Press Release

The Joint Committee on Climate Change (JC3) held its 16th meeting on 29 January 2026 to review ongoing progress and set strategic priorities for 2026. At the meeting, JC3 also reaffirmed its priority in accelerating climate action in the real economy by mobilising finance for impactful climate and nature-positive projects.

The Sustainable and Transition Finance Guidance sets out the key principles that banks can follow and use to assess borrowers, at both the asset and entity levels, when providing financing to the real economy.

Conference aims to strengthen resilience of SMEs through sharing of insights on climate-related risks, practical tools for effective action, and real success stories of SMEs that have successfully transitioned and built climate resilience. Connects SMEs with solution providers, financiers, certification bodies, and digital enablers.

The Joint Committee on Climate Change (JC3), co-chaired by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC), held its 15th meeting on 7 August 2025. The meeting welcomed nine new members. The refreshed representation reflects a more diverse and inclusive cross-section of the financial sector.

The Joint Committee on Climate Change (JC3) released details on the rollout of the Climate Finance Innovation Lab (CFIL) at Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) Sasana Symposium 2025. This initiative aims to accelerate the development of innovative climate finance solutions.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), today published a playbook titled 'Building Supply Chain Resilience: Insights into Greening Value Chains for ASEAN'.

The 14th Joint Committee on Climate Change (JC3) meeting was held on 22 January 2025 to review the progress of ongoing work and discuss its priorities and action plans for 2025.