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Plastic Asset Circularity Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 21

7 December 2023
This Circular Economy Webinar Series session spotlighted how Recity is enabling a circular economy of plastics with a combination of physical assets like ‘recycled material’ and digital assets like ‘credits’. This session also highlighted how Recity is connecting a brand's plastic footprint to…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Energy Sector Office

International Anticorruption Day 2023 Green and Clean Protecting Climate Finance from Corruption

7 December 2023
Corruption and its staggering costs have affected sustainable development across the globe. Corruption drains more than 5 percent of the world’s GDP. Of approximately $13 trillion in global public spending, 25 percent or $3 trillion is lost to corruption. In developing countries, the United…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

Derisking Instruments for Energy Efficiency Investments in Asia and the Pacific

5 December 2023
ADB is supporting the design of a pilot to implement financial de-risking instruments for energy efficiency investments for selected developing countries in Asia and the Pacific, starting with India and the Philippines. This project is supported by the multi-donor trust fund, Asia-Pacific Climate…
Organizer: Finance Sector Office, Energy Sector Office

Closing Workshop on Marine Aquaculture Reefs Renewable Energy and Ecotourism for Ecosystem Services MARES

20 November 2023
ADB held in a hybrid format, a closing workshop for TA 6619 Marine Aquaculture, Reefs, Renewable Energy, and Ecotourism for Ecosystem Services (MARES) at ADB HQ on 20 November 2023. Representatives from the Philippine government, the British Embassy in Manila, the private sector, and ADB staff…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Integrity Learning Series Anticorruption and Integrity Training for Pakistan Executing and Implementing Agencies

20 November 2023
On 20 November, 120 representatives of ADB project executing and implementing agencies in Pakistan learned how to identify integrity risks and red flags as well as preventive and remedial actions. The hybrid session was part of the 3rd Integrated Capacity Development Training Program held in…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity, Central and West Asia Department

Integrity Learning Series Anticorruption and Integrity Training for Indonesian Executing and Implementing Agencies

8 November 2023
On 8 November 2023, more than 50 Indonesia Resident Mission staff and ADB project executing and implementing agencies participated in two integrity learning sessions designed to refresh their knowledge of ADB’s integrity framework, increase their awareness of potential integrity risks and remedial…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity, Southeast Asia Department

Digitalization for Smart Resilient and Interconnected Transmission Systems

11 October 2023
How can we ensure that transmission systems are smart, resilient, and interconnected to cope with the changing energy landscape and deliver reliable, affordable, and sustainable electricity to consumers? How can digitalization enable transmission system operators to optimize their assets,…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office

Integrity Learning Series Anticorruption and Integrity Training for Nepal Rural Connectivity Improvement Project

21 September 2023
On 21 September, the Office of Anticorruption and Integrity (OAI) delivered an anticorruption and integrity briefing for the executing and implementing agencies of the Nepal: Rural Connectivity Improvement Project - Additional Financing, as part of ADB’s capacity building workshop and…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity, South Asia Department

Integrity Learning Series Anticorruption and Integrity Training for Davao Public Transport Modernization Project

14 September 2023
On 14 September, OAI delivered an anticorruption and integrity briefing for the Philippine Department of Transportation and Davao City Project Management Offices. More than 20 participants learned about ADB’s anticorruption framework, integrity risk red flags, and suggested integrity controls to…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity, Southeast Asia Department

Asia Pacific Anticorruption and Integrity Forum

29 to 31 August 2023
From 29-31 August, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and People’s Republic of China (PRC)’s Ministry of Finance and Xiamen National Accounting Institute held an Anticorruption and Integrity Forum for PRC enterprises and institutions. Convened in Xiamen, PRC, the Forum: (i) introduced the…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity