Accelerating Impact Investments for Climate and Nature in Asia 2025

Conclusion With abundant financial resources and global expertise, and clear incentives for tackling climate and nature challenges in Asia, the region’s wealth of investable opportunities and scalable solutions are driving a new market. The journey ahead is, however, not without its obstacles. Traditional economic and investment structures have created barriers, yet these can be dismantled and reimagined to encourage innovative business models that generate both financial returns and positive environmental impacts. Impact investing is a crucial strategy to bridge the SDG funding gap and drive a sustainable transition, but it requires dynamic approaches and unprecedented collaboration. By pooling financial and non-financial resources, encouraging dialogue and creating partnerships, solutions can be scaled and implemented at the necessary pace. Through partnerships that bring together the public, private and philanthropic sectors, catalytic capital can address the constraints of market conditions, while the public sector can create an enabling environment that unlocks capital for climate and nature solutions. Blended financial structures, though still emerging in Asia, have the potential to establish a new market for sustainable investments. These structures are seen as a “tipping point” for the region, attracting investors committed to both financial returns and improved climate and nature as well as social outcomes. Despite challenges such as market immaturity, a lack of data and the perception of high risk, many proven solutions are already addressing these issues, as outlined in the case studies in this report.Supporting and encouraging both existing practitioners and newcomers is key to advancing impact investing in Asia. Diverse actors across sectors have crucial roles to play in driving a sustainable transition. These include incubating and accelerating key projects, facilitating multi-partner collaborations, providing non-financial resources like capacity-building tools, developing impact measurement systems and raising awareness. The cooperation and innovation needed in Asia present a unique and urgent opportunity to create systems-level change. As the region accounts for around half of global greenhouse gas emissions, a sustainable transition in Asia is critical to a sustainable global future. By investing in Asia’s climate solutions, the $4.2 trillion SDG funding gap can be bridged, vulnerable economies can be supported, and the global shift to a green and inclusive future accelerated. The goal of GAEA is to build a structured ecosystem that showcases Asian innovations and capabilities on the global stage, helping mobilize the resources needed to meet climate and nature goals both in the region and globally. Ultimately, the aim is to harness philanthropic and concessionary impact capital to de-risk investments, catalyse private capital flows, and mobilize resources for both economic and environmental sustainability. Now is the time to act. Join the growing movement of impact investors harnessing the opportunity and their power to catalyse the capital flow needed to scale solutions in areas such as clean energy, sustainable agriculture and resilient infrastructure. Be a part of shaping Asia’s sustainable transition and creating lasting systems-level change globally. Accelerating Impact Investments for Climate and Nature in Asia 25