Human Rights – Fair Finance Asia

August 26, 2025

Joint CSO Statement: Financial Institutions Must Strengthen Human Rights Due Diligence in Cross-Border Climate Finance for Water-Dependent Communities

A woman community activist in Cambodia (Photo: Oxfam’s Mekong Regional Water Governance Program) On August 26, at World Water Week 2025 in Stockholm, Sweden, Oxfam’s Fair Finance Asia (FFA) and Transboundary Rivers of South Asia…

August 13, 2025

FFA Releases New Training Modules on Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion, Green and Climate Finance, Digital Rights, Sustainable Finance Campaigning, and Net-Zero Finance

Gender Transformative Mainstreaming in Climate Finance: Tools and Pathways Fair Finance Asia (FFA) in collaboration with Dr. Wilatluk Ging Sinswat of Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) Asia have produced a training video on the nexus between…

June 6, 2025

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…

May 7, 2025

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…

May 5, 2025

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…

April 21, 2025

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…

December 20, 2024

Press Release: Serious Rights Violations in Asia’s Transition Minerals Supply Chains Linked to Electric Vehicle Manufacturers and Japanese and ASEAN Banks, Fair Finance Asia Analysis Finds

Fair Finance Asia (2024, December). Unearthing the hidden costs: Social and environmental considerations in Asia’s transition minerals mining and supply chains. PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA, December 20, 2024 – Fair Finance Asia (FFA)’s new report, Unearthing…

December 19, 2024

Serious Rights Violations in Asia’s Transition Minerals Supply Chains Linked to US, European, and Asian Electric Vehicle Manufacturers and Japanese and ASEAN Banks, Fair Finance Asia Analysis Finds

Fair Finance Asia (2024, December), Unearthing the hidden costs: Social and environmental considerations in Asia’s transition minerals mining and supply chains On December 19, Fair Finance Asia (FFA) published a new report, Unearthing the hidden…

December 19, 2024

Video Explainer: The Role of Financial Institutions in Accelerating Asia’s Just Energy Transition

Fair Finance Asia (FFA), in collaboration with Think Policy Society (TPS), ResponsiBank Indonesia, Fair Finance Guide Japan, and Fair Finance Philippines, has launched a video, “Accelerating Asia’s Energy Transition: What’s Finance Got To Do With…

December 5, 2024

Press Release: Asian banks play a critical role in empowering consumers as part of their sustainability agenda, according to Fair Finance Asia

Fair Finance Asia (2024, December). Empowering Consumers as Drivers of Sustainability in Asia’s Financial Sector. PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA, December 5, 2024 – Fair Finance Asia (FFA) has published a new scorecard assessing to what extent…