Outputs: 

1) Workshop:

a) Purpose: The workshop aims to provide APEC member economies with capacity building on how investment facilitation policies can enhance sustainable investment. The workshop is expected to include at least four sections, designed to provide participants with a better understanding through an exchange of knowledge and experience, as well as case studies and panel discussions from experts of APEC economies. During the workshop, participants are expected to exchange information of investment-facilitation policy-making with consideration for environment, social, inclusiveness and other sustainable goals in APEC region. Experts include government officials, academia, businesses, NGOs, MSMEs, and women entrepreneurs. The public-private dialogue will help exchange views and opinions from different perspectives for promoting sustainable investment. Participants will be from both public and private sectors, including relevant government officials and enterprises from APEC economies.

b) Duration: Two days (virtual participation is limited to 3-4 hours per each day while the agenda for in-person participants is full day)

c)  Location: Taipei (Hybrid)

d) Expected scope and scale: At least 10 experts and 4 moderators engaged, and at least 300 participants (virtual  and in-person)

e)  Timeline: April-July 2023 (TBC)

2)  Final Report:

a)  Purpose: The final report – at least 8-12 pages including structure such as talbe of contents, Executive Summary, topic to be covered, good practices shared during the workshop, and recommandations – will be shared with APEC IEG members economies.

b)  Timeline: Aug-Dec 2023

Outcomes:

1) Policy Changes: Through an exchange of opinions and experiences during the workshop, the project is to  encourage the competent authorities and investment promotion agencies of APEC member economies to incorporate concepts and indicators (e.g., net zero emissions, energy conservation, wildlife conservation, health and wellbeing, consumer protection, etc.) of sustainable investment into policy-making processes, which include investment facilitation and promotion policies.

2) Process Changes: The project is also to enhance communication between competent authorities, investment promotion agencies of APEC member economies and multi-stakeholders during the process of making sustainable investment policies.

3) Behavioral Changes: The outcome of the project is additionally to encourage APEC economies to formulate and adopt investment promotion policies guiding public and private investments in the direction of sustainable investments and prompting corporations to engage in responsible business conduct. The scope also encompasses direct and indirect investments to ensure the consideration of their impact on the overall industry supply chains.

4) Impact on APEC Economies:  This project also help APEC economies facilitate a positive cycle of sustainable development through investments and further promote inclusive recovery and long-term inclusive growth in the post-pandemic era.

5) Assessment of Results: A survey will be administered after the workshop to assess whether participants feel that they have a better understanding and grasp of the relevant topics within this project. The long-term results shall be assessed through the adaptation of policies and measures to facilitate sustainable investments by APEC economies.

Beneficiaries:

1) Qualifications: Direct participants in the workshop will include government officials, academia, representatives from various industries, financial sector, industry associations, foreign chambers of commerce, and/or relevant civic groups/NGOs, etc.

2)  Level of expertise: The workshop primarily targets experts from the public or private sectors that have experience in the stakeholder dialogue during the relevant investment-promotion policy making that enhances sustainable investments and inclusive growth. The workshop is also open to the member economies of general public interested in these issues.

3) Roles/level of responsibility: Participants will be the following persons directly related to the issues to be discussed in the workshop: government officials involved in investment policies, members of the private sector currently involved in or planning international investments, and/or civic groups/NGOs (e.g., labor unions, environmental groups, etc.) involved in sustainable development.

4) Gender: Women participation is highly encouraged and the workshop will also incorporate inclusive topics that take into account a gender perspective.

5) Economies Represented by Beneficiaries: The workshop is open to all persons from the private and public sectors of all APEC economies for participation. It also welcomes APEC economies to recommend speakers, especially the economies co-sponsoring this project (i.e., Australia, Chile, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Papua New Guinea, and the Philippines).

6) Governmental Departments: Primarily including government officials from competent authorities for investment policies or investment promotion agencies, although government officials from agencies involved in industry, financial supervisory, environment, labor, sustainable development, and other relevant issues are also welcome. 

7) Cross-Fora Collaboration: The project will be executed through the IEG, in collaboration with the PPWE, ABAC, and other APEC forums to ensure consideration of perspectives from women and the private sector.

Benefits: Policy-makers of APEC economies, especially government officials within competent authorities for investment policies or investment promotion agencies, will benefit from the experiences shared with regards to relevant policies implemented by the APEC economies participating in this workshop, as well as input from the private sector. The private sector will also benefit from friendly policies that facilitate investments and incentives to promote sustainable investments. In the long term, the outcomes shall benefit all stakeholders and society as a whole, because policy-makers will be continue to be encouraged to adopt relevant policies and measures to promote sustainable investment. (9) Above-mentioned invitation to delegates from the private sector/ international organizations will follow APEC Non-Member Participation Process.