ADB Terbitkan Obligasi Biru Pertama untuk Investasi Laut

  • Produk keuangan yang inovatif seperti obligasi biru akan mendiversifikasi dan memperluas basis investor sehingga meningkatkan jumlah modal yang dapat diinvestasikan dalam kesehatan laut.

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MANILA, FILIPINA (10 September 2021) — Asian Development Bank (ADB) hari ini menerbitkan obligasi biru dual-tranche untuk pertama kalinya dalam mata uang dolar Australia dan dolar Selandia Baru, yang akan membiayai berbagai proyek terkait laut di Asia dan Pasifik.

Penerbitan yang bernilai A$208 juta (kira-kira setara $151 juta) dengan tenor 15 tahun dibeli oleh Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company dan disiapkan oleh Citigroup Global Markets Limited. Penerbitan yang bernilai NZ$217 juta (kira-kira setara $151 juta) dengan tenor 10 tahun dibeli oleh Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company dan disiapkan oleh Credit Agricole CIB. Obligasi tersebut diterbitkan berdasarkan Kerangka Obligasi Hijau dan Biru ADB yang diperluas.

“Penerbitan obligasi biru pertama kami dalam dolar Australia dengan tenor 15 tahun dan dolar Selandia Baru dengan tenor 10 tahun berdasarkan Kerangka Obligasi Hijau dan Biru ADB adalah tonggak bersejarah yang baru bagi pembiayaan laut berkelanjutan. Tenor tersebut mencerminkan kebutuhannya dan dukungan jangka panjang kami bagi sektor itu,” kata Ingrid van Wees, Wakil Presiden ADB bidang Keuangan dan Manajemen Risiko. “Melalui kerangka ini, kami telah menetapkan standar baru pembiayaan biru di pasar yang dapat direplikasi.”

Obligasi ini adalah bagian dari Rencana Aksi untuk Laut yang Sehat dan Perekonomian Biru yang Berkelanjutan (Action Plan for Healthy Oceans and Sustainable Blue Economies) dari ADB yang diluncurkan pada 2019, dengan tujuan mendorong investasi berkelanjutan di Asia dan Pasifik melalui komitmen untuk berinvestasi dan memberikan bantuan teknis paling sedikit $5 miliar pada 2024.

“Rencana Aksi untuk Laut yang Sehat dan Perekonomian Biru yang Berkelanjutan ini adalah bagian penting dari strategi ADB untuk menambah dukungan yang diperlukan negara-negara berkembang anggotanya (DMC/Developing Member Countries) agar dapat berinvestasi pada laut yang sehat, memastikan tercapainya SDG 14, dan berkontribusi bagi keamanan dan kemakmuran di kawasan ini,” kata Bambang Susantono, Wakil Presiden ADB bidang Manajemen Pengetahuan dan Pembangunan Berkelanjutan. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14 ditujukan pada "ekosistem lautan" dan merupakan salah satu dari 17 SDG yang ditetapkan PBB pada 2015.

Kesenjangan pendanaan untuk mendukung laut yang sehat terus melebar setiap tahun dan skala masalahnya memerlukan lompatan dari transaksi kecil-kecil menjadi transaksi pasar yang transformatif. Produk keuangan yang inovatif seperti obligasi biru akan mendiversifikasi dan memperluas basis investor, dan dengan demikian, meningkatkan jumlah modal yang dapat diinvestasikan dalam kesehatan laut.

Kerangka Obligasi Hijau dan Biru ADB yang diperluas telah memperoleh Pendapat Pihak Kedua (Second Party Opinion) dari evaluator terkemuka kerangka investasi obligasi hijau, yaitu CICERO Shades of Green. Hal ini memberikan keyakinan bagi para investor bahwa obligasi ADB memitigasi perubahan iklim dan melindungi kesehatan laut.

Contoh proyek yang layak dan mungkin dibiayai oleh obligasi tersebut adalah Proyek Limbah-menjadi-Energi di Greater Malé, Maladewa, yang akan membendung aliran plastik dan sampah lainnya menuju laut dan mengurangi emisi gas rumah kaca. Proyek yang lain lagi adalah Perlindungan Ekologi Sungai Xin’an dan Proyek Pembangunan Hijau di Anhui Huangshan, Republik Rakyat Tiongkok, yang akan mengurangi pencemaran dari sumber polusi tersebar (non-point source) ke lingkungan laut, atau sering disebut “source to sea”, dengan cara mendukung pertanian hijau dan mengendalikan penggunaan pestisida dan pupuk.

