Policy & Advocacy We contribute to the collective effort to influence policy that enables investors across Asia to allocate capital in a transition to net zero. Our People Anjali Viswamohanan, Director, Policy Nigel DeCoopman, Policy Manager Joy Wang, Senior Associate Lin Kang, Manager, Policy and Stakeholder Initiatives Tianjiao Hu, Manager, Investor Engagement Chaitra Nayak, Program Manager, Just Transition Jeffrey Tong, Policy Analyst Emerging Policy Issues Energy Transition Supporting government policy that unlocks a rapid clean energy transition. Disclosures Working alongside regulators and governments to reform climate disclosure rules. Climate Financing Including taxonomies and other legislation to support the flow of sustainable finance. Physical Risk Understanding the implications of the physical impacts of climate change and helping build resilience to protect economies. Global Engagement International Forums Bringing the Asian investor perspective to discussions with; United Nations forums including COP, G20, G7, ASEAN. Peer Network Collaborations We facilitate a global voice on climate and finance policy with; IGCC in Australia, Ceres in the USA, IIGCC in Europe, PRI and CDP internationally. Regional Engagement Advocating for policies that will unlock the billions that investors can allocate to climate solutions. The Asian Utilities Engagement Program AIGCC’s program to help investors and service providers engage with Asia’s systematically important electric utilities on climate. Read more… Roundtables Bringing together investors, policy-makers and regulators. Submissions Providing the investor perspective on policies that are currently in development. View all submissions Direct 1:1 Engagement In-depth discussion with key government decision-makers on current and emerging policy themes. The Asian Utilities Engagement Program Decarbonising Asia’s energy system is crucial to protecting our economies. In 2021 AIGCC launched the AUEP program to help investors and service providers engage effectively with Asia’s systematically important electric utilities on climate. Find out more Working Groups Members can collaborate and learn more about climate policy in these specialist groups. Engagement & Policy Working Group Physical Risk & Resilience Working Group Energy Transition Working Group Forest & Land Use Working Group China Working Group Japan Working Group Key Resources AIGCC regularly makes policy submissions and position papers – for the full list of our submissions, please click here. Background Briefing: The Economic Cost to Japan of Delayed Transition to Net Zero Based on data released by the NGFS December 2024. Download Climate damage would deliver an almost 10 percent annual hit to Japan’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) if current global climate policy trajectories continue, according to new economic modelling. The analysis is derived from new data released by the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS). Investor Expectations of National Adaptation Plans in Asia November 2024 Download The members of AIGCC’s Physical Risks Working Group have put together the following list of key asks from governments on the various elements of the National Adaptation Plan process: Outline a consistent, national view of physical climate risk Ensure corporate disclosure on physical risks Engagement with the private sector and financial institutions Inclusion of action-oriented points on implementation and financing strategies Policy Brief for COP29 November 2024 Download As COP29 convenes in Baku, amidst a backdrop of escalating climate impacts and urgent calls for increased ambition, AIGCC presents this briefer to highlight the perspectives of investors active in Asian markets on climate finance. Collaborative Global Policy Initiative: Global Investor Statement to Governments The Asia Investor Group on Climate Change is a founding member of the Investor Agenda, who submitted the 2024 Global Investor Statement to COP29. The 2024 Global Investor Statement to Governments on the Climate Crisis is the most ambitious statement to date in terms of the policy recommendations contained within it, calling on governments to raise their climate ambition in line with the goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C. The most ambitious actions called for include mandated climate transition plans from investors. 