First Green Business Forum: Investing in Asia and the Pacific
22 November 2016 to 24 November 2016
Manila
PhilippinesADB hosted its first Green Business Forum with the aim to:
(i) provide a networking platform to share lessons and knowledge among green business leaders, government officials, and other stakeholders in the region; and
(ii) raise the profile and expand the focus of green investments beyond sustainable infrastructure (i.e., energy, transport, water supply and sanitation, and urban development) to cover new, emerging, and often underserved areas of green business, such as natural capital (i.e., water, land, and forest resources management), biodiversity, sustainable tourism, and sustainable agriculture.
The Forum also sought to highlight the need to continue investing in environmental quality (i.e., water, air, and soil) through pollution control.
Over 350 participants representing governments, the private sector, development agencies, NGOs, and civil society attended the event.
Program and Learning Materials:
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Nov 2016 | Introduction of Forum and GreenTech Connect | Welcoming Remarks | Ma. Carmela D. Locsin |
| 22 Nov 2016 | Introduction - Green Business: Status and Trends |
Green Business: Status and Trends An overview of the rationale for stronger private-public collaboration and green business development in Asia and the Pacific is provided in this presentation... |
Daniele Ponzi |
| 22 Nov 2016 | Opening Plenary - High-Level Round Table Discussion | Securing the Future of Green Business in Asia and the Pacific | Sharanjit Leyl, Takehiko Nakao, Anwar Hossain, Regina Lopez, Erik Solheim, Madhu Khanna, Daniel Spitzer |
| 22 Nov 2016 | Session Video |
Securing the Future of Green Business in Asia and the Pacific While there is no universal agreement for what constitutes the concept of green business, it is defined here as profit-oriented activities that support... |
Satinder Bindra, Maria Carmela Locsin, Daniele Ponzi, Sharanjit Leyl, Takehiko Nakao, Anwar Hossain, Regina Lopez, Erik Solheim, Madhu Khanna, Daniel Spitzer |
| 22 Nov 2016 | Plenary 1 - Creating Enabling Policy and Regulatory Frameworks for Green Business | Introduction | Herath Gunatilake |
| 22 Nov 2016 | Plenary 1 - Creating Enabling Policy and Regulatory Frameworks for Green Business | Policies for Green Business Complementaries and Synergies | Lucy Hurst |
| 22 Nov 2016 | Plenary 1 - Creating Enabling Policy and Regulatory Frameworks for Green Business | Getting the Policies Right: Prioritization Options | Sharanjit Leyl, F. Umiich Sengebau, Karlo Alexei Nograles, Oyun Sanjaasuren, Mark Laska, Sonomi Tanaka, Herath Gunatilake |
| 22 Nov 2016 | Session Video |
Creating Enabling Policy and Regulatory Frameworks for Green Business Market failures prevent the development of business for environmental goods and services. Creating markets for these goods and services, through innovative... |
Lucy Hurst, Sharanjit Leyl, F. Umiich Sengebau, Karlo Alexei Nograles, Oyun Sanjaasuren, Mark Laska, Sonomi Tanaka, Herath Gunatilake |
| 22 Nov 2016 | Green Business Marketplace | Matthias Gelber | |
| 22 Nov 2016 | Plenary 2 - Mobilizing Private Sector Finance | Power Talk | Sharanjit Leyl, Paul Tregidgo |
| 22 Nov 2016 | Plenary 2 - Mobilizing Private Sector Finance | Upscaling Green Business in Asia and the Pacific through Private Sector Finance | Michael Barrow, Atiur Rahman, Christopher Knowles, Assaad Razzouk, Mahua Acharya, Dipal Chandra Barua, Arun Agrawal |
| 22 Nov 2016 | Session Video |
Mobilizing Private Sector Finance Mobilizing the private sector for green finance still faces many challenges, some of which are largely unique to green projects. This plenary session ... |
Paul Tregidgo, Sharanjit Leyl, Michael Barrow, Atiur Rahman, Christopher Knowles, Assaad Razzouk, Mahua Acharya, Dipal Chandra Barua, Arun Agrawal |
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Nov 2016 | Plenary 3 - Green Technology and Business Innovation |
