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Bridging Gaps in Sustainability Data and Reporting

30 April 2025
Businesses must improve their reporting on greenhouse gas emissions, not just to meet regulations, but also for their own sustainability and growth. Can technology help small and medium firms bridge the sustainability data gap?
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Rethinking Poverty: Strengthening ADB’s Approach for an Inclusive and Equitable Future

14 April 2025
Background Economic growth has fundamentally changed lives in Asia and the Pacific, lifting more than 1.5 billion people out of poverty over just two generations. In only one generation, poverty rates in our region dropped from 75% of the population to less than 10%. A new middle class now enjoys…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

From Roots to Revenue: Securing Finance and Climate Solutions Through Agroforestry The Case of Bamboo

11 April 2025
This workshop aimed to build on the insights and innovative ideas from the Singapore Fintech Festival (SFF) design thinking session on financing bamboo agroforestry (Development Asia for the proceedings). This second installment focused on practical implementation, exploring real-world case…
Organizer: Finance Sector Office

Asian Development Outlook April 2025 Launch

9 April 2025
Developing Asia’s growth outlook will be underpinned by steady domestic demand and resilient exports, led by electronics. However, trade policy uncertainty, higher US trade tariffs, geopolitical tensions, and ongoing fragility in the PRC’s property market could disrupt prospects. These issues…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Harnessing the Benefits of Regional Cooperation and Integration

27 March 2025
The Asian Economic Integration Report 2025 examines how regional integration has driven growth in Asia and the Pacific over the past 2 decades. It highlights impacts on trade, global value chains, cross-border investment, finance, and the movement of people within the region. Additionally, it…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Sustainable Finance - A Key to Greening the Business Ecosystem

19 March 2025
The “Serendipity Knowledge Program” (SKOP) is ADB’s knowledge program dedicated to Sri Lanka. It is designed to effectively respond to the country’s needs in line with ADB's vision of being a knowledge solutions bank. SKOP seeks to share knowledge on issues relevant to Sri Lanka and facilitate…
Organizer: South Asia Department

Progress on the Global Plastics Treaty: Outcomes and Insights from the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee Process (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 37)

19 March 2025
With millions of tons of plastic produced annually and plastic waste driving environmental and climate concerns, the Global Plastics Treaty will be key in reshaping policies and investments to end plastic pollution in Asia and the Pacific. This webinar unpacks key outcomes from the fifth session…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Rethinking Skills for Women in the Evolving Labor Market

14 March 2025
Women’s labor market attachment remains weak in many developing economies, even as the gender gap in education disappears. The case of Indonesia provides helpful insights into the problem. As national labor force data show, many women enter wage employment in their early 20s, only to drop out…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Accelerating Circularity and Just Transition through Digital Solutions (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 36)

12 March 2025
In the journey toward a sustainable, inclusive, and waste-free future, digital transformation plays a pivotal role in reshaping material flows and empowering communities. This webinar explored how data-driven technologies, digital product passports, and traceability platforms can accelerate…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Financing Plastic Circularity: Recommendations to Overcome Market and Policy Challenges (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 35)

26 February 2025
With the massive scale of the plastic pollution crisis, countries need an estimated $50 billion–$120 billion annually to achieve their waste reduction goals. Asia and the Pacific is at the epicenter of global plastic pollution, yet the region accounts for only 8% of plastic circularity…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster