Asia’s progress toward greater sustainable finance market efficiency and integrity

The report provides an overview of policy and market practice to enhance transparency, integrity, and efficiency in sustainable finance and to foster the market’s development. It discusses efforts to align taxonomies and standards; support transition finance; adapt to the trend toward environmental, social and governance (ESG) investments; and implement information disclosure and integrity requirements. This three-part webinar series on Asia’s Progress toward greater sustainable finance market efficiency and integrity addresses three main themes: (i) the ongoing development of green investment taxonomies in Europe and Asia, (ii) the drivers of environmental, social and governance (ESG) centricity in portfolio investing, and (iii) the growing adoption and importance of climate-related risk corporate disclosures for regulators and investors. Throughout the discussions, speakers representing various market roles from Asia and around the world provided insight on (i) efforts to align taxonomy standards across regions and give support to transition finance, (ii) how Asian investors are adopting and adapting ESG integration methods to reflect regional circumstances, (iii) corporate perspectives on the practical benefits of disclosure and (iv) how investors are integrating this data in investment decision-making.