Forum on Environmental & Social Governance and Climate Finance for Banks in Viet Nam
18 June 2024
9:00 A. M. - 5: 00 P. M. GMT +8
The Asian Development Bank arranged a one-day forum for representatives from local commercial banks and their private sector counterparts in Viet Nam entitled ‘Environmental & Social Governance (ESG) and Climate Finance for Banks in Viet Nam.’
The forum aims to discuss the latest trends and requirement for ESG and Climate Finance for banks in Viet Nam. This forum included sessions from ADB specialists and other industry leaders on important industry topics such as Climate Finance, ASEAN Taxonomy, Paris Alignment and Environmental and Social Requirements.
This event ended at 18 June 2024 ,Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi.
Program and Learning Materials:
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 2024 | 8:30 – 9:00 | Registration | |
| 18 Jun 2024 | 9:00 – 9:10 | Welcome Remarks | Shantanu Chakraborty Country Director, ADB Viet Nam Resident Mission |
| 18 Jun 2024 | 9:10 – 9:50 |
ADB Climate Finance for Financial Institutions: Levering Technical Support and ADB financing to support Sustainable Development in Viet Nam This presentation gave an overview of ADB Financial Institutions. |
Susan Olsen |
| 18 Jun 2024 | 9:10 – 9:50 |
Overview of ESF and ESP |
Felix Oku |
| 18 Jun 2024 | 9:10 – 9:50 |
ADB Safeguards for FI |
Laurence Genee |
| 18 Jun 2024 | 9:50 – 10:50 |
Forum on ESG and Climate Finance for Banks in Vietnam: Landscape for Climate Finance in Vietnam This presentation gave an overview of climate finance in Vietnam in a PwC perspective. |
Andrew Chan, Dinh Hong Hanh |
| 18 Jun 2024 | 10:50 – 11:05 | Tea Break | |
| 18 Jun 2024 | 11:05 – 11:35 | Green Finance | Eugene Wong Chief Executive Officer ASEAN Sustainable Finance Institute |
| 18 Jun 2024 | 11:05 – 11:35 | Part 1: Defining Green Eligible Sectors: Lessons from the ASEAN Taxonomy | |
| 18 Jun 2024 | 11:35 – 12:05 | Part 2: Linking the ASEAN Taxonomy to Sustainable Finance Frameworks. | |
| 18 Jun 2024 | 12:05 –12:20 | Q&A | |
| 18 Jun 2024 | 12:20 –13:15 | Lunch | |
| 18 Jun 2024 | 13:15 – 14:15 | Panel Discussion on Opportunities and Challenges in developing climate strategy and implementing climate finance. | Moderator: Susan Olsen |
| 18 Jun 2024 | 13:15 –14:15 | Q&A |
Panelist: Huynh Mai Huong, Operations Officer, Financial Institutions Group, East Asia Pacific, International Finance Corporation Hoang Anh Le, Director Financial Institutions, CCIB, Standard Chartered Bank Vietnam |
| 18 Jun 2024 | 13:15 –14:15 | Tran Hoai Phuong, Director of Commercial Banking Division, HD Bank Vietnam | |
| 18 Jun 2024 | 13:15 –14:15 |
Green Finance: Lessons from the ASEAN Taxonomy , Transitions and Sustainability Frameworks |
Eugene Wong |
| 18 Jun 2024 | 13:15 –14:15 |
UNEP Finance Initiative: Aligning Financial Institutions to the Paris Agreement Goals This presentation gave an overview of financial institution in an UNEP perspective. |
Nirnita Talukda |
| 18 Jun 2024 | 14:15 –15:30 | Moving Towards Net Zero | Nirnita Talukdar, UNEP FI |
| 18 Jun 2024 | 15:30 – 16:40 |
Environmental & Social Risk Management This presentation gave an overview ofEnvironmental & Social Risk Management for Financial Institutions |
Anne Maria Cronin |
| 18 Jun 2024 | 15:30 – 16:40 |
ADB’s ESMS Pilot Project in Viet Nam: Workshop on ESG Practices This presentation gave an overview of EMS Pilot Project in Vietnam. |
Tram Le |
| 18 Jun 2024 | 16:40 – 16:55 | Wrap up, key takeaways | Laurence Genee, ADB |