Tata Group Initiatives Tata Group is committed to embedding sustainability in its business strategies. The company subscribes to the philosophy of circular economy, applies ... |
Alka Upadhyay |
| 23 Nov 2016 | Plenary 3 - Green Technology and Business Innovation |
The Journey Towards Market Acceptance Lessons learned that are applicable to the green technology ecosystem as a whole are shared in this presentation. It also includes a discussion on the... |
Matthew Rajendra |
| 23 Nov 2016 | Plenary 3 - Green Technology and Business Innovation | Panel Discussion | Akmal Siddiq, Alka Upadhyay, Chris Tilaka-Sri Dharmakirti, Priyantha Wijayatunga, David Sundahl, Anthony Halog |
| 23 Nov 2016 | Session Video |
Green Technology and Business Innovation Consumer demand and purchasing power impacts whether or not niche green businesses and technologies become mainstream. This session features case studies... |
Akmal Siddiq, Alka Upadhyay, Chris Tilaka-Sri Dharmakirti, Priyantha Wijayatunga, Matthew Rajendra, David Sundahl, Anthony Halog |
| 23 Nov 2016 | Track 1A - Mitigation Banking |
How New York City Provides High Quality Unfiltered Drinking Water? Leveraging Regulation and Partnerships New York City’s drinking water supply system is one of the largest unfiltered water supply in the world. United StatesEnvironmental Protection Agency’... |
Douglas Pabst |
| 23 Nov 2016 | Track 1A - Mitigation Banking |
Drawing From Key Success Factors for Ecosystem Banking: Lessons from the United States A brief description and history of mitigation banking in the United States is provided in this presentation. Italso shares the ten vital ingredients to... |
Mark Laska |
| 23 Nov 2016 | Track 1A - Mitigation Banking | Panel Discussion | Herath Gunatilake, Douglas Pabst, Mark Laska, Ritesh Kumar, Ary Sudijanto, Eang Sophalleth, Lucy Hurst, Matthias Gelber |
| 23 Nov 2016 | Session Video |
Mitigation Banking Focusing on ecosystem services approaches, this session highlights case examples of ecological offsets, watershed protection programs, and the United ... |
Herath Gunatilake, Douglas Pabst, Mark Laska, Ritesh Kumar, Ary Sudijanto, Eang Sophalleth, Simon Baptist, Matthias Gelber |
| 23 Nov 2016 | Track 2A - Business Opportunities in Natural Capital |
Mountain Hazelnuts and Natural Capital: Preserving Endangered Communities through Sustainable Agriculture Using the Mountain Hazelnuts Group in Bhutan as a case study, this presentation focuses on the responsibility of multilateral agencies and the need to... |
Daniel Spitzer |
| 23 Nov 2016 | Track 2A - Business Opportunities in Natural Capital |
Cases of Public-Private-Nonprofit Partnership for Conservation of Critical Natural Capital The business case for protecting natural capital is discussed in this presentation. Case studies on greening businesses are also featured. |
Yasushi Hibi |
| 23 Nov 2016 | Track 2A - Business Opportunities in Natural Capital | Panel Discussion | Bruce Dunn, Paul Tregidgo, Daniel Spitzer, Chaoni Huang, Yasushi Hibi, Agus Purnomo |
| 23 Nov 2016 | Session Video |
Business Opportunities in Natural Capital Natural capital, defined as a stock of natural resources and ecosystems, is facing extreme threats throughout the world. Apart from stock loss, private... |
Bruce Dunn, Paul Tregidgo, Daniel Spitzer, Chaoni Huang, Yasushi Hibi, Agus Purnomo |
| 23 Nov 2016 | Track 1B - Certification and Labels |
Ecolabel and Certification Developed by governments, manufacturers, and third-company organizations, ecolabeling is a voluntary approach to environmental certification practiced... |
Sherin Lin |
| 23 Nov 2016 | Track 1B - Certification and Labels |
Forest Stewardship Council: Promote Better Forests via the Power of Certifications and Labels By providing an internationally recognized global certification scheme, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) ensures responsible management of the world’s... |