651 Institutional investors $34 T USD AUM COP29 Joint statement submission Latest Policy & Advocacy News, Resources, and Events. Climate Integration Gains Momentum in Malaysia’s Investment Sector But Gaps Remain 8 April 2025 New analysis of 10 influential Malaysian institutional investors with 2.56 trillion MYR (US$575 billion) in collective assets under management (AUM) Asia Investor Group on Climate ChangeAsset Owners Working GroupClimate Solutions & TechDecarbonising the EconomyEnergyEnergy Transition Working GroupEngagement & Policy Working GroupForest & Land Use Working GroupGovernance & DisclosureInvestor Practice & Capacity BuildingJust Transition Working GroupMalaysiaNature, Biodiversity & DeforestationParis Aligned Investment Working GroupPhysical Impacts & ResiliencePhysical Risk & Resilience Working GroupPolicy & AdvocacyStewardship & Corporate Engagement Singaporean Investors Outperform Asian Market In Climate Action But Further Acceleration Is Needed In Climate Governance And Climate Solutions Investment 3 April 2025 New analysis of 18 influential Singapore-headquartered institutional investors with SGD$3.73 trillion (US$2.8 trillion) in collective assets under management (AUM). Asia Investor Group on Climate ChangeAsset Owners Working GroupDecarbonising the EconomyEnergyEnergy Transition Working GroupEngagement & Policy Working GroupForest & Land Use Working GroupGovernance & DisclosureInvestor Practice & Capacity BuildingJust TransitionJust Transition Working GroupNature, Biodiversity & DeforestationNet Zero Investment FrameworkParis Aligned Investment Working GroupPhysical Impacts & ResiliencePhysical Risk & Resilience Working GroupPolicy & AdvocacySingaporeStewardship & Corporate Engagement State of Investor Climate Transition in Asia 2025 (6th edition) Report | Asia Investor Group on Climate Change | April 2025 AIGCC’s report is the most comprehensive and reliable snapshot of how decision-makers in the region’s capital markets are managing climate and nature; perhaps the biggest factors influencing the region’s long-term economic development.Download Asia Investor Group on Climate ChangeAsset Owners Working GroupChinaChina Working GroupDecarbonising the EconomyEnergyEnergy Transition Working GroupEngagement & Policy Working GroupForest & Land Use Working GroupGovernance & DisclosureHong KongIndiaIndonesiaInvestor Practice & Capacity BuildingJapanJapan Working GroupJust TransitionJust Transition Working GroupKorea Working GroupMalaysiaNature, Biodiversity & DeforestationNet Zero Investment FrameworkParis Aligned Investment Working GroupPhilippinesPhysical Impacts & ResiliencePhysical Risk & Resilience Working GroupPolicy & AdvocacySingaporeSouth KoreaStewardship & Corporate EngagementTaiwanThailandVietnam 230 of the largest investors across Asia, including 182 Asia-HQ investors managing US$46 trillion, continue to step up in climate action 3 April 2025 The Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC) today released its sixth annual State of Investor Climate Transition in Asia report. It shows that more institutional investors than ever are integrating climate into their investment processes with a strong interest in accelerating climate solutions and transition finance. Asia Investor Group on Climate ChangeAsset Owners Working GroupChinaChina Working GroupDecarbonising the EconomyEnergyEnergy Transition Working GroupEngagement & Policy Working GroupForest & Land Use Working GroupGovernance & DisclosureHong KongIndiaIndonesiaInvestor Practice & Capacity BuildingJapanJapan Working GroupJust TransitionJust Transition Working GroupKorea Working GroupMalaysiaNature, Biodiversity & DeforestationNet Zero Investment FrameworkParis Aligned Investment Working GroupPhilippinesPhysical Impacts & ResiliencePhysical Risk & Resilience Working GroupPolicy & AdvocacySingaporeSouth KoreaStewardship & Corporate EngagementTaiwanThailandVietnam Summary – An assessment of the region’s adaptation plans against investors’ expectations Report | Asia Investor Group on Climate Change | Physical Risk and Resilience Working Group | March 2025 The report is an assessment of the NAPs of nine Asian markets, benchmarked against seven investor expectations, and further mapped against elements of the NAP process as set out by the UNFCCC.Download the Summary ChinaHong KongIndiaIndonesiaJapanMalaysiaPhysical Impacts & ResiliencePhysical Risk & Resilience Working GroupPolicy & AdvocacySingaporeSouth KoreaThailand