Events

Environmental and Social Sustainability in Trade and Supply Chains

15 November 2022 to 17 November 2022

ADB Trade and Supply Chain Finance Program (TSCFP), with its aim of making global trade and supply chains inclusive, green, resilient, transparent, and socially responsible, organized a 3-day workshop on ‘Environmental and Social Sustainability in Trade and Supply Chains” for partner banks in Central and West Asia. The workshop intended to provide an overview of the current trends and initiatives being taken by ADB TSCFP and its partners in Environmental and Social (E&S) governance in the finance/banking sector E & S Safeguards, including, but not limited to Labor Risk Due Diligence Process, Child, and Forced Labor (CFL) Due Diligence Pilot Project, the importance of E & S, Labor, and Climate risk management in the banking industry

Program and Learning Materials:

15 Nov 2022
16 Nov 2022
17 Nov 2022

Date	Presentation Material	Speaker(s)
15 Nov 2022	DAY 1 Full Deck Presentation Full deck presentation for Day 1.
15 Nov 2022	Registration and Welcome Coffee
15 Nov 2022	Introductory and Welcome Remarks	Steven Beck, ADB
15 Nov 2022	ERM introduction and Environmental and Social Governance Trends & Risk Management in the Banking Industry	Charles Gooderham, Environmental Resource Management (ERM)
15 Nov 2022	Panel Discussion: • E&S Trends, Risks & Opportunities in the Banking Sector
15 Nov 2022	Panelists	• Emre Umut, Citi • Inal Kishmariya, Fitch • Hojamurod Hojaev, International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation • Vera Economou, RBI • Sharon Yuen, STACS • Erel Seren, Standard Chartered Yatırım Bankası Türk A.Ş.
15 Nov 2022	E&S in Trade Finance & ADB E&S Safeguards in the Trade and Supply Chain Finance Program (TSCFP)
15 Nov 2022	Material E&S Factors for Trade Finance • ADB TSCFP E&S Safeguards Updates	Speaker 1: Saugat Roy, ERM • Speaker 2: Laurence Genee, ADB
15 Nov 2022	Labor Risk Management in the Banking Industry
15 Nov 2022	• Importance of Labor Risks in the Banking industry (ILO Core Labor Standards) • Labor Risk Due Diligence Process • ADB TSCFP Child and Forced Labor (CFL) Due Diligence Pilot Project	Speaker 1: Emily Bourlet, ERM • Speaker 2: Olga Skotareva, ADB
15 Nov 2022	Introduction to Environmental and Social management System (ESMS) in Trade Finance & Industry Tools
15 Nov 2022	• Purpose of ESMS for Banks • Overview of the ADB ESMS for Trade Finance	• Speaker 1: Saugat Roy, ERM • Speaker 2: Inal Kishmariya, Fitch • Speaker 3: Sharon Yuen, STACS
15 Nov 2022	• Industry tools to support ESMS implementation in Trade Finance: o Know Your Customer (KYC) Tools o E&S Risk Screening Tools o Due Diligence Approaches in Trade Finance o Industry Training Tools
15 Nov 2022	Q&A
15 Nov 2022	Sustainable Fitch Presentation
15 Nov 2022	STACS Presentation
15 Nov 2022	Climate Risk Management in the Banking Industry • Assessing portfolio risk, net zero targets and decarbonization plans in Banks • ADB's Energy Transition & Multilateral Bank's (MDBs) alignment with the Paris Agreement
15 Nov 2022	• TFP’s green transition facility plans for renewable energy • Practical session: How to tackle climate risks in my portfolio?	• Speaker 1: Charles Gooderham, ERM • Speaker 2: Can Sutken, ADB
15 Nov 2022	Closing Remarks

Date	Presentation Material	Speaker(s)
16 Nov 2022	DAY 2 Full Deck Presentation Full deck presentation for Day 2.
16 Nov 2022	Presentation on `Supply Chain Finance in Central Asia - White Paper`	• Aparna Soni Bhalla, ADB
16 Nov 2022	Panel Discussion: • Current developments on SCF in Western and Central Asia, Challenges and Way Forward
16 Nov 2022	Supply Chain Finance – Key considerations	• Funda Uzun, Citibank
16 Nov 2022	Setting up SCF – BOG experience	• Levan Tetradze, Bank of Georgia
16 Nov 2022	Solutions and way forward – FCI	• Aysen Centinas, FCI
16 Nov 2022	Can technology provide any solution?	• Raja Debnath, Veefin
16 Nov 2022	ADB Presentation • ADB’s Supply Chain Proposition, TA capabilities and Action Plan	ADB
16 Nov 2022	Panel Discussion: • Correspondent Banking Challenges in the backdrop of elevated geo-political risks	Panelists • Amna Hasan, Askari Bank • Hasan Apaydin, ICC Turkiye • Zuzana Franz, ODDO BHF • Ankita Pandey, ADB • Ketevan Antidze, Commerzbank
16 Nov 2022	ADB FI Long Term Lending Opportunities Presentation	Ozden Onturk, ADB
16 Nov 2022	Trade Finance Case Studies	• Vin O’Brien
16 Nov 2022	Trade Finance Case Studies	• Vin O’Brien
16 Nov 2022	Closing Remarks

Date	Presentation Material	Speaker(s)
17 Nov 2022	DAY 3 Full Deck Presentation Full deck presentation for Day 3.
17 Nov 2022	ADB Knowledge Initiative Updates
17 Nov 2022	Presentation on Trade and Supply Chain Compliance Prevention	• Tat Yeen Yap, Monetago
17 Nov 2022	GDIH Launch of Disability Inclusion Initiative and Survey Results	• Victoria Austin, GDIH
17 Nov 2022	Photo and Certificate Ceremony