Category Archives for Human Rights
Fair Finance Asia Co-Hosts Side Event Alongside the 10th Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development
On March 29, 2023, Fair Finance Asia (FFA), Swedwatch, United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNOHCHR) Regional Office for South East Asia, and Stockholm Environment Institute…
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…
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…
Press Release: Asian Civil Society Networks Raise Critical Questions and Concerns in New Report About the ADB’s Energy Transition Mechanism
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia and MANILA, Philippines, January 26, 2023 – Fair Finance Asia (FFA) and NGO Forum on ADB (the Forum) have released a new report, “The Asian Development Bank’s Energy Transition Mechanism: Emerging Social,…
Fair Finance Asia and the NGO Forum on ADB Jointly Launch a Report on the Asian Development Bank’s Energy Transition Mechanism
On January 26, 2023, Fair Finance Asia (FFA) and NGO Forum on ADB (the Forum) launched a new report, “The Asian Development Bank’s Energy Transition Mechanism: Emerging Social, Environmental and Rights-Based Considerations.” The report raises…
UPCOMING EVENT: C20 2022 TAXATION AND SUSTAINABLE WORKING GROUP SESSION, “THE ROLES OF G20 AND THE FINANCIAL SECTOR IN CLIMATE CHANGE AND JUST ENERGY TRANSITION”
A roundtable discussion with stakeholders from the C20 working groups, civil society organizations, and academia will be held on Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at 11:00-13:00 Bali Time (GMT+8) at Sawangan 4 Room, Hilton Hotel, Bali,…
SUSTAINABLE FINANCE TAXONOMY: A GUIDEBOOK FOR CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
One of the policy initiatives to accelerate action towards the Paris Agreement or the UN Sustainable Development Goals is through the development of a taxonomy that clearly defines what contributing activities, projects, or companies need…
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…