June Ng Thompson |
| 23 Nov 2016 | Track 1B - Certification and Labels |
Fisheries Certification The need for certification and labeling for the sustainable management of fisheries and aquaculture is discussed in this presentation. It also provides... |
Geoffrey Muldoon |
| 23 Nov 2016 | Track 1B - Certification and Labels |
Plummy Fashions Limited The perspective of Plummy Fashion, one of the tenfactories worldwide with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) platinum certification, ... |
Md. Fazlul Hoque |
| 23 Nov 2016 | Track 1B - Certification and Labels | Panel Discussion | Daniele Ponzi, June Ng Thompson, Geoffrey Muldoon, Md. Fazlul Hoque, Madhu Khanna, Sherin Lin |
| 23 Nov 2016 | Track 1B - Certification and Labels |
Certification and Labels Labelling prevents market failures stemming from the inability to distinguish green products, services, and processes from others. This session explores... |
Daniele Ponzi, June Ng Thompson, Geoffrey Muldoon, Md. Fazlul Hoque, Madhu Khanna, Sherin Lin |
| 23 Nov 2016 | Track 2B - Green Bonds: Catalyzing Debt Financing |
Green Bonds: Where are We? Where Next? Mobilization of capital markets is essential to facilitate and contribute to the financing of large-scale investments geared towards a 2°C world. In the... |
Jonathan Drew |
| 23 Nov 2016 | Track 2B - Green Bonds: Catalyzing Debt Financing |
European Investment Bank's Climate Awareness Bonds After pioneering the world’s first green bonds in 2007, the European Investment Bank has since issued more than €19 billion of climate awareness bonds... |
Christopher Knowles |
| 23 Nov 2016 | Track 2B - Green Bonds: Catalyzing Debt Financing |
ADB Green Bond Framework ADB’s Green Bond Framework defines eligible projects to support developing member countries seeking to adapt to and mitigate the consequences of climate... |
Anthony Ruschpler |
| 23 Nov 2016 | Track 2B - Green Bonds: Catalyzing Debt Financing | Panel Discussion | Noel Peters, Jonathan Drew, Gregory Schneider-Maunoury, Christopher Knowles, Atiur Rahman, Anthony Ruschpler |
| 23 Nov 2016 | Session Video |
Green Bonds: Catalyzing Debt Financing Green bonds are debt-financing instruments aiming to connect private sector funding with projects that provide positive environmental benefits. This session... |
Noel Peters, Jonathan Drew, Gregory Schneider-Maunoury, Christopher Knowles, Atiur Rahman, Anthony Ruschpler |
| 23 Nov 2016 | Special Session - Green Finance in Action: The Experience of the People's Republic of China |
Green Finance The path that thePeople's Republic of China has taken to design its green financial system is coveredin this presentation. It also examinesclosely the... |
Shouqing Zhu |
| 23 Nov 2016 | Special Session - Green Finance in Action: The Experience of the People's Republic of China |
Experience Sharing on Equator Principles Implementation and Green Finance: Achieving Competition Advantages through Sustainable Finance The Industrial Bank in the People’s Republic of China adopted the Equator Principles In October 2008, the first financial institution in the country to... |
Cheng Feng |
| 23 Nov 2016 | Special Session - Green Finance in Action: The Experience of the People's Republic of China | Panel Discussion | David Boland, Shouqing Zhu, Cheng Feng, Lyu Shaoyang, Chaoni Huang |
| 23 Nov 2016 | Session Video |
Green Finance in Action: The Experience of the People's Republic of China While rapid economic development in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in recent decades has come at significant cost to the environment, attention ... |
David Boland, Shouqing Zhu, Cheng Feng, Shaoyang Lyu, Chaoni Huang |
| 23 Nov 2016 | Special Session - Scaling up Investments in Green Businesses: What Can Be Done to Support Green Small and Medium Enterprises? |
EcoLoo: Sustainable Toilet for All About 2.5 billion people around the world lack access to water, sanitation, and hygiene. Offering people with a safe, hygienic, ergonomic, and economical... |