Obligasi biru ADB mempunyai sifat yang dapat direplikasi, ditingkatkan skalanya, dan ditujukan untuk menumbuhkan perekonomian laut di seluruh kawasan Asia dan Pasifik. Dana yang terkumpul akan membiayai sejumlah proyek untuk meningkatkan kesehatan laut melalui restorasi ekosistem, pengelolaan sumber daya alam, perikanan dan akuakultur berkelanjutan, pengurangan polusi pantai, ekonomi sirkular, energi terbarukan dari laut, serta pelabuhan dan perkapalan hijau. Pada saat bersamaan, berbagai investasi tersebut akan mendukung pertumbuhan ekonomi berkelanjutan dan lapangan kerja di masa mendatang.

DMC dapat menerapkan pendekatan ADB dan menerbitkan obligasi biru guna membiayai berbagai proyek penting kesehatan laut, yang akan melindungi sumber daya laut penting, sekaligus memberi dorongan ekonomi yang sangat dibutuhkan.

ADB berkomitmen mencapai Asia dan Pasifik yang makmur, inklusif, tangguh, dan berkelanjutan, serta terus melanjutkan upayanya memberantas kemiskinan ekstrem. Didirikan pada 1966, ADB dimiliki oleh 68 anggota—49 di antaranya berada di kawasan Asia dan Pasifik.

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ADB、初の海洋投資向けブルー・ボンドを発行

  • ブルー・ボンドのような革新的な金融商品は、顧客基盤の多様化と拡大に寄与し、海洋保全のための投資に向けることができる資本ストックを増加させる。

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フィリピン、マニラ(2021年9月10日)—アジア開発銀行(ADB)は本日、アジア・太平洋地域の海洋関連プロジェクトへの融資を目的とした、オーストラリア(豪)ドルおよびニュージーランド(NZ)ドル建てのデュアル・トランシェ・ブルー・ボンドを初めて発行した。

2億800万豪ドル(約1億5100万米ドル)の15年債は、第一生命保険株式会社が購入し、シティグループ・グローバル・マーケッツ・リミテッドがそのアレンジを担当した。2億1,700万NZドル(約1億5100万米ドル)の10年債は、明治安田生命保険相互会社が購入し、クレディ・アグリコル・CIBがそのアレンジを担当した。この債券は、ADBの拡大されたグリーン&ブルー・ボンド・フレームワークの下で発行された。

イングリッド・ヴァン・ウィーADB財務・リスク管理担当副総裁は、「ADBのグリーン&ブルー・ボンド・フレームワークの下で初めて発行された、この豪ドル建て15年債並びにNZドル建て10年債のブルー・ボンドは、持続可能な海洋ファイナンスに向けた新たな節目となる。また、本債券の償還期間は、このセクターにおける資金ニーズと私たちの長期的な支援を反映している」とした上で、「このフレームワークにより、市場が活用できるブルー・ファイナンスの新たな基準を設定した」と述べた。

本債券は、2019年に発表されたADBの海洋保全と持続可能なブルー・エコノミーのための行動計画に沿ったもので、2024年までに少なくとも50億ドルの投融資と技術協力を提供することにより、アジア・太平洋地域における持続可能な投資を促すことを目的としている。

バンバン・スサントノADB知識管理・持続的開発担当副総裁は、「海洋保全と持続可能なブルー・エコノミーのための行動計画は、開発途上加盟国における海洋保全への投資を促すとともに、持続可能な開発目標(SDGs)の目標14の達成を確実なものとし、地域の安全と繁栄に貢献するための支援拡大に向けたADBの戦略の中核を占める」と述べた。SDGsの目標14である「海の豊かさを守ろう」は、国連が2015年に設定した17のSDGsの一つである。

海洋保全のために必要な資金は年々不足しており、この問題を解決するためには、これまでの小規模な取引から変革をもたらす市場取引への飛躍が求められている。ブルー・ボンドのような革新的な金融商品は、顧客基盤の多様化と拡大に寄与し、海洋保全のための投資に向けることができる資本ストックを増加させる。

