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January 26, 2023

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,…

January 26, 2023

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…

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…

October 5, 2022

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,…

September 7, 2022

PITFALLS OF RESTORING ENERGY SECURITY WITH COAL POWER PLANTS IN PAKISTAN

July 18, 2022

Aligning sustainability goals through the new Philippines sustainable finance guiding principles

Last October 2021, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSPs) launched the Philippine Sustainable Finance Guiding Principles, another formative document for the country’s budding sustainable finance movement. The principles, a guidepost for sustainable economic activities in…