewables, but…

November 28, 2022

Fair Finance Pakistan – Campaign to “Cancel the Debt for People of Pakistan”

November 21, 2022

Fair Finance Cambodia – Empowering Youth to Advocate for Green Finance and Climate Finance

November 14, 2022

KEY FINDINGS AND OBSERVATIONS – “FINANCING THE JUST TRANSITION: POWERING ASIA’S SUSTAINABILITY ENERGY FUTURE”

Asian economies are heavily reliant on fossil fuels to meet their energy needs in both the electricity and transport sectors. Major economic powerhouses like India, Japan, and China relied on coal, oil, and fossil gas…

September 7, 2022

PITFALLS OF RESTORING ENERGY SECURITY WITH COAL POWER PLANTS IN PAKISTAN

April 22, 2022

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – ASIAN WEB 2021 – TRACKING REGIONAL FINANCIAL FLOWS

Fair Finance Asia’s (FFA) updated study, Asian Web 2021 – Tracking Regional Financial Flows, identified and analyzed financial flows across FFA countries, with a focus on five high risk sectors – agriculture, fossil fuel extraction (oil…

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…