Asia Sustainable Finance Roundtable

This session will provide an overview of latest development of sustainable finance in Asia within the context of national and regional climate targets. Topics will include transition finance policies, taxonomy and products, transition pathway for key industries as well as just transition. The session will have special focus on engagement strategy to discuss how investors (especially global investors) can engage with Asian companies on their transition plans efficiently and effectively. The session will conclude with a panel discussion on how asset owners, asset management firms and investee companies can enhance communications to tackle common challenges.   

Session themes:

• Global policy developments regarding transition finance framework and taxonomy.  
• The impacts of climate transition in Asia on key industries and investors. 
• Support for global asset owners to communicate with asset management firms in Asia and for global institutional investors to engage with investee companies in Asia.