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February 28, 20230

Case Study on Workers’ Rights in the Ride Sharing Industry in Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Philippines, and Vietnam

This case study looked at the issue of ride sharing in Asia. Across Asia, ride-sharing apps have transformed transport for consumers who can request a ride to their desired destination with just a couple of…

January 31, 20230

Case Study on Nickel Mining in Indonesia

This case study shed light on the negative impact on human rights and the environment in the process of decarbonization. To accelerate decarbonization, the demand for lithium, cobalt and nickel, which are used in batteries…

December 31, 20220

Case Study on the Early Retirement of Unit of the Cirebon 1 Using the ETM

This case study provided a detailed examination of the process of selecting Cirebon 1 as the first pilot project in the ADB’s Energy Transition Mechanism (ETM). This selection was announced on 14 November 2022, when…

December 19, 20220

Fair Finance Guide Japan Launches 10th Policy Assessment of Japanese Financial Institutions

December 14, 20220

Policy Assessment 2023: ESG Policy Assessment by CSOs of 7 Major Japanese Banks Reveals that Mizuho Scored the Highest

Mizuho significantly improved their ESG policy in asset management, giving them the top overall score of 4.1, which exceeded last year’s top-ranker Norinchukin Bank, which scored 3.8. Most of the assessed financial institutions still lag…

December 7, 20220

Policy Assessment 2022: ESG policy Assessments of 7 Major Japanese Banks and 8 Insurance Companies

The latest set of scores was released by Fair Finance Guide Japan, a coalition of Japanese NGOs that shed light on investment and lending policies of major financial institutions. Norinchukin Bank and Dai-ichi Life, which…

October 31, 20220

Case Study on the Involvement of Japanese Pension Fund in “Cattle Laundering” and Amazon Deforestation

This case study looked at the accelerating deforestation in the Amazon, largely due to the expansion of rangelands in the Amazon region. Brazilian meat companies indirectly source cattle from illegally logged areas through networks of…

February 15, 20220

Case Study on Japan’s Financial Flows to the Myanmar Military

This case study shed light on Japan’s financial flows to the Myanmar military, looking into Y Complex development project and the local corporations that are joint venture of Japan’s Kirin Holdings and MEHL, which is…

February 3, 20220

The Flow which Exacerbates Climate Change

Cirevon coal-fired plant project exacerbates global climate change and deprives livings from local people. Japanese Major Banks have invested in this project. For more, click here.

February 3, 20220

Human Rights Abuse in the Supply Chain of Palm Oil

Human rights abuse including child labour in palm oil farm in Indonesia was reported. Japanese Major Banks have invested in a parent company of the farm. For more, click here.