The Climate Forum in the ASEAN-BAC Summit Week series discussed the commitments and contributions that businesses and governments in ASEAN can make in protecting the environment and sustainable development. This was discussed in four special sessions, including Accelerating the Net Zero Transition in ASEAN, Developing ASEAN Carbon Market, Establishing the ASEAN Role in Global EV Supply Chain, and Mobilising Sustainable Finance to Enable a Just Energy Transition in ASEAN (2/9/2023). On the same occasion, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was also signed by Chairman of Kadin Indonesia and Chair of ASEAN-BAC, Arsjad Rasjid with Executive Director of ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity, Theresa Mundita Lim on efforts to protect and preserve biodiversity in the ASEAN Region.