ADBの拡大されたグリーン&ブルー・ボンド・フレームワークは、グリーン・ボンド投資フレームワークの主要な環境評価機関であるシスロ(CICERO)のシェーズ・オブ・グリーンによるセカンドパーティ・オピニオンを得た。これにより、ADBの債券が気候変動の緩和や海洋環境の保全に貢献していることについて、投資家に対して信頼性を提供する。

この債券プログラムを通じて融資を受けることのできる適格なプロジェクト例として、プラスチックなどの廃棄物の海洋流出を防ぎ、温室効果ガス排出量の削減に貢献する、モルジブの廃棄物発電プロジェクト(Greater Malé Waste-to-Energy Project)がある。また、中国におけるグリーン農業を支援するプロジェクト(Anhui Huangshan Xin’an River Ecological Protection and Green Development Project)では、農薬や肥料の使用を管理することで、「陸域の発生源から海まで」の海洋環境への非点源汚染の削減に貢献する。

ADBのブルー・ボンドは、再現可能性や拡張性が確保されており、アジア・太平洋地域の海洋経済の発展を目的としている。その収益は、生態系の回復、天然資源管理、持続可能な漁業・養殖業、海岸・沿岸域における汚染の削減、循環型経済、海洋再生可能エネルギー、環境に優しい港づくりや海洋輸送を通じて、海洋保全を増進するためのプロジェクトに充てられる。同時に、これらの投資は、将来に向けた持続可能な経済成長と雇用の創出を後押しする。

開発途上加盟国は、ADBのアプローチを採用し、ソブリン債としてブルー・ボンドを発行することにより、海洋資源の保護や急務である経済の活性化を促すのに不可欠な海洋保全プロジェクトのための資金を獲得できる。

ADB は、極度の貧困の撲滅に努めるとともに、豊かでインクルーシブ、気候変動や災害等のショックに強靭で持続可能なアジア・太平洋地域の実現に向け取り組んでいる。ADBは1966年に創立され、49の域内加盟国・地域を含め68の加盟国・地域によって構成されている。

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亚行首次针对海洋投资发行蓝色债券

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菲律宾马尼拉(2021年9月10日讯)— 亚洲开发银行(亚行)今日首次发行以澳元和新西兰元计价的双批次蓝色债券,为亚太地区的海洋相关项目融资。

澳元债券的期限为15年,发行金额为2.08亿澳元(约合1.51亿美元),由日本第一生命保险株式会社(The Dai-chi Life Insurance Company)认购,由花旗环球金融有限公司安排发行。新西兰元债券的期限为10年,发行金额为2.17亿新西兰元(约合1.51亿美元),由日本明治安田生命保险公司(Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company)认购,由法国农业信贷银行东方汇理银行(Credit Agricole CIB)安排发行。二者均在亚行绿色和蓝色债券扩展框架下发行。

“这是亚行在绿色和蓝色债券框架下首次发行15年期澳元和10年期新西兰元蓝色债券,是可持续海洋金融的一个新里程碑。债券期限反映了该行业的需求以及我们对该行业的长期支持,”亚行副行长(主管财务和风险管理)英格丽·范威斯(Ingrid van Wees)表示,“通过这一框架,我们为市场上可复制的蓝色融资制定了新的标准。”

为促进亚太地区的可持续投资,亚行于2019年推出了《健康海洋和可持续蓝色经济行动计划》,承诺到2024年至少提供50亿美元的投资和技术援助,而上述债券就是该计划的一部分。

“《健康海洋和可持续蓝色经济行动计划》是亚行扩大向其发展中成员体提供必要支持的重要战略组成部分,旨在为健康海洋投资,确保实现可持续发展目标14,促进地区安全和繁荣,”亚行副行长(主管亚行知识管理和可持续发展)班庞·苏山多诺(Bambang Susantono)表示。可持续发展目标14重点关注“水下生物”,是联合国2015年确立的17个可持续发展目标之一。

支持健康海洋的资金缺口每年都在扩大;鉴于该问题的严重性,需要从小规模交易跨越到变革性市场交易。蓝色债券等创新金融产品使投资者基础多样化并得以扩大,从而增加可投资于海洋健康的资金量。

