SEC pushes Thai capital market toward green economy, first half of 2026 sees 116.205 billion baht raised via sustainable bonds
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published an article stating that the SEC is jointly driving the Thai capital market toward a green economy. In the first six months of 2026, fundraising through sustainability bonds totaled 116.205 billion baht, up 14.7% from the same period last year, reflecting a sustainable capital market that is growing and playing a larger role in supporting the transition. The approach begins with upgrading sustainability disclosures in the 56-1 One Report to align with ISSB standards, alongside the Thailand Taxonomy mechanism, which uses a traffic-light system to classify economic activities as green, yellow, and red so that all sectors share a common reference framework. On financial instruments, the SEC promotes several forms of sustainability bonds, including Green Bonds, Social Bonds, Sustainability Bonds, and Sustainability-linked Bonds, or SLBs. Issuers of sustainability bonds have become more diverse, covering private companies, state enterprises, and government agencies, with more issuers from the real estate and telecommunications sectors beginning to enter the market. The SEC is also developing regulations to support Transition Bonds and Thailand Amber Bonds, as well as a trading system for greenhouse gas emission rights, or the ETS, under the draft Climate Change Act, and secondary-market trading of carbon credits, so that carbon pricing mechanisms can work efficiently and lead toward the country's Carbon Neutrality and Net Zero goals.