Navigating Sustainability in Asia: A Practical Guide for Leaders and Investors

Asia’s role in the global sustainability transition is too big to ignore—and too complex to oversimplify.

Navigating Sustainability in Asia is a practical playbook for business leaders, investors and policymakers who want to understand how sustainability is reshaping Asia’s economies. Combining on-the-ground insight with practical tools, it shows how sustainability in Asia is not ideology but strategy—a driver of innovation, competitiveness and long-term value.

Whether you are a board member in Tokyo navigating governance reform, an executive in Singapore building climate-aligned supply chains or an investor assessing risks in India or Southeast Asia, the book translates lessons into decisions. Market analysis, case examples and end-of-chapter briefings help teams move from principle to practice.

By reframing sustainability as a source of advantage, the book offers a simple message: success belongs to those who combine persistence, cultural fluency and strategic adaptation. Navigating Sustainability in Asia is essential reading for corporates, executives, investors and the regulators shaping the environment in which they operate.

Nana Li is Head of Sustainability & Stewardship, Asia-Pacific, Director at Impax Asset Management. She leads sustainability research, engagement and policy advocacy across the region. Previously, she was Research and Project Director at the Asian Corporate Governance Association, authoring major reports on governance and sustainability in Asia. She serves on global standard-setting and advisory bodies, including the IFRS Sustainability Reference Group and the International Corporate Governance Network's Global Policy Committee. She holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. In 2024, she co-authored Unlocking Corporate Success by the Power of Diversity, the first investor-focused book on diversity in Japan.