作为绿色债券投资框架主要评估机构,CICERO Shades of Green已为亚行绿色和蓝色债券扩展框架提供了“第二方意见”。这也增加了投资者信心,使其相信亚行债券正在推动减缓气候变化,保护海洋健康。

马尔代夫大马累地区垃圾焚烧发电项目就是可能获得该债券融资的合格项目,该项目将阻止塑料和其他废弃物流向海洋,并减少温室气体排放。中华人民共和国的安徽黄山新安江生态保护和绿色发展项目也通过支持绿色农业和控制农药与化肥的使用量,减少“从源头到海洋”的非点源海洋环境污染,因而有资格获得该债券融资。

亚行蓝色债券具有可复制、可扩展的特点,旨在发展整个亚太地区的海洋经济。债券收益将用于资助以恢复生态系统、管理自然资源、发展可持续渔业和水产养殖、减少沿海污染、发展循环经济、海洋可再生能源、绿色港口和航运等方式促进海洋健康的项目。同时,这些投资将支持未来的可持续经济增长和就业。

发展中成员体可以采用亚行实践,发行主权蓝色债券,为重大海洋健康项目提供资金,以保护关键海洋资源,促进急需的经济增长。

亚行在坚持消除极端贫困的同时,致力于实现繁荣、包容、有适应力和可持续的亚太地区。亚行成立于1966年,现有68个成员,其中49个来自亚太地区。

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ADB, China Everbright Environment form Strategic Partnership for Ocean Health in Asia

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BEIJING, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (7 June 2021) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and China Everbright Environment Group Limited (CEEGL) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to cooperate on efforts to promote the circular economy and protect ocean health in Asia. 

Under the agreement, ADB and CEEGL will jointly promote the development of enhanced solid waste management systems in Asia to encourage public-private partnerships (PPP) in waste collection, transportation, and recycling, and to reduce land-based sources of marine debris and related impacts to marine life, coastal livelihoods, and human health.  

“The ocean ecosystem faces severe threats from pollution and climate change, demanding urgent and sustainable solutions,” said ADB Private Sector Operations Department Deputy Director General Christopher Thieme. “By leveraging ADB and CEEGL’s complementary expertise and resources, our partnership will spur advocacy for the circular economy and healthy oceans and disseminate crucial knowledge needed to develop blue economies.”

“We look forward to cooperating with ADB in reducing marine debris, fostering blue economy collaboration, and promoting the circular economy in the future, as well as taking this opportunity to improve the company’s strategic vision for business development,” said CEEGL Chairman of the Board Wang Tianyi. “Meanwhile, the company will take the reduction of pollution and carbon intensity in the ocean as a starting point to better support the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) pledge to achieve carbon emissions peak and carbon neutrality.”

The cooperation will focus on raising awareness on the critical role of solid waste management to ensure ocean health and will document a case study of marine debris reduction through relevant projects. ADB and CEEGL will also collaborate to enhance PPP project preparation templates, to promote PPPs in solid waste management in ADB’s developing member countries.

CEEGL is the first one-stop integrated environmental solution provider in the PRC with a business presence in more than 200 locations across the PRC as well as overseas markets such as Viet Nam, Germany, and Poland. At the end of 2020, CEEGL secured 458 environmental protection projects, including 161 waste-to-energy projects with a total designed annual household waste processing capacity of 51 million tons and expected on-grid power generation of approximately 16,912 GWh. 

In 2019, ADB launched the Action Plan for Healthy Oceans and Sustainable Blue Economies to expand financial and technical assistance for ocean health and marine economy projects. 

ADB is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty. Established in 1966, it is owned by 68 members—49 from the region.

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  • ADB Records $11.4 Billion in Cofinancing, Focused on Resilience Against Economic Shocks
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  • ADB Helps Launch Vocational Education Project in PNG
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  • ADB to Focus on Robust, Climate-Resilient, and Inclusive Growth in India
    News Releases, News from Country Offices | 30 May 2023
    ADB to Focus on Robust, Climate-Resilient, and Inclusive Growth in India ADB has launched a new country partnership strategy for India with a focus on deepening its engagement with the country and supporting India’s drive for robust, climate-resilient, and inclusive growth.