Zuraina Zaharin |
| 23 Nov 2016 | Special Session - Scaling up Investments in Green Businesses: What Can Be Done to Support Green Small and Medium Enterprises? |
Rubysh: From Rubbish to Ruby Based in Indonesia, Rubysh Jewelry promotes waste reduction and recycling by upcycling inorganic waste into fashion products. Through the work it does... |
Risa Gama Siregar |
| 23 Nov 2016 | Special Session - Scaling up Investments in Green Businesses: What Can Be Done to Support Green Small and Medium Enterprises? |
Sustainability of Social Housing in the Philippines: A Holistic Development of Bamboo-based Housing An overview of Base Bahay, a foundation supporting disaster-resilient housing made from bamboo, is provided in this presentation. It also explains the... |
Maricen Jalandoni |
| 23 Nov 2016 | Special Session - Scaling up Investments in Green Businesses: What Can Be Done to Support Green Small and Medium Enterprises? | Panel Discussion | Armin Bauer, Zuraina Zaharin, Risa Gama Siregar, Paolo Limcaoco, Alka Upadhyay, Maricen Jalandoni |
| 23 Nov 2016 | Session Video |
Scaling Up Investments in Green Businesses: What Can Be Done to Support Green Small and Medium Enterprises Today’s green businesses, many of which are start-up companies, face the challenge of scaling their business model. This session discusses the experiences... |
Armin Bauer, Zuraina Zaharin, Risa Gama Siregar, Paolo Limcaoco, Alka Upadhyay, Maricen Jalandoni |
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Nov 2016 | Special Session - Youth and Green Business | Zahin Hussain, Jerald Tan, Cheryl Lee, Audrey Jalbuena | |
| 24 Nov 2016 | Special Session - Youth and Green Business | Solutions Search | Risa Gama Siregar, Zherluck Rodriguez, Dinesh Selvamurthy |
| 24 Nov 2016 | Track 3A - Sustainable Farming, Soft Commodities, Agro-Processing, and Food Industry | ANJA GmBH [Slides] [Multimedia] Food systems are a vital component of sustainable development as highlighted in this presentation. The importance of using the One Planet Living sustainability... | Marc Buckley |
| 24 Nov 2016 | Track 3A - Sustainable Farming, Soft Commodities, Agro-Processing, and Food Industry |
On-The-Ground Community Engagement: Forest Conservation through Agroforestry The perspectives on sustainable practices of Asia Pulp and Paper, an Indonesian pulp and paper business, are provided in this presentation. The company... |
Dewi Bramono |
| 24 Nov 2016 | Track 3A - Sustainable Farming, Soft Commodities, Agro-Processing, and Food Industry | Panel Discussion | Michiko Katagami, Marc Buckley, Dewi Bramono, Pacita Juan, David Conn |
| 24 Nov 2016 | Session Video |
Sustainable Farming, Soft Commodities, Agro-Processing, and Food Industry From environmental degradation to resource scarcity, the food production industry faces several major challenges. Immense innovation is needed to transform... |
Michiko Katagami, Marc Buckley, Dewi Bramono, Pacita Juan, David Conn |
| 24 Nov 2016 | Track 3B - Greening Industry: Improving Resource Use, Reducing Waste |
Resource Recovery to Green Up Industries in Asia An overview of waste management in Asia, including trends, common misinterpretations, game changers, and recommendations for improvement is provided in... |
Pavel Cech |
| 24 Nov 2016 | Track 3B - Greening Industry: Improving Resource Use, Reducing Waste |
Green Infrastructure and Municipal Services Much waste is generated in municipalities.This presentation sharestipsfor reducing waste andimproving the use of resourcesto achieve efficiency and sustainability... |
Tatiana Gallego-Lizon |
| 24 Nov 2016 | Track 3B - Greening Industry: Improving Resource Use, Reducing Waste |
Transitioning to Green and Circular Economy for Industrial Sustainability Creating sustainable value chains and networks is important as highlighted in this presentation. It also stresses the need for formulating systemic solutions... |
Anthony Halog |
