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Asia Pacific, News, Policy, Sustainable finance taxonomies | 27 October 2026

Launch of an adaptation-focused guide for the ASEAN Taxonomy: Advancing climate adaptation and resilience finance in Southeast Asia

The ASEAN Capital Markets Forum, the ASEAN Taxonomy Board, the Sustainable Finance Institute Asia, and UNEP FI have launched the first version of the “Mitigation Co-benefit and Adaptation for Resilience Guide”, a voluntary, non-binding companion resource to the ASEAN Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance. The Guide is intended to help financial institutions, investors and corporate entities determine how to effectively channel capital towards resilience building activities.

Asia Pacific, Policy, Publications, Sustainable finance taxonomies | 27 October 2026

Mitigation Co-benefit and Adaptation for Resilience Guide

The “Mitigation Co-benefit and Adaptation for Resilience Guide” is a companion resource to the ASEAN Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance. It is a voluntary, non-binding guide designed to help financial institutions, investors and corporate entities determine how to effectively channel capital towards resilience building activities. It was developed through a collaboration between the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum (ACMF), the ASEAN Taxonomy Board (ATB), the Sustainable Finance Institute Asia (SFIA), and UNEP FI.

Asia Pacific, Banking, News, Principles for Responsible Banking | 21 October 2026

Circular Solutions for Nature: How Banks are Bridging the Gap | Asia Pacific Case Studies

Featuring examples from UNEP FI members banks, this case study explores how banks across Asia Pacific are advancing circular finance through innovative mechanisms. It highlights how financial institutions can help scale circular approaches, strengthen resilience and contribute to sustainable outcomes across sectors and value chains.

Insurance, Nature, Publications | 19 October 2026

Insurers and the Global Biodiversity Framework: Managing risk, unlocking finance, enabling the transition

Prepared by the Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI) and the UNDP Insurance and Risk Finance Facility (IRFF) for CBD COP17, this briefing explores how insurers can support implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework through risk management, risk transfer and investment, while highlighting priorities for scaling insurance for nature and strengthening resilience through healthy ecosystems.

Asia Pacific, News, Policy, Sustainable finance taxonomies | 15 October 2026

UNEP FI and partners launch new ASEAN capacity-building collaboration for regional sustainable finance taxonomy implementation

UNEP FI and UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), with support from the Sustainable Finance Institute Asia (SFIA) and under the guidance of the ASEAN Taxonomy Board (ATB), are launching a new collaboration, the ASEAN Regional Taxonomy Capacity-Building Initiative. It aims to strengthen the capacity of ASEAN financial policymakers and regulators, to design, implement and operationalize sustainable finance frameworks to help address sustainability risks and opportunities.

Banking, Climate Change, Publications | 14 October 2026

Supporting policy engagement for banks: cement

This report provides guidance for banks on engaging with policymakers and industry stakeholders to accelerate the decarbonization of the cement sector, a hard-to-abate industry.  Concrete is essential to modern construction and the cement it contains constitutes one of the world’s most emissions-intensive industries. Achieving low-carbon cement will require a combination of breakthrough technologies, material innovation and an enabling policy environment. As demand for cement continues to grow in many emerging economies, accelerating the sector’s transition is increasingly urgent.