亚行与光大环境建立亚洲海洋健康战略伙伴关系

News Release | 07 June 2021
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中华人民共和国北京(2021年6月7日讯)— 亚洲开发银行(亚行)与中国光大环境(集团)有限公司(光大环境)今日签署一份谅解备忘录,旨在通过合作促进循环经济,保护亚洲海洋健康。

根据协议,亚行和光大环境将携手合作,通过促进开发并加强亚洲地区的固废管理系统来鼓励固废收集、运输及回收利用领域的公私合作(PPP),并减少来自陆地的海洋垃圾,降低其对海洋生物、沿海生计和人类健康的相关影响。  

“海洋生态系统正面临污染和气候变化的严重威胁,需要紧急的、可持续的解决方案,”亚行私营部门业务局副局长克里斯托弗·蒂姆(Christopher Thieme)表示,“通过利用亚行和光大环境互补的专业知识和资源,这项合作将促进对循环经济和海洋健康的倡导,传播发展蓝色经济所必需的关键知识。”

“未来,光大环境期待与亚行围绕减少海洋污染物、蓝色经济合作、促进循环经济等方面深入合作,并借此契机提高公司业务发展的战略高度,”光大环境董事会主席王天义表示,“同时,公司将以海洋环境的减污降碳为切入点,更好地响应中华人民共和国(中国)‘碳达峰、碳中和’承诺。”

合作将侧重于提高对固废管理可在保护海洋健康方面发挥关键作用的认识;以及记录相关项目减少海洋垃圾的案例研究。亚行和光大环境还将合作改进PPP项目准备范本,以便在亚行发展中成员体推动固废管理领域PPP发展。

光大环境作为中国首个一站式、全方位的环境综合治理服务商,业务遍及中国200多个地区;海外市场已布局越南、波兰及德国。截至2020年底,光大环境已落实环保项目合共458个,其中包含161个垃圾发电项目,设计年处理生活垃圾5,100万吨,年上网电量预计约16,912吉瓦时。

2019年,亚行发起了健康海洋与可持续蓝色经济行动计划,旨在扩大对海洋健康和海洋经济相关项目的融资和技术援助。

亚行在坚持消除极端贫困的同时,致力于实现繁荣、包容、有适应力和可持续的亚太地区。亚行成立于1966年,现有68个成员,其中49个来自亚太地区。

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  • ADB Signs $44.2 Million Blue Loan with ALBA to Reduce Ocean Plastic Waste in Indonesia
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    ADB and the Leading Asia's Private Infrastructure Fund (LEAP) will each provide $22.1 million in funding for the project. Blue loans are financing instruments that aim to safeguard access to clean water, protect underwater environments, and invest in a sustainable water economy.

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ADB, The Nature Conservancy Agree to Joint Action on Nature-Positive Investments

  • ADB Vice-President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development Bambang Susantono and TNC Chief Executive Officer Jennifer Morris sign a new partnership for action on nature-positive investments. 

News Release | 22 April 2021
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MANILA, PHILIPPINES (22 April 2021) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) today agreed to a new partnership for action on nature-positive investments, environmental sustainability, and action on climate change throughout Asia and the Pacific.

The partnership, announced during Earth Day celebrations, will focus on biodiversity and ecosystem protection and restoration; nature-based solutions and sustainable infrastructure; coastal resilience; finance for oceans, freshwater, and biodiversity; sustainable urban planning and development; and gender integration and poverty reduction in nature conservation.

“Strengthening our partnership with TNC comes at a critical time,” said ADB Vice-President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development Bambang Susantono. “The coronavirus disease pandemic (COVID-19) has been a wake-up call on the importance of protecting ecosystems and biodiversity to protect humanity. It’s vital that we make the recovery from COVID-19 a green and inclusive recovery. We must take actions that address the root causes of the pandemic and avoid future infectious zoonotic disease outbreaks, promote good health, create jobs that are fit for the future, and support women’s empowerment and economic well-being through nature-positive investments.”

"The challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic have also revealed the power and importance of collaboration to address complex issues with the urgency they require,” said TNC Chief Executive Officer Jennifer Morris. “The Nature Conservancy and the Asian Development Bank are demonstrating to the world the power of cross-sector partnerships and community-based conservation to create a brighter future for people and nature.”

Under the joint 2-year work plan, ADB and TNC will pilot initiatives aimed at sustainable management of coastal ecosystems and catalyzing investment in development planning tools and digital technologies which will improve ecosystem management, while contributing to ADB’s Action Plan for Healthy Oceans and Sustainable Blue Economies.

