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 Chaitra Nayak, Senior Program Manager, Just Transition Nigel DeCoopman, Policy Manager Lin Kang, Manager, Policy and Stakeholder Initiatives Alke Haesra, Policy Manager - ASEAN Jeffrey Tong, Policy Analyst Martina Chow, 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. Place-Based Just Transition Policy Baseline and Case Studies September 2025 Download the full report New analysis from AIGCC urges early, place-based planning that integrates climate adaptation and mitigation measures to attract stable, long-term private capital. Policy baseline study explores how place-based just transitions are unfolding in four key Asian markets: Japan, India, Indonesia and Malaysia. 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. Submission to the Indonesia Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance Version 3 Public Consultation Policy Submissions | Asia Investor Group on Climate Change | November 2025 The Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC) welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Indonesia Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance (TBKI) version 3 public consultation held by the Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK) in 2025.Read the Submission Engagement & Policy Working GroupGovernance & DisclosurePolicy & Advocacy Asia’s Powerhouses at Risk: Physical Climate Risk Exposure and Resilience Readiness across Asia’s Electric Utilities Report | Asia Investor Group on Climate Change | 25 November 2025 Asia’s Powerhouses at Risk: Physical Climate Risk Exposure and Resilience Readiness across Asia’s Electric Utilities, new research jointly published by the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC) and MSCI Institute, assesses physical climate risk exposure and resilience readiness across 11 major Asian electric utilities. It combines asset-level analysis of 2,422 power generation sites with a review of corporate adaptation plans, highlighting rising financial impacts from climate hazards and outlining actions for utilities, policymakers, and investors to strengthen systemic resilience.Download the Report Asia Utilities Engagement ProgramClimate Action 100+Decarbonising the EconomyEnergyHong KongIndiaIndonesiaInvestor Practice & Capacity BuildingJapanMalaysiaPhysical Risk & Resilience Working GroupPhysical Risk & ResiliencePolicy & AdvocacySouth KoreaStewardship & Corporate Engagement Climate Adaptation Crucial to Reduce Electricity Companies’ $6.3b Annual Costs from Climate Hazards 25 November 2025 New research jointly published by AIGCC and MSCI Institute, assesses physical climate risk exposure and resilience readiness across 11 major Asian electric utilities. It combines asset-level analysis of 2,422 power generation sites with a review of corporate adaptation plans, highlighting rising financial impacts from climate hazards and outlining actions for utilities, policymakers, and investors to strengthen systemic resilience. Asia Utilities Engagement ProgramClimate Action 100+Decarbonising the EconomyEnergyHong KongIndiaIndonesiaInvestor Practice & Capacity BuildingJapanMalaysiaPhysical Risk & Resilience Working GroupPhysical Risk & ResiliencePolicy & AdvocacySouth KoreaStewardship & Corporate Engagement New Report Suggests Climate Change and Environmental Risk is Integral to Investors’ Considerations Around Their Investment Approach 6 November 2025 Assessment of more than 220 institutional investors shows investors are taking a range of actions to manage climate-related risks and opportunities AustraliaChinaDecarbonising the EconomyGovernance & DisclosureHong KongIndiaIndonesiaInvestor Agenda and ICAPsJapanMalaysiaPhilippinesPolicy & AdvocacySingaporeSouth KoreaTaiwanThailandVietnam Submission to Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) on Public Consultation on Prototype of Hong Kong Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance (Phase 2A) Policy Submissions | Asia Investor Group on Climate Change | October 2025 AIGCC welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the Consultation on the Prototype of Hong Kong Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance (Phase 2A) released by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA).Read the Submission Engagement & Policy Working GroupGovernance & DisclosureHong KongPolicy & Advocacy