Quest for balance- Our World: People,

Planet, and Profits

Rita O’Sullivan, Country Director

Asian Development Bank

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Rising Population

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Environment and Climate Change

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Corporate Social Responsibility:

More Information

ADB’s Website http://www.adb.org

Asian Development Outlook http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/ADO/

Climate Change http://beta.adb.org/themes/climate-change/main

Poverty http://www.adb.org/Poverty/

Anti-corruption ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia-Pacific- http://www1.oecd.org/daf/ASIAcom/