ADB and TNC will cooperate on technical assistance support for coral reef restoration through an innovative financing and insurance initiative. The partnership will also yield knowledge products and activities that will integrate gender equity in promoting nature preservation and climate action.

TNC is a charitable environmental organization founded in 1951 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, United States. TNC currently impacts conservation in over 70 countries worldwide and has several national affiliates.

ADB is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty. Established in 1966, it is owned by 68 members—49 from the region.

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  • ADB Signs $44.2 Million Blue Loan with ALBA to Reduce Ocean Plastic Waste in Indonesia
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    ADB and the Leading Asia's Private Infrastructure Fund (LEAP) will each provide $22.1 million in funding for the project. Blue loans are financing instruments that aim to safeguard access to clean water, protect underwater environments, and invest in a sustainable water economy.

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ADB, EIB Join Forces to Protect Oceans, Support the Blue Economy

News Release | 15 January 2021
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MANILA, PHILIPPINES (15 January 2021) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) today formed a new Clean and Sustainable Ocean Partnership to support initiatives in Asia and the Pacific to help meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the climate goals of the Paris Agreement.

The partnership will strengthen the capacity of ADB and EIB to support high-impact projects. Both institutions will finance activities aimed at promoting cleaner oceans through the reduction of land-based plastics and other pollutants discharged into the ocean, as well as projects to improve the sustainability of socioeconomic activities that take place in oceans or use ocean-based resources.

"Healthy oceans are critical to life across Asia and the Pacific, providing food security and climate resilience for hundreds of millions of people,” said ADB Vice-President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development Bambang Susantono. “This Memorandum of Understanding between ADB and EIB will launch a framework for cooperation on clean and sustainable oceans, helping us to expand our pipeline of ocean projects in the region and widen their impacts.”

“Oceans play a vital role in the world economy and they are also the largest carbon sink on the planet, helping to regulate the global climate. But oceans are under enormous pressure, with implications for billions of people. The economic crisis caused by COVID-19 does not weaken our commitment to address global environmental and climate challenges,” said EIB Vice-President Christian Kettel Thomsen.As the European Union (EU) climate bank, we are very proud to partner with ADB through this new Clean and Sustainable Ocean Partnership to further protect the oceans and preserve and promote the sustainable use of this precious natural resource.”

The partnership provides a framework for ADB and EIB to expand inter-institutional cooperation and investments in ocean health and sustainable blue economy. The following principles will guide the ADB and EIB cooperation in jointly selected areas, including: (i) alignment with the country partnership strategies of both ADB and EIB; (ii) support for the achievement of the  SDGs and the  Paris Agreement by countries in Asia and the Pacific; (iii) encouragement of stakeholder participation and mobilization of third-party finance; (iv) environmental and social sustainability; and (v) country ownership of investment policies and programs. ADB and EIB will mutually benefit from organizational expertise in key investment areas as well as pool resources in emerging ocean issues and solutions and accelerate growth in the oceans project pipeline and development impact.

The partnership will support projects that reduce marine plastic pollution including integrated solid waste management projects, such as recycling; circular economy principles, such as designing out plastic waste; and promoting clean rivers and waterways, including through improved wastewater management and inclusive sanitation.

The partnership will also focus on sustainable fisheries management and sustainable seafood supply chains; sustainable management, protection, and restoration of marine and coastal ecosystems and resources; integrated coastal protection activities; disaster risk preparedness; and green shipping, green ports, and maritime infrastructure, with a focus on increasing safety and environmental performance.

In addition, ADB and EIB will develop joint technical assistance programs and advisory support to help partners get sustainable blue economy and clean oceans projects off the ground.

Healthy oceans are a key priority of ADB’s Strategy 2030. In 2019, ADB launched a $5 billion Action Plan for Healthy Oceans and Sustainable Blue Economies (the Action Plan) to boost investment and technical assistance to protect and restore oceans in Asia and the Pacific. The Action Plan focuses on promoting action on ecosystem management, pollution control, and sustainable coastal and marine development, while supporting ADB’s developing members to catalyze blue finance for projects through the Oceans Financing Initiative.

