Financial Sustainability, Financial Due Diligence, and Institutional Sustainability

ADB’s Charter notes that necessary measures should be done to ensure that the proceeds of any loan are used for their intended purposes. Borrowers should also be in a position to meet their obligations under the loan agreement. This presentation gives an overview of the Bank’s mechanics of accounting and explains the concept of Financial Management Assessment and how it is applied by ADB.

Financial Due Diligence

Due diligence means exercising an appropriate degree of care in preparing and appraising projects. Financial due diligence, meanwhile, includes covering financial management assessment and financial analysis activities. Learn more about the concept of financial due diligence through this presentation.

Core Labor Standards and their Implementation in Development Projects

Learn about core labor standards (CLS) and their implementation in development projects.

An introduction to the Standards was presented in this learning event with specific examples of how CLS are applied in projects as part of multilateral banks’ due diligence adhering to international labor standards.

This event was organized by the Environment and Safeguards Division under ADB's Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department.