The world is just five years away from a deadline to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, part of a comprehensive global blueprint to reconcile economic progress with environmental protection, while ensuring that no one is left behind. But in Asia Pacific, no country is currently on track to meet these critical goals. The United Nations has projected that it will take 32 more years for the region to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), even as notable strides have been made.
Now in its seventh edition, Unlocking capital for sustainability is an annual flagship summit on sustainable finance organised by Eco-Business in partnership with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Finance Initiative. The belief is that finance can be an effective lever in bridging the action gap for Asia Pacific.
Through a series of regional forums and plenaries, we spotlight the key mechanisms that will unlock capital for Asia’s transition, outline the frameworks needed to make finance an effective tool for hard-to-abate sectors and chart a path for building an equitable, net zero transition.
Unlocking capital for sustainability 2024 convened high-level decision makers in finance, business, government and civic society across five countries in Asia, including in Thailand, where it was held for the first time. The headline Singapore summit on 12 September was held in the run up to the November COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Join us for Unlocking capital for sustainability 2025 as we convene key decision-makers and stakeholders to explore the solutions needed to implement Asean’s vision for the future.
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