Chemicals and Wastes Financing Partnership Facility Roundtable Meeting 22 October 2025 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) hosted a consultative meeting on the proposed Chemicals and Wastes Financing Partnership Facility (CWFPF), an operational platform that will support sovereign project preparation, pre-commercialization of innovative technologies for private enterprises, and mobilization of public and private investments to address chemicals and wastes pollution. The proposed CWFPF is supported by the Global Environment Facility. Program and Learning Materials 22 October 2025 Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Opening Remarks ADB’s Role in Private Capital Mobilization Trevor Lewis, Advisor and Head, Unit for Non-Sovereign Operations, Strategy and Policy Department (SPD), ADB Scene Setting ADB’s Environment Action Plan Priorities: Pollution Reduction and Circular Economy Pillar This presentation gives an overview of the ADB Environment Action Plan, focusing on priorities such as pollution reduction, circular economy, and… Yoko Watanabe Keynote Message Financing Priorities in Addressing Global Chemicals and Wastes Concerns Rolph Poyet, Executive Secretary, Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm (BRS) Conventions Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland (recorded) Presentation Overview of the Chemicals Wastes Financing Partnership Facility (CWFPF) This presentation gives an overview of the objectives, features, and operational model of the Chemicals Wastes Financing Partnership Facility (CWFPF)… Arun Abraham Country Experience Key Outcomes from Chemicals and Wastes Programs and Projects in the Philippines Annalisa Rebuelta-Teh, Undersecretary, Finance, Information Systems and Climate Change, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Philippines Presentation Why Are Chemicals and Wastes Important for International Financing Institutions? This presentation gives an overview of the importance of managing chemical waste for financing institutions, highlighting the economic and… Carlo Lupi Business Case Private and Public Sector Financing Opportunities: A Chemicals Lens on the “Pasig River Urban Development Program” This presentation gives an overview of the strategies for rehabilitating the Pasig River by addressing legacy pollution and managing associated risks… James Baker Presentation AI-Driven Autonomous Technology to Improve Waterway Management: Pasig River Case This presentation gives an overview of the Clear Robotics' innovative solutions for addressing pollution in waterways through the use of autonomous,… Samyuktha Sriram Presentation Private Sector Engagement Under the Chemicals and Wastes Financing Partnership Facility This presentation gives an overview of the role of the CWFPF in mobilizing private capital to address pollution through innovative financing… Joseph Lufkin Presentation Chemicals and Wastes Financing Partnership Facility Seed Ventures Window for Early-Stage Enterprises This presentation gives an overview of the ADB Ventures SEED Program, which provides venture capital funding to early-stage tech startups in… Pang Thitirat Sittakardej Marketplace Presentations Breaking Barriers, Not the Planet This presentation gives an overview of the impact of PFAS chemicals, particularly in the textiles industry, and presents Nibertex's innovative PFAS… Richard Beck Marketplace Presentations Innovative Biotech: Cultivating Safe and Sustainable Systems from Feed to Food This presentation gives an overview of the innovative biotechnological solutions developed by UniFAHS to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in… Kitiya Vongkamjan Marketplace Presentations Forever No More: Advanced Electrochemistry for PFAs Destruction This presentation gives an overview of Hydroleap Pte Ltd's innovative electrochemical technologies for the destruction of PFAS (per- and… Goh Yeow Hwee Marketplace Presentations Cocoboard: 100% Biocircular Building Material from Coconut Husk Waste This presentation gives an overview of Cocoboard, a sustainable, bio-based alternative to traditional medium-density fiberboard (MDF) made from… Charmaine Cu-Unjieng Marketplace Presentations Biological Metal Recovery from E-Waste and Industrial Residues This presentation gives an overview of BioMetallica's innovative approach to sustainable metal recycling from e-waste using synthetic biology,… KwaDwo Konadu Ansah Antwi Presentation Design of Chemicals and Wastes Financing Partnership Facility Knowledge Hub and E-Marketplace This presentation gives an overview of the design and purpose of the CWFPF Knowledge Hub E-Marketplace, emphasizing its role in connecting knowledge,… Charmaine Caparas Closing Remarks Qingfeng Zhang, Senior Director, Agriculture, Food, Nature and Rural Development (AFNR) Sector Group, ADB Disclaimer The views expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term “country” in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Event Coordinator/s Arun Abraham Related Full Agenda ADB Organizer/s Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster Private Sector Operations Department Partner Organization/s United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Global Environment Facility (GEF) Topics Agriculture and Natural Resources Climate Change Environment Finance Urban Development