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 18 June 2024 Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) 8:30 – 9:00 Registration 9:00 – 9:10 Welcome Remarks Shantanu Chakraborty Country Director, ADB Viet Nam Resident Mission 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 9:10 – 9:50 Overview of ESF and ESP Felix Oku 9:10 – 9:50 ADB Safeguards for FI Laurence Genee 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 10:50 – 11:05 Tea Break 11:05 – 11:35 Green Finance Eugene Wong Chief Executive Officer ASEAN Sustainable Finance Institute 11:05 – 11:35 Part 1: Defining Green Eligible Sectors: Lessons from the ASEAN Taxonomy 11:35 – 12:05 Part 2: Linking the ASEAN Taxonomy to Sustainable Finance Frameworks. 12:05 –12:20 Q&A 12:20 –13:15 Lunch 13:15 – 14:15 Panel Discussion on Opportunities and Challenges in developing climate strategy and implementing climate finance. Moderator: Susan Olsen 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 13:15 –14:15 Tran Hoai Phuong, Director of Commercial Banking Division, HD Bank Vietnam 13:15 –14:15 Green Finance: Lessons from the ASEAN Taxonomy , Transitions and Sustainability Frameworks Eugene Wong 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 14:15 –15:30 Moving Towards Net Zero Nirnita Talukdar, UNEP FI 15:30 – 16:40 Environmental & Social Risk Management This presentation gave an overview of Environmental & Social Risk Management for Financial Institutions Anne Maria Cronin 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 16:40 – 16:55 Wrap up, key takeaways Laurence Genee, 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 Felix Oku Editha Aguilar Ma. Rebecca R. Salvo Roberto Leva Related Full Agenda ADB Organizer/s Office of Safeguards Private Sector Operations Department Topics Industry and Trade Private Sector Regional Cooperation and Integration