Here is your daily APAC climate & ESG update for Wednesday, June 18, 2025:
🌏 Policy & Regulatory Developments
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Thailand releases Green Taxonomy Phase 2
On June 17, the Bank of Thailand published the second phase of its sustainable finance taxonomy, significantly expanding the list of eligible green economic activities to help guide and standardize green investment in the country.
📅 Notable ESG & Climate Events in APAC
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UNEP FI Regional Roundtable Asia Pacific 2025 (June 19–20, Suzhou)
Bringing together finance sector leaders, regulators, and sustainability practitioners to develop net-zero finance roadmaps customized for APAC markets. -
Sustainable Debt Asia 2025 (June 26, Singapore)
A gathering of regional issuers, investors, and policymakers focused on scaling green, social, sustainability, and sustainability-linked debt issuance. -
Carbon Capture APAC Summit 2025 (July 17–18, Melbourne)
Over 700 participants from industry and government will convene to tackle CCUS deployment strategies and policy frameworks across APAC.
📈 Business & Investment Trends
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Increasing ISSB Alignment Across APAC
More than 36 jurisdictions globally—and an increasing number in APAC—are progressing toward mandatory adoption of ISSB sustainability reporting standards, strengthening ESG disclosure coherence across the region.
🧭 Strategic Outlook
This week marks a pivotal phase in APAC’s ESG evolution: Thailand’s taxonomy enhancement refines investment clarity, regional forums (UNEP FI, Debt Asia) are convening key actors, and momentum behind CCUS remains strong. Meanwhile, deepening ISSB alignment offers a backbone for consistent and credible ESG reporting—signaling a turning point from fragmented ambition toward integrated sustainability systems.