Joint Press Release: Detailed Guidance for Issuing Green, Social, and Sustainability Bonds

May 30, 2026

On May 29, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia (SERC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Cambodia co-organized the Launching Event on "Detailed Guidance for Issuing Green, Social, and Sustainability (GSS) Bonds" in Phnom Penh, under the high presidency of H.E. Sou Socheat, Delegate of the Royal Government in charge as Director General of the SERC and Mr. Enrico Gaveglia, Resident Representative of UNDP in Cambodia.

This event aimed at officially launching the Detailed Guidance for Issuing GSS Bonds, which supplements the existing Detailed Guidance for Issuing Green Bonds introduced in 2022 with support from Asian Development Bank (ADB). The new guidance expands the scope to include social bonds and sustainability bonds in order to further strengthen the sustainable finance ecosystem, support the development of a high-integrity sustainable investment market, and contribute to the achievement of Cambodia's Sustainable Development Goals (CSDGs).

In this event, HE. Delegate stated that "Sustainable finance is no longer an option, but a necessity for building a resilient and future-ready economy. The Detailed Guidance for Issuing GSS Bonds reflects Cambodia's commitment to strengthening sustainable capital markets and supporting investments that create positive environmental and social impact for future generations."

Mr. Enrico Gaveglia stated that, "UNDP is an end to end organization connecting policy to practice, ideas to implementation, and vision to results. We are very pleased to have worked with SERC leadership on a practical and Detailed Guidance for Issuing Green, Social, and Sustainability Bonds. We aim at diversifying financing sources beyond the grant space of development cooperation and unlock and strengthen domestic capital markets towards a socially and environmentally viable development model."

The event was attended by the management and officials of the SERC, representative from government institutions, development partners, financial sector regulators, industry associations, financial institutions, listed companies, and relevant stakeholders, as well as the experts speaker with extensive experience from SERC, UNDP, ADB and Sustainable Finance Institute Asia, with a total of 100 attendees. The event was conducted smoothly and fruitfully.