The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) drives Zambia’s transition to a sustainable economy through market-enabling frameworks. Our Green Finance Unit executes three core mandates:
“Our initiatives focus on climate disclosures, ESG standards and investor education to channel capital toward sustainable investments.”
This section outlines the legislative and regulatory framework governing sustainable finance in Zambia. It includes national strategies, key policies and enacted legislation that establish the foundation for climate-aligned markets, green investment standard and environmental safeguards.
Here you will find technical guidelines and interpretive tools to support market compliance with sustainability standards. These resources clarify green finance taxonomies, eligible project categories and bond principles, helping issuers and investors navigate evolving ESG requirements.
Note: Several frameworks are currently in development.
Explore research, impact assessments and market analyses related to Zambia’s green finance ecosystem. This collection includes annual sustainability reports from key stakeholders, studies on emerging environmental risks and summaries of industry engagement events.
Access official communications, memoranda of understanding (MoUs) and regulatory circulars. These documents formalize partnerships, outline reporting frameworks and announce strategic directives for advancing sustainable capital markets.
This section profiles sustainable projects actively preparing for capital market transactions. It bridges the gap between investors and impactful initiatives by showcasing pipeline opportunities in renewable energy, conservation and climate resilience, accelerating the actualization of green bonds, sustainable equities and other market-based financing solutions across Zambia.
This subsection details the tripartite initiative (BoZ, PIA, SEC) established to integrate sustainability across Zambia’s financial sector. Discover how the GFMWG coordinates policy frameworks, green product standards, and risk management approaches to transform Zambia into a regional hub for climate-aligned capital markets. Resources include joint work plans, regulatory alignment reports, and implementation roadmaps.
Access training programs, toolkits and matchmaking services designed to operationalize Zambia’s sustainable finance ambitions. This subsection facilitates direct connections between issuers, investors and technical experts while building competencies for structuring green bonds, conducting ESG due diligence and navigating climate disclosure requirements, accelerating real-world implementation of green projects.