| 24 Nov 2016 | Track 3B - Greening Industry: Improving Resource Use, Reducing Waste | Panel Discussion | Matthias Gelber, Tatiana Gallego-Lizon, Puan Sri Maimon Arif Patail, Pavel Cech, Tamal Sarkar, Anthony Halog |
| 24 Nov 2016 | Session Video |
Greening Industry: Improving Resource Use, Reducing Waste Growing volumes of waste are not matched with equal recovery and treatment capacity, especially in developing countries, making waste as one of today’... |
Matthias Gelber, Tatiana Gallego-Lizon, Puan Sri Maimon Arif Patail, Pavel Cech, Tamal Sarkar, Anthony Halog |
| 24 Nov 2016 | Track 3C - Greening the Service Sectors | Case Studies from Sri Lanka Hospitality Industry [Slides] [Multimedia] The concept of greening business operations is important to Sri Lanka’s hospitality industry. This presentation discusses the key features of Heritance... | Dilshan David |
| 24 Nov 2016 | Track 3C - Greening the Service Sectors |
Drones in Greening the Service Sector With the ability to collect vast amounts of data across large areas in a cost-effective manner and track changes over time, drones have a huge potential... |
Roderick Ruhl |
| 24 Nov 2016 | Track 3C - Greening the Service Sectors | Panel Discussion | Victor Lee You, Dilshan David, Matthew Rajendra, Lote Lima, Roderick Ruhl |
| 24 Nov 2016 | Session Video |
Greening the Service Sectors Services sectors contribute significantly to the Asia and Pacific region’s economic growth and have the potential to be one of the main drivers of growth... |
Victor Lee You, Dilshan David, Matthew Rajendra, Lote Lima, Roderick Ruhl |
| 24 Nov 2016 | Track 3D - Innovation and Green Business |
Sustainable Green Fuel Enterprise The experiences of a sustainable fuel enterprise are shared in this presentation. Italso includes a number of lessons that businesses can learn from to... |
Carlo Figà Talamanca |
| 24 Nov 2016 | Track 3D - Innovation and Green Business |
From Black Baseload to Smart Renewables: Making Kerosene and Coal the Next Kodak Katerina Kimmorley, co-founder ofa solar business in India, argues that innovation must happen in the distribution mechanism to reach the poorest communities... |
Katerina Kimmorley |
| 24 Nov 2016 | Track 3D - Innovation and Green Business |
Disruptive Innovation Understanding disruptive innovation means taking opportunities that look unattractive to most firms. When confronted with innovation, firms must think... |
David Sundahl, Efosa Ojomo |
| 24 Nov 2016 | Track 3D - Innovation and Green Business | Mimosa - Precision Irrigation in Agriculture using Internet of Things | Phat Nguyen |
| 24 Nov 2016 | Track 3D - Innovation and Green Business | Panel Discussion | Daniel Ponzi, Carlo Figa Talamanca, Katerina Kimmorley, David Sundahl, Phat Nguyen, Patrick Chan, Simon Baptist |
| 24 Nov 2016 | Closing Plenary - Going Beyond Corporate Social Responsibility | Closing Remarks | Diwakar Gupta |
| 24 Nov 2016 | Session Video |
Going Beyond Corporate Social Responsibility As part of the increasing global efforts to an environmentally sustainable growth, this closing plenary sessionfeatures discussions that cover green business... |
Daniele Ponzi, Diwakar Gupta |
| 24 Nov 2016 | Post-Forum Special Session - Investment Opportunities for Nature-Based Tourisms in the Coral Triangle | Developing and Promoting Sustainable Nature-Based Tourism in the Coral Triangle [Slides] [Multimedia] [Multimedia] Jointly organized by ADB and the World Wide Fund for Nature, this session discussed investment opportunities in nature-based tourism in the Asia-Pacific... | Lida Pet-Soede, Jose Felipe Dias Quintas, Alcinda Trawen, Gregory Auta a |
| 24 Nov 2016 | Session Video |
Investment Opportunities for Nature-Based Tourisms in the Coral Triangle The World Wide Fund for Nature’s Coral Triangle program supports the development of responsible nature-based tourism in six countries, including Timor... |
Lida Pet-Soede, Jose Felipe Dias Quintas, Alcinda Trawen, Gregory Auta a, Andrew Parker, Alfredo Perdiguero, Jose Palma |