Thailand

The Thailand Taxonomy Phase 2 is published on May 27, 2025, expands the classification system for environmentally sustainable activities to include the agriculture, construction and real estate, manufacturing, and waste management sectors.

Bank of Thailand publishes the Policy Statement Environmental and Climate Change Aspects

SEC publishes comprehensive guidance on issuance of sustianability-focused bonds

Working Group on Sustainable Finance publishes the Sustainable Finance Initiatives for Thailand

Thai Union Launches Thailand’s First Sustainability-Linked Bond

SEC and Thai Bond Market Association launch a Green, Social, and Sustainability Information Platform on ESG debt issuance

SEC publishes guidelines for issuing Green, Social, and Sustainability Bonds

MOF publishes the Sustainable Financing Framework and issues Thailand’s first Sustainability Bond

TBA publishes the Sustainable Banking Guidelines on Responsible Lending

Three Regulators Steering Committee establishes and mandates the Working Group on Sustainable Finance (WG-SF)

SEC publishes Guidelines on Issuance of Green, Social, and Sustainability Bonds

TMB Bank issues Thailand’s first green bond

SEC publishes Investment Governance Code for Institutional Investors (I Code)

NESDC issues the National Economic and Social Development Plan

Thaipat Institute becomes a signatory of the United Nationssupported Principles for Responsible Investment

The Government of Thailand ratifies the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and commits to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent between 2015 and 2030

Stock Exchange of Thailand joins the UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative, making Thailand the first Southeast Asian country committed to promoting sustainability within its
capital markets

TBA joins SBFN