9 . Supporting finance and investments in sustainability and climate action , including disaster risk finance insurance , and , if appropriate , carbon pricing and non-pricing mechanisms and international carbon credit markets , as well as exploring options to support the alignment of financial flows towards a greener and cleaner global economy , for example , taxonomies and other alignment approaches .
b . Progressing sustainable and inclusive trade and investment , and ensuring that they are mutually supportive with our environmental policies by :
1 . Intensifying work that enhances stability , resilience , and sustainability of supply chains , as well as improving connectivity , including the implementation of the APEC Connectivity Blueprint , and advancing cooperation and sharing best practices in green public procurement .
2 . Advancing work on the facilitation of trade in environmental goods and services , building on discussions about the APEC List of Environmental Goods and the Reference List of Environmental and Environmentally Related Services and further discussing the impact of non-tariff measures on trade in environmental goods .
3 . Advancing concrete initiatives on responsible business conduct , environmental , social and governance ( ESG ) industry practices , through the development of sustainable tourism , manufacturing , agriculture , transport , and logistics sectors , as well as the green and low-carbon digital and technology sectors .
4 . Advancing gender equality and economic integration , inclusion and empowerment of women .
5 . Strengthening the roles of micro , small , and medium enterprises ( MSMEs ), including encouraging the formulation of an updated APEC Strategy for Green , Sustainable and Innovative MSMEs , building capabilities for MSMEs in sustainability practices such as the ESG and BCG approaches , and collaborating to improve opportunities for MSMEs to be competitive , specialised , innovative and expand into international markets .
c . Promoting environmental conservation , sustainable use , and management of natural resources , as well as halting and reversing biodiversity loss by :
1 . Enhancing conservation and sustainable use and management of coastal and marine resources and ecosystems as well as sustainable fisheries and aquaculture , including preventing , combatting and working towards ending illegal , unreported , and unregulated ( IUU ) fishing and implementing the APEC Roadmap on Combatting IUU Fishing .
2 . Continuing work to prevent and reduce marine debris and plastic pollution , including through the implementation of the APEC Roadmap on Marine Debris .
3 . Strengthening efforts to combat illegal logging and associated trade , stop the degradation of forest ecosystems , and promote trade and consumption in sustainably managed and legally harvested forest products .
4 . Striving to ensure diversity and inclusion to improve our efforts in maintaining , conserving , managing , and protecting the environment and natural resources .
d . Advancing resource efficiency and sustainable waste management towards zero waste by :
1 . Increasing co-operation to advance circular economy approaches , including promoting circular business models as well as exchange policies and best practices , and sustainable production and consumption patterns .
INCLUSIVE APPROACH
To achieve the above and the three economic drivers of the Putrajaya Vision 2040 it requires the adoption of an inclusive approach that improves the quality of life for all members of society and advances gender equality as well as economic inclusion and empowerment of MSMEs , women , and other groups with untapped
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