Session A1: Mobilizing MSME Financing for Green and Inclusive Development
This roundtable will bring together stakeholders and leaders to explore SMEs’ critical roles in advancing net-zero targets. SMEs face significant challenges in transitioning to a net-zero economy, . These challenges include resource constraints, high initial costs, lack of tailored and incentivized financing products and complex regulatory environments.

Session B1: Sustainable Bonds and Capital Markets: Accelerating Sustainable Finance at Scale
Promoting a greener and more resilient Asia and the Pacific requires strong private sector participation. Capital markets can play a catalytic role in an otherwise bank-based financial system in the region, where the conditions for mutual benefit are met. This session will discuss how capital markets may be empowered to effectively mobilize sustainable finance from the private sector to support the region’s transition to sustainable development. Topics will include (i) key factors for an enabling sustainable finance ecosystem promoting sustainable capital markets, (ii) emerging innovative financing instruments including green/blue/sustainable/sustainability-linked/digital bonds, and (iii) how carbon markets can help address the negative externalities of greenhouse gas emissions.

Session C1: Innovative Finance for Nature-Based Solutions
Investing in nature conservation is not just an environmental imperative but a cornerstone for biodiversity, climate resilience, and long-term economic growth. This session will spotlight the emerging field of nature finance, exploring its transformative role in achieving global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The discussion will cover how nature-based finance can address urgent environmental challenges, enhance biodiversity, and build resilient communities, especially in vulnerable regions. It will illustrate how finance can serve both people and the planet, paving the way for sustainable economic growth. The relevant perspectives will include regulatory frameworks, disclosure, innovative financial mechanisms and  necessary modes of collaboration to advance the field.