Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), together with the Board of Investment (BOI), the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and other public, capital-market and civil-society partners, co-hosted “The 3rd Multilateral Collaboration for Sustainability: Continuing the Impact” to promote cross-sector cooperation and scale private-sector participation in community and social development initiatives. The programme centred on investment promotion measures that support social impact projects, including BOI incentive schemes. The SEC set out a sustainable finance agenda built around six areas: sustainability disclosures aligned with international standards for issuers and listed companies, development of sustainable financial instruments, strengthening investors’ role and sustainable investment to mitigate greenwashing risks, support for domestic reviewers, development of an ESG data hub and dissemination of sustainability trends, and ongoing domestic and international collaboration. The BOI highlighted its Investment Promotion Measures for Community and Social Development, under which companies can receive tax incentives for supporting or jointly implementing projects with local organisations, with 106 projects approved from 2023 to January 2026 involving more than 946 local organisations and a combined investment value of THB 3bn; covered themes included water resource management, sustainable agriculture, forest management to reduce PM2.5, and education and public health. The SET also referenced work on emissions management and carbon-credit trading infrastructure, and joint governance efforts with the SEC including development of six core competencies for Thai directors.

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