Displaying 1 - 10 of 15

Impacts of Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities for Financial Institutions

19 December 2022
Speakers provide insights on how financial institutions can effectively quantify climate risks and its impact on portfolios and identity opportunities.
Organizer: Private Sector Operations Department

AML/CFT Risk Assessment Training for Financial Institutions in Sri Lanka

1 to 2 December 2022
The ADB Trade and Supply Chain Finance Program, in collaboration with the Sri Lanka – Financial Intelligence Unit, conducts a two-day training for bank and non-bank financial institutions in conducting Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Risk Assessment. The…
Organizer: Private Sector Operations Department

Environmental and Social Sustainability in Trade and Supply Chains

15 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…
Organizer: Private Sector Operations Department

The Women's Finance Exchange: Sustainable and Inclusive: How Are Financial Institutions Closing Gender Gaps in Green Finance

5 September 2022
Women and women-led enterprises often face greater vulnerabilities to the impacts of climate change and disasters, as they are more reliant on threatened natural resources. Despite this, a large gender gap exists in sustainable/climate finance. The Women’s Finance Exchange (WFX) would bring…
Organizer: Private Sector Operations Department

Reimagining the Future of Transport across Asia and the Pacific

23 June 2022
2:30 – 4:30 pm Manila, Philippines time (GMT+8) via Zoom Rapid population growth, aging population, climate change, and urban migration continue to affect the transport systems and significantly alter mobility across Asia and the Pacific. Understanding the key trends shaping transport needs and…
Organizer: Transport Sector Office

Following the Money Trail of the Illicit Wildlife Trade

21 June 2022
| 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. HK / SGT | Virtual Free webinar jointly organized by the Trade and Supply Chain Finance Program (TSCFP) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) with the World Customs Organizations (Regional Office for Capacity Building for Asia and the Pacific and the Regional Intelligence…
Organizer: Private Sector Operations Department

AML Training on SME Risk in Nepal

15 June 2022
15 June 2022 | 3:00 p.m. Kathmandu Time | Virtual Trade-based money laundering and terrorist financing are serious global problems. It is important to prevent criminals from using the complex network of trade and financial transactions for illegal activities. However, the AML efforts and…
Organizer: Private Sector Operations Department

Green Road to Montreal: Planning Environmentally Sustainable Infrastructure for Biodiversity Conservation in Asia — Workshop Series 2022

28 April to 26 October 2022
Environmentally sustainable and “green” infrastructure, including those applying nature-based solutions (NbS), are designed to deliver and/or protect a range of ecosystem services--such as water purification, air quality, space for recreation, and climate mitigation and adaptation--while…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Transport Sector Office, Energy Sector Office, Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Trade-Based Money Laundering (TBML) Webinar Series

7 April to 19 May 2022
THREE SESSIONS 7 April 2022, 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM SGT – Understanding TBML: Principles and Practices ​21 April 2022, 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM SGT – Identifying Red Flags in TBML 19 May 2022, 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM SGT – Fighting and Disrupting TBML ABOUT THE EVENT This webinar series on trade-based money…
Organizer: Private Sector Operations Department

Asia and Pacific Transport Forum 2022: Accelerating Transformative and Decarbonized Transport

5 to 7 April 2022
(online via Zoom) Background The past two years since the previous Asia and the Pacific Transport Forum have seen an unprecedented change in how the globe understands transport and human mobility. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic which began in 2020 caused a seismic shift in transport systems…
Organizer: Transport Sector Office