Transitioning to innovative financing tools – a call from fashion producers

Suppliers’ perspectives on financing repaid decarbonization are the key to the success of delivering the climate goal, especially since the needs of decarbonization investment vary according to suppliers’ geographic context, sizes, and stage of decarbonization projects.

The invited suppliers showcase their experiences and discoveries on financing rapid decarbonization. The shared insights reflect other financial options are greatly needed from changing business/pricing models to derisk/underwrite investments to imaging other innovative tools helping to address the challenges.

Speakers

Dhanujie Jayapala

Head of Environmental Sustainability, MAS Capital Pvt Ltd

With 12+ years of experience in energy efficiency, renewable energy, and decarbonization. Dhanujie Jayapala currently works at MAS Holdings focusing on achieving the company's environmental targets including decarbonization to its sustainability strategy - the MAS Plan for Change.

Martin Su

Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO), Yee Chain Intl. Ltd.

Martin Su sets the decarbonisation strategy and execution to conduct a responsible operation, diverse innovation, and multidisciplinary collaboration to fulfill environmental sustainability, social responsibility, and company governance to become carbon neutral by 2030 and a pioneering brick of the circular textile ecosystem.

Moderator

Jessie Li

Co-Founder at Manufactured podcast

Registration

This technical seminar is part of the Asian Dialogues series, which aims to bring together industry enthusiasts and representatives – from brands, suppliers, workers, civil society, and government bodies from Asia and beyond. This event series was initiated by GIZ FABRIC with the goal of connecting these stakeholders and fostering knowledge exchange across the industry.