Green Equity and Financing 11 October 2017 Philippines Learn about the untapped potential for state-owned enterprises (SOEs) as a vehicle for social and environmental responsibility. SOEs account for a large contribution to industrial output (for e.g. 25-30% in China) and high employment (e.g. 1.5 million people in Viet Nam) across the Asia-Pacific region. SOEs often continue to utilize polluting and out-of-date production processes, and urgently need reforms in their management, production processes, and product quality to remain sustainable. The key development challenge, therefore, is how to bridge the technological, governance, and bankability structures in SOEs for them to leverage green equity and debt from capital markets. For this, SOEs need corporate governance reforms coupled with access to finance and incentives to “green” their production infrastructure. Program and Learning Materials 11 October 2017 Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Presentation Catalyzing Green Finance: Blending and Leveraging Sovereign Finance for Financially- and Environmentally-Sustainable Infrastructure Projects The need to green all finance and not just bonds means financing of investments that provide environmental benefits in the broader context of… Anouj Mehta Presentation Green Financing Challenges and Opportunities in the People's Republic of China While governments around the world including that of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has committed to greening the economy, meeting the huge… Ying Qian Presentation Pacific, Climate Change, and State-Owned Enterprises State-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the Pacific provide core public infrastructure services but its support of climate change adaptation has seen a… Emma Veve Presentation State-Owned Enterprises' Engagement with Capital Markets Anna Charlotte Schou-Zibell Disclaimer The views expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term “country” in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Event Coordinator/s Sara Azfar Related Full Agenda ADB Organizer/s Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office Topics Environment Finance Governance and Public Sector Management Social Development and Protection