The Next Frontier For Responsible Investment: Putting Health On The Investor Agenda

The Next Frontier For Responsible Investment: Putting Health On The Investor Agenda

Population health is rapidly emerging as a financially material issue for institutional investors, yet it remains significantly underdeveloped compared to climate change and diversity, equity and inclusion in mainstream investment practice. This session presents findings from Investor Action on Health: A Review (Northeastern University / Health Foundation, February 2026), a systematic review of how asset owners and asset managers can use corporate engagement, ESG ratings, board oversight, and policy engagement to influence company behaviour across 15 priority health issues - from worker safety and nutrition to antimicrobial resistance and digital wellbeing. Drawing on lessons from the evolution of investor action on climate and EDI, the talk introduces a practical framework for matching investor action mechanisms to the maturity of specific health issues and discusses the challenges and opportunities investors face in demonstrating financial materiality and attributing impact. This session will be of interest to finance and investment professionals, policymakers, and anyone keen to understand how the investment community can be a force for better public health. Speaker:

Scaling Up Digital Finance In Busan: Policy And Academia Perspective

In this webinar, Dr. Jin Park, Research Fellow at the Busan Development Institute, will discuss “Advancing Busan as a Leading Digital Finance Hub,” sharing policy insights and strategies to position Busan as a competitive digital finance center. Prof. Chaehyun Kim, Assistant Professor at Pukyong National University, will present “From Port to Platform: The Future of Digital Finance in Busan,” offering an academic perspective on the city’s evolution from its traditional maritime strengths toward a modern digital finance platform. The session will explore key policy directions and academic viewpoints on scaling up digital finance in Busan and its ambitions to become a leading global financial hub.

From Carbon Management To Carbon Market Mechanisms

Taiwan is strategically enhancing its international visibility by evolving from fundamental Carbon Management to the development of robust Carbon Market Mechanisms. As a critical node in the global supply chain, Taiwan is leveraging its industrial strengths to build a carbon ecosystem that emphasizes market transparency and alignment with international standards. Central to this effort is the integration of real-world corporate decarbonization experience with advanced financial oversight, creating a high-integrity environment for carbon credit trading. These initiatives aim to expand Taiwan’s sustainable finance capacity and investor base while boosting its regional competitiveness in the global net-zero transition. The success of this transition relies on a multi-dimensional approach that bridges the gap between policy and practice. At the foundational level, Taiwan’s leading enterprises are providing vital insights into decarbonization, transforming operational excellence into measurable carbon assets. Simultaneously, professional financial frameworks are being implemented to address the complexities of risk management within carbon trading, ensuring that market participants can navigate price volatility and regulatory shifts with confidence. This collaborative model ensures that the market remains responsive to industry needs while fostering a resilient ecosystem for green capital.

Launch Of Smart Centres Index 13

In this webinar, we launch the thirteenth edition of the Smart Centres Index (SCI 13). The SCI is designed to track the development of technology and financial centres across the world in their support for and readiness for new technology applications.Investors, entrepreneurs, scientists, media, academics, governments, and regulators can attune their cities to attract innovation and growth in Science, Technology, Energy Systems, Machine Learning, Distributed Ledgers, or Fintech. Tuning a city for innovation is complex. Z/Yen began studying successful and unsuccessful business innovation clustering some 15 years ago, and published in 2018 the Smart Jurisdictions Index [https://www.zyen.com/publications/public-reports/smart-jurisdictions-index/]. Building on the results of that research we have created a novel factor assessment index based on three dimensions - innovation support, creative intensity, and delivery capability.The SCI is designed to track the readiness of business centres across the world to support new technology businesses. The SCI uses assessments from private and public sector individuals, along with over 120 instrumental factors, to rate the centres. This important project that will grow substantially as more people pay attention to the ways centres can help globally innovative businesses thrive in rapidly changing times.

Powering The Transition: Taiwan’s Sustainable Finance Strategies & Market Outlook

As the global transition toward Net Zero continues to accelerate, sustainable finance is steadily emerging as a key driver influencing capital allocation, investment decisions, and market development. It is also playing an increasingly important role in supporting economic transformation and strengthening financial resilience. As an important financial hub in Asia, Taiwan has been steadily advancing its sustainable finance agenda in recent years. Notable progress has been made in the development of Taiwan’s ESG bond market, which is commonly referred to as the sustainable bond market, as well as in the strengthening of regulatory frameworks, and closer alignment with international standards. These efforts have helped attract growing interest from global investors and have contributed to the gradual deepening and maturation of Taiwan’s ESG ecosystem. Co-hosted by the Taiwan Academy of Banking and Finance (TABF) and the UK-based think tank Z/Yen (FS Club), this webinar brings together the Taipei Exchange (TPEx), global asset management institutions, and leading experts from academia and industry to exchange views on Taiwan’s sustainable finance policy development and market practice, providing a platform for international dialogue. The discussion will cover the evolution of Taiwan’s sustainable finance policies and market landscape, the development of ESG evaluation frameworks, the outlook for sustainable bond market, and international investor perspectives on Taiwan’s capital market potential, with particular attention to transition finance opportunities arising from industrial decarbonization. We warmly invite you to join this dialogue, engage with international professionals, and explore Taiwan’s evolving role and future opportunities within the global sustainable finance transition.