Fair Finance Asia 2018-2022 Fair Finance Asia 2018-2022 - Fair Finance Asia Reprogrammed funds to mitigate the impact of COVID-19
The Fair Finance Asia programme focuses on reducing the negative impact of investments in Asia on human rights, the environment and climate change, and increasing investments in pro-poor inclusive economic development. The cross-border nature of the problem requires an approach targeting both national and regional level.

The programme's intended outcome is a sustainable finance sector in Asia, with financial sector institutions operating at national and regional level being more transparent and accountable and adhering to Human Rights (HR) and Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria. Omprogrammerade medel för att lindra konsekvenserna av covid-19
Fair Finance Asia programmet syftar till att minska negativa effekter av investeringar i Asien vad gäller mänskliga rättigheter, miljö och klimat samt öka investeringar som gynnar fattigdomsminskning och inkluderande ekonomisk utveckling. 

Projektets mål är en hållbar finanssektor i Asien, med finanssektorsinstitutioner verksamma på nationell och regional nivå som är mer transparenta och tar ansvar för samt respekterar mänskliga rättigheter och miljö, social, och styrnings kriterier (på engelska: Human Rights (HR) and Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria). The expected impact of the Fair Finance Asia programme is a reduction of the negative impact of national and cross border bank investments in Asia on human rights, the environment and climate change, and increase of adequate financial services for pro poor inclusive economic development.

The overall objective is a sustainable finance sector in Asia, with financial sector institutions operating at national and regional level being more transparent and accountable and adhering to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria.

Improved practices of financial sector actors.
Financial sector actors, operating at national and regional levels in Asia, adhere to ESG and human rights (HR) criteria in the investment decisions they take and are more transparent and accountable in relation to companies they invest in and customers they serve.

Improved policies among financial sector actors. 
Financial sector actors, operating at national and regional levels in Asia adhere to ESG and HR criteria and improved political will among influentials and financial sector associations

Improved regulations and enforcement of integration of ESG and HR criteria in the financial sector by national governments and other financial sector regulators and improved political will among influentials.

Stronger and wider alliances established and strengthened with FFA/CSO coalitions successfully engaged with other stakeholders at national and/or regional levels and the startup of a regional multi-stakeholder dialogue creating the conditions for a regional multi-stakeholder initiative on sustainable finance.

Capacity strengthening of CSOs. CSOs and their FFA/CSO coalitions at national level strengthened on research, monitoring and influencing the financial sector and participate in or initiate influencing and advocacy efforts on promotion of a transparent and accountable financial sector.

Increased awareness and voice. Citizens taking action campaigning, demanding and/or engaging for a transparent and accountable financial sector
that integrates ESG & HR criteria.

Initially the objectives were formulated as expected outcomes in the long and short term. From the 2020, they were rephrased as above