EIB is the long-term lending institution of the EU owned by its Member States. As the EU climate bank, the EIB is investing in the sustainable blue economy and supporting initiatives aiming at reducing pollution and preserving the oceans. Under its Blue Sustainable Ocean Strategy, the EIB committed to double its lending to sustainable ocean projects to €2.5 billion (around $3 billion) over the period 2019–2023 and expects to mobilize at least €5 billion of investments that will contribute to improve the health of the oceans and their resources.

ADB is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty. Established in 1966, it is owned by 68 members—49 from the region.

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  • ADB Records $11.4 Billion in Cofinancing, Focused on Resilience Against Economic Shocks
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Building the Climate Change Resilience of Mongolia’s Blue Pearl: The Case Study of Khuvsgul Lake National Park

This publication presents the first quantitative assessment of the impact of climate change on a protected area in Mongolia and helps identify adaptation measures to build climate resilience for biodiversity conservation, livelihoods, and tourism.

Climate change threatens to undermine the ecological values provided by protected areas, such as the Khuvsgul Lake National Park—one of the largest and most visited parks in Mongolia. Known locally as the sacred "Blue Pearl" to Mongolians, Khuvsgul Lake has environmental and economic benefits that are equally important. This publication emphasizes that building resilience to climate change is critical and requires collaboration and coordination between national and international agencies to promote sustainable practices in the protected areas.

ADB, Indorama Ventures Sign $100 Million Blue Loan to Boost Recycling, Reduce Ocean Plastic Waste

News Release | 24 November 2020
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MANILA, PHILIPPINES (24 November 2020) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL) signed a $100 million financing package to reduce the environmental impact of plastic and promote a circular economy by boosting the capacity of IVL’s plastic recycling plants in India, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand.

The plants will recycle polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastics widely used in beverage bottles. The finance package comprises $50 million from ADB and $50 million from the ADB-administered Leading Asia’s Private Infrastructure Fund (LEAP). A $150 million loan will be provided by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and $50 million from DEG – Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH.

“The recycling of plastics like PET is a must for healthier oceans, and this initiative will help to achieve that objective by partnering with IVL, which is the global leader of PET production and recycling. We are also excited to work closely with IFC and DEG in this important journey,” said Vice-President for Private Sector Operations and Public–Private Partnerships Ashok Lavasa. “There is a rising global demand for recycled plastic packaging. ADB’s support will help IVL to meet this demand by collecting and treating plastic waste that would otherwise have been released into the oceans.”

“We are honored to agree to this Blue Loan with ADB,” said Chief Sustainability Officer Indorama Ventures Yashovardhan Lohia. “IVL is building the recycling infrastructure needed to divert waste from the marine environment. By using post-consumer PET bottles as a feedstock for new bottles, we give value to waste. This drives improvements in waste collection systems, meaning less waste and cleaner oceans.”

Mismanagement of all plastic waste damages the marine ecosystem. It is estimated that Asia accounts for more than 80% of all plastics released into the ocean. Globally around half of PET is recycled. In a circular economy, products and materials are redesigned, recovered, and recycled to divert plastic waste from landfills and oceans. The plants to be built under the project are expected to be fully operational by 2022, and will ensure that nearly 5 billion additional bottles are diverted from waste annually.

ADB’s loan is its first independently verified nonsovereign blue loan, following Blue Natural Capital Financing Facility’s Blue Bond Guidelines, with an assurance report from DNV GL. It is aligned with ADB’s Action Plan for Healthy Oceans and Sustainable Blue Economies, which calls for ADB to expand its investments and technical assistance to $5 billion during 2019–2024.

IVL is a Thailand-listed, global business committed to develop technologies and processes that use post-consumer PET and polyester waste materials as feedstock for the future. As the largest producer of 100% recyclable PET in the world, IVL supports all aspects of the circular economy to reduce the amount of waste entering the environment. IVL is listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and operates 125 manufacturing facilities in 33 countries, across 5 continents.

LEAP is a cofinancing vehicle established by ADB and the Japan International Cooperation Agency to support private sector investments in energy and power generation, as well as water, urban infrastructure, transport, information and communications technology, and health.

ADB is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty. Established in 1966, it is owned by 68 members—49 from the region.

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  • ADB Signs $44.2 Million Blue Loan with ALBA to Reduce Ocean Plastic Waste in Indonesia
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