Restorative Economy: Balancing Economic Growth and Environmental Sustainability
The restorative economy serves as an antithesis to economic growth that solely prioritizes GDP without considering sustainability.... Read More
Finance
The Blue SEA Finance Hub Aims to Support Healthy Oceans and Sustainable Blue Economies
ADB’s Blue SEA Finance Hub aims to accelerate oceans-related sustainability projects and mobilize funding for those projects.... Read More
Doughnut Economics for 21st Century Challenges
Doughnut Economics suggests a more balanced and wider view of economics; an approach that tries to include all aspects of the economy and rejects the idea that “more is better”.... Read More
Hong Kong Launches a Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority published the Hong Kong Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance to enable informed decision-making on sustainable finance.... Read More
Developing Countries Need More Than Climate Financing to Decarbonize
Decarbonization is not just about climate financing; it’s about forging deep, knowledge-based partnerships that enable the Global South to capture real, sustainable growth opportunities.... Read More
Indonesia Needs More “Climate Realists”
Being climate realists means that we need to look at the complexity and different aspects of decarbonization. ... Read More
Mainstreaming Impact Investing for Sustainable Development
How businesses and investors could lead the pursuit of climate action and sustainable development with impact investing.... Read More
ADB-Lao PDR New Partnership for Economic Resilience
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) launched a five-year partnership strategy for Lao PDR to support its economic resilience.... Read More
Exploring Thematic Bonds and Sukuk to Finance Climate Action and SDGs in Indonesia
UNDP Indonesia published a knowledge brief on thematic bonds and sukuk as ways to finance climate action and sustainable development.... Read More
ISSB’s New Standards for ESG Reports: Adoption Progress in Southeast Asia
In June 2023, the International Sustainability Standard Board (ISSB) issued new standards for ESG reports. ... Read More