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ABU DHABI, UAE, Dec. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — ADGM, the worldwide monetary centre (IFC) of Abu Dhabi, in partnership with World Local weather Finance Centre (GCFC), Hanwha and the EU GCC Cooperation on inexperienced transition challenge, right this moment hosted the 8th version of the Abu Dhabi Sustainable Finance Discussion board (ADSFF). Held on the ultimate day of ADFW, the discussion board introduced collectively climate-finance leaders, innovators, policymakers and institutional buyers, reinforcing Abu Dhabi’s place as a world drive in advancing the net-zero, nature-positive transition.
Opening the discussion board, Salem Mohammed Al Darei, CEO of ADGM Authority, highlighted how Abu Dhabi has quickly emerged as a centre of gravity for sustainable finance, advancing bold insurance policies, constructing climate-resilient ecosystems, and advancing capital towards high-impact international options. His remarks set the tone for a day devoted to addressing the funding pathways, regulatory mechanisms, and cross-border partnerships that may form the following period of climate-aligned finance.
Throughout his speech, Al Darei stated, “Our dedication is evident – Abu Dhabi will proceed to function the vacation spot the place capital finds objective and objective finds progress. Because the Capital of Inexperienced Capital, we’re constructing bridges between areas and mobilising capital for renewable infrastructure, inexperienced applied sciences and sustainable innovation throughout rising and developed markets. This discussion board displays Abu Dhabi’s rising stature as a world platform for sustainable finance, the place ambition meets execution, and partnerships drive systemic transformation”
In a session titled ‘From Ambition to Motion: Financing the Transition to a Inexperienced Economic system,‘ Her Highness Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, President and CEO, Frontier25, then mentioned what’s being carried out and what extra is required to facilitate the area’s transition to a inexperienced financial system and advance local weather motion.
Throughout a full day of keynotes, panel discussions, hearth conversations, and vision-setting dialogues, the discussion board explored renewable-energy funding, biodiversity financing, AI-enabled ESG danger evaluation, Islamic sustainable finance, inexperienced infrastructure, and frontier local weather improvements, from engineered ecosystems to climate-resilient digital infrastructure.
Underneath the unifying theme of aligning capital with local weather ambition, contributors examined how monetary markets can speed up large-scale funding into vitality transition, inexperienced infrastructure, and nature-based options. The road-up included a number of standout periods emblematic of Abu Dhabi’s increasing management in sustainability-driven finance.
A headline session explored how future-proof city planning, forward-looking coverage frameworks, and main climate-aligned initiatives are reinforcing the emirate’s place as a world platform for sustainable funding. Audio system assessed how long-term capital, local weather resilience methods, and cross-border collaboration are reshaping the inexperienced finance panorama.
Breakout Occasions on Sustainability Day
Coinciding with the principle occasion, the Girls in Finance Discussion board introduced collectively influential feminine leaders throughout international finance, funding, sustainability, and regulatory spheres to debate pathways to better inclusion, management, and innovation within the trade. By way of periods reminiscent of “Leaders in Movement: Girls Driving Monetary Innovation,” the occasion underscored the pivotal function girls play in setting the tempo and shifting the centre of affect by reshaping monetary innovation throughout international markets.
Along with the day’s flagship periods, a number of parallel boards added depth and trade perspective, together with the 2nd EU-GCC Finance & Funding for Inexperienced Transition Discussion board, the Google Finance & Know-how Summit (GtFT25), the Islamic Finance Summit, the Abu Dhabi Excessive-Stage Roundtable on Local weather Funding and Cash Strikes: Constructing Arab Youth Wealth and Confidence every gathering sector leaders and professionals devoted to advancing local weather financing, resilience methods, and green-economy collaboration.
ADSFF additionally highlighted progress by the UAE Sustainable Finance Working Group (SFWG), which lately endorsed the brand new “Rules for Local weather Transition Planning” underneath Workstream 4, which represented a big milestone guiding monetary establishments towards credible, clear transition-planning practices aligned with the UAE’s net-zero goals.
The discussion board additionally welcomed the brand new signatories of the Abu Dhabi Sustainable Finance Declaration, bringing the full to 180 establishments dedicated to supporting Abu Dhabi and the UAE’s long-term net-zero targets.
Newcomers and Collaborations
The fourth day of ADFW witnessed bulletins from J.P. Morgan, ERM, DLA Piper, Arab Financial institution (Switzerland) Center East and iCapital, asserting the establishing of places of work or increasing their enterprise in ADGM. J.P. Morgan is accelerating the expansion of its J.P. Morgan Funds enterprise by bringing its international best-in-class Treasury capabilities to the UAE. Whereas Arab Financial institution – the newly established regional entity of Swiss Non-public Financial institution Arab Financial institution (Switzerland), ERM – the world’s largest specialist sustainability consultancy, and DLA Piper, a world regulation agency, are establishing new places of work in ADGM and increasing their footprint within the area.
A complete of 23 Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) had been introduced over the past day of ADFW. Partnerships had been signed between native and worldwide entities reminiscent of Tether, Crypto.com, Zodia, Presto, PCP, Warner bros. Discovery, World World Gold Council, Bain Capital and extra.
For extra particulars on ADFW, go to www.adfw.com.
