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Southeast Asia Weighs Benchmarks for $3 Trillion Green Financing

  • Asean Taxonomy Board to devise framework for green investments
  • Brunei central bank’s deputy managing director to chair board
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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is seeking to establish a framework for green investments in the region that could be worth as much as $3 trillion.

The countries set up the Asean Taxonomy board this week, which will develop and maintain a set of categories and definitions to guide its members on sustainable economic activities, according to a statement on Tuesday. The region is joining Europe in devising benchmarks for green investments to meet the targets of the Paris Agreement.