In this interview, Michael Wen, Executive Vice President at Cathay Financial Holdings, explains how sustainable-linked products are reshaping corporate banking across Asia. He notes a clear rise in demand from companies in Taiwan and Southeast Asia seeking financing that supports improvements in their operations and supply chains.

A quiet but powerful shift is underway: nature finance is emerging as the next frontier. If climate finance was the first act of the sustainability era, nature finance is the sequel we cannot afford to miss.