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1. *Data as of October 14, 2019
**SM Investments and Ayala are part of the FTSE4Good Index Series
ASEAN GREEN, SOCIAL & SUSTAINABLE STANDARDS / SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING
ASEAN
GREEN
ISSUERS
No Fossil Fuel Power
US$89.6Tr
1
Mass
Transit
Renewabl
e Energy
Resilient
Infra
GREEN
INVESTORS
ASEAN Green/
Sustainable Bonds
US$3.6 billion*
Sustainabl
e Water
2. 2
INITIAL RESULTS FOR ASEAN GREEN/SUSTAINABLE DEBT AND EQUITY
Source
s:
3
5
33
52
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
2016 2017 2018 2019
Amt.Outsanding(USDmillions)
Year
x
Sustainability Bonds
Green Bonds
No. of Issuances
ASEAN Green and Sustainability Bond Issuances: $3.6b
18
34
11
13
33
0
9
18
27
36
45
54
63
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
Indonesia Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand
FTSE4Good ASEAN 5 Index
Net Mcap No. of Cons
Amount(USDbillions)
*Data as of September 30, 2019
**SM Investments and Ayala are part of the FTSE4Good Index Series
*2016 issuances based on CBI data
**2017-2019 issuances based on ACMF list
3. 3
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presentation are only that of the presenter and do not necessarily
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4. ASEAN GREEN BOND STANDARDS
4
1. Use of Proceeds
2. Framework for Selection
3. Management of Proceeds
4. Annual Reporting
Additional
Features:
a) ASEAN Issuer/Issue
b) No Fossil Fuels
c) Disclosure on website
d) Encourage more frequent reporting
e) Qualifications for external reviewers
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5. ENDORSEMENT: ASEAN SOCIAL BOND STANDARDS
•Use of Proceeds
•Process for Evaluation
and Selection
•Management of Proceeds
•Reporting
•Eligible Issuers
•Ineligible Projects
•Continuous Accessibility to Information
•Encourage More Frequent Reporting
•External Review
5
Additional Features:
6. 6
Eligible
Issuers
•The Issuer or
issuance of the
social bond
must have a
geographical
or economic
connection to
the region.
Ineligible
Projects
•Projects which
involve activities
that pose a
negative social
impact related to
alcohol, gambling,
tobacco and
weaponry.
•Issuers are also
encouraged to
develop a list of
additional ineligible
projects.
Continuous
Accessibility
to Information
•Issuers must
disclose
information on
use of proceeds,
project evaluation
and selection, and
management of
proceeds to
investors in the
issuance
documentation,
as well as on a
designated
website.
Encourage
More
Frequent
Reporting
•Issuers are
encouraged to
provide more
frequent
periodic
reporting which
would increase
transparency on
the allocation of
proceeds and
investor
confidence on
the ASEAN
Social Bonds.
External
Review
•External
review is
voluntary
under the
ASEAN SBS.
•ASEAN SBS
require any
external
reviewer to
have the
relevant
expertise and
experience in
the area which
they are
reviewing.
7. ENDORSEMENT: ASEAN SUSTAINABILITY BOND STANDARDS
7
ASEAN
SBS
ASEAN
GBS
Combined application of the
ASEAN GBS and the ASEAN SBS
The Issuer of an ASEAN Sustainability
Bond must comply with both the
ASEAN GBS and the ASEAN SBS. The
proceeds allocated for the Project
must not be used for Ineligible
Projects specified by the ASEAN GBS
(i.e. fossil fuel power generation
projects) as well as the ASEAN SBS
(i.e. projects which involve activities
that pose a negative social impact
related to alcohol, gambling, tobacco
and weaponry).