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Climate Finance Perspective

30 March 2023
"Don't walk, but run," Climate Bonds Initiative Chief Executive Officer Sean Kidney urged participants at the Asia Development Bank's (ADB) recently concluded Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS) 2023 as he spoke about mobilizing private capital to finance the region's transition to net-…

Financing Net Zero

30 March 2023
With $210 billion per year needed for climate adaptation and mitigation investments in Southeast Asia, the region needs innovative schemes to finance net zero initiatives. This plenary panel will examine the challenges the region is facing to finance its net zero goals and propose ways to bridge…

ASEAN and Global Value Chains: Locking in Resilience and Sustainability

30 March 2023
Southeast Asia needs to strengthen its position in global value chain to bolster resilience against new challenges including future pandemics, geopolitical instability, and climate change, according to a new report, ASEAN and Global Value Chains: Locking in Resilience and Sustainability, which was…

Southeast Asian Countries to Scale Up Renewable Energy Manufacturing

30 March 2023
A presentation by ADB and McKinsey. Commentary by Bloomberg Philanthropies and Sustainable Energy for All. McKinsey & Co. Asia Sustainability Practice Partner and Leader Vaibhav Dua said the region is looking at a $200-billion opportunity in the manufacture of solar photovoltaic panels,…

Technology Innovation for Sustainable Growth and Development in Asia–Pacific Talk and APAC Sustainability Seed Fund Announcement

30 March 2023
Google Vice-President for Government Affairs and Public Policy for Asia–Pacific Michaela Browning gives a talk at the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) fourth Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS) where she traced how the tech giant has adopted sustainability in its operations. She also talked…

Featured Keynote (Afternoon Session)

30 March 2023
In his keynote at the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS), Nusantara National Capital Authority Chairman Bambang Susantono said the government envisions Indonesia's new capital to be the first city in the country to achieve net-zero. He said the government is…

Southeast Asia Perspective

30 March 2023
ASEAN can strengthen collective action on net-zero by sharing knowledge and experiences on best practices and emerging mechanisms such as carbon pricing and renewable energy trading, said United Nations Environment Programme Asia and the Pacific Office Regional Director and Representative Dechen…

Global Perspective

30 March 2023
Digital payments giant Visa is helping consumers shift to a more conscious form of consumerism in support of the net-zero economy transition, said the company's Chief Sustainability Officer Douglas Sabo, in his talk at the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) fourth Southeast Asia Development Symposium (…

Digital Innovation to Advance a Net Zero Future

30 March 2023
Available and emerging technologies are enabling efficiencies that drive decarbonization. Digital innovations are changing consumption patterns and lifestyle habits, while digitalization, across industry sectors, has transformed business models and ways of working. This thematic session at the…

Designing Resilient and Net Zero Cities of Tomorrow

30 March 2023
Cities play a key role in climate change adaptation and mitigation and in the net-zero transition. This session at the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) fourth Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS) gathered leading urban development planning and design specialists who discussed the role of…