The Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission has launched a public hearing on draft regulations for establishing and managing Investment Trusts investing in environmental projects, designated as Green Investment Trusts (GIT). The framework is intended to support fundraising for projects in forestry or agricultural activities that reduce or capture greenhouse gas emissions. A GIT would invest in Thailand-based environmental projects registered with the Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization under the Thailand Voluntary Emission Reduction Program (T-VER) or other internationally recognised verified carbon standard programmes. Permitted investment structures include ownership or possessory rights in the real estate where the project is located, or rights to future income streams or revenue-sharing agreements from the projects, with revenues expected primarily from carbon credit sales. The trustee would be responsible for safeguarding trust assets, appointing and certifying that the trust manager meets SEC-specified qualifications, and overseeing the manager’s ongoing compliance and performance under the trust deed; unit holders must include at least two investors who are institutional investors or ultra-high net worth investors, and the trust may not be established solely to manage personal assets (not a private trust). The consultation closes on 9 February 2026.

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