The Business & Sustainable Development Commission estimates that achieving the SDGs by 2030 will require at least USD $12 trillion of investment in four key sectors: 1) food and agriculture, 2) cities, 3) energy and materials, and 4) health and well-being. USD $5 trillion of these investment opportunities are in Asia alone. To tap into these opportunities, financial institutions need to design financial products that:

• Are based on science-based criteria, to ensure necessary impacts on the ground ​​

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• Ensure additionality by enabling investment into projects with positive social and environmental outcomes through innovative structuring to unlock pools of capital

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ASFI will support the growth of green financial solutions in Asia by:

• Supporting the regional application of green financial solution standards such as ecolabels or green bonds standards

• Participating in the development of green financial solutions with partner financial institutions

• Encouraging the use of science-based criteria in the development of green financial solutions.

Visit the ASFI Knowledge Hub to see examples of science-based green financial solutions.