Making financing fair and just
Civil society, financial institutions and governments need to work together to ensure a green and inclusive economy.
Dibawakan kepada anda oleh:
Berita / Polisi & Kewangan
Indonesia’s Cirebon 1 coal power project highlights gaps in ADB’s ‘coal-to-clean’ ETM scheme
The story of the Cirebon 1 coal power project is symptomatic of the obstacles in Indonesia’s coal phase-out plan. As the first pilot for the Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s Energy Transition Mechanism (ETM), Cirebon 1 may be decommissioned 10 to 15 years earlier than planned, but its environmental and social impacts remain unaddressed, while a new plant is being built nearby.
Studio EB
The journey from fossil fuel dependence to renewable energy sources for Asian countries is fraught with complications for those who work in and live around energy-related industries, and requires a massive amount of financial capital.
Berita / Polisi & Kewangan
Asia’s renewable energy investments are not aggressive enough to meet global climate goals
Studio EB
Most Asian countries’ NDC commitments are not sufficiently aligned with the Paris Agreement target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C, a study by Fair Finance Asia finds.
Berita / CSR
Push for Asean to tighten human rights due diligence for cross-border financing of agribusiness
Studio EB
Research finds that financial institutions in the region are largely silent on conflicts over land rights. Most do not consider, in their lending and investment practices, whether women farm workers are treated unequally or if general labour conditions are fair.
All Making financing fair and just
8 March 2022
Makanan & Pertanian
Asian banks are failing women in agribusiness: study
Paling popular
-
![Kelvin Wong DBS at ASIFMA 2024]()
Cirebon 1’s financial advisor says the model "might not be replicable" nationwide as grid stability costs were overlooked … -
![COP29_Baku_Delegates]()
Berita / Polisi & Kewangan
Analysis: Which countries have sent the most delegates to COP29?
More than 65,000 delegates have registered to attend the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, potentially making it … -
![COP29 president Mukhtar Babayev, a former oil and gas executive]()
Berita / Polisi & Kewangan
COP needs overhaul, including curbs on fossil fuel lobbying, say scientists and Paris treaty architect
In an open letter to the UN, a group of concerned climate-watchers called for stronger transparency and disclosure … -
![G77 China Vice Yu]()
Berita / Polisi & Kewangan
‘It is not charity’: COP29 closes first week without agreement on new climate finance goal
Rich nations have the “legal and moral obligation” to pay the US$1.3 trillion that developing countries are asking … -
![SG coffee]()
Berita / Karbon & Cuaca
How Southeast Asian countries are positioning themselves at COP29
Eco-Business takes a look at the key issues being pushed at the pavilions of Asean countries at the … -
![NZCA_Net_Zero_Conference_2024_Federico_Lopez]()
Berita / Polisi & Kewangan
‘Whole-of-nation’ approach needed to meet Philippines’ decarbonisation pledge
Studio EB Amid escalating climate losses and no net zero goal in sight, a newly proposed Low Carbon Economy Investment …
