Green Finance and Innovative Facilitation Measures

Specialized Sub-forum 4

on Green Finance and Innovative Facilitation Measures:

Unlocking Forest Commercial Value: Boosting High-value Timber Utilization via Green Finance

Time and Venue

 Time: 23 September 2026, 09:00-12:30

 Venue: 2/F Meeting Room 16-17

Organized by

 Global Green Supply Chain of Forest Products (Macao) Federation

 Banco Nacional Ultramarino (BNU)

 GOBI Macau Investment Fund Management Limited

Collaborating Partners

 Gabonese Union of Forestry Operators and Wood Processing Industrialists (UFIGA) 

 Gabon Asian Forest and Wood Industry Association (UFIAG) 

 Ejinhoro Indonesia International Research Institute Foundation

 Doors Association of Guangdong

 Macao Green Fund

 Background

Beyond conventional end-uses including furniture, home goods and construction, sustainable timber has expanded its applications to automobile, high-speed rail, aerospace and new energy sectors amid technological advances. It is widely recognized globally as the nature-based climate solution, driver of economic growth and cornerstone of circular bioeconomy. The global timber value chain is undergoing a pivotal shift from raw log exports toward high-value segments such as engineered wood, timber construction and bioenergy. Only the deep integration of sustainable forest management, transparent trading systems and green finance can transform under-valued eco-friendly timber into high-value renewable feedstock.

However, such transition is hampered by prominent constraints: numerous high-potential timber projects struggle with financing due to insufficient credit standing or lack of dedicated trading platforms, while systematic financial packages covering the full chain from forest resources to finished high-end goods and bioenergy remain largely unavailable.

The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) launched the Framework for Promoting Legal and Sustainable Timber Supply Chains at the 2024 Global Legal and Sustainable Timber Forum and co-initiated the GF&GS (Green Finance & Green Supply Chain) Initiative alongside Global Green Supply Chain of Forest Products (Macao) Federation, Central African Forest Initiative (CAFI) and Global Green Supply Chain Initiative (GGSC). Under ITTO’s LSSC Programme and in cooperation with the Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute of the Macao SAR (IPIM), the BTTS platform is now in its fifth phase, with phased achievements registered across all development tasks. In parallel, aligned with the Macao SAR Government’s strategic goals of appropriately diversifying its economy and fostering emerging industries, the local administration has set up a government guidance fund this year. Through continued innovations in investment and financing mechanisms, the fund is scaling up the leveraging effect of fiscal capital to bolster the real economy and advance industrial diversification.

Against this backdrop, this forum adopts the theme ‘Unlocking Forest Commercial Value - Boosting High-value Timber Utilization via Green Finance’. It aims to facilitate in-depth cross-sector dialogues between financial and industrial stakeholders to address commercialization bottlenecks, build actionable cooperation links among timber manufacturers, bioenergy developers and financial institutions, and enable green finance to accelerate the global shift toward sustainable, high-value timber development.

 Purpose

Through multi-stakeholder dialogues spanning timber and bioenergy enterprises, financial institutions, international organizations and government authorities, the forum intends to identify core industrial and financing barriers restricting  high-value timber exploitation and deliver implementable solutions covering innovative green finance instruments, global timber trading platforms and commercial bioenergy models. These solutions will be scaled up across the full industrial chain to cut corporate financing costs, expand market access and advance the sustainable high-value transformation of global forest resources.

 Scope

The discussion covers four key dimensions:

• Analyze financing hurdles constraining high-value timber development and best proven practices from enterprises, industrial associations and government authorities.
• Showcase actionable solutions including green finance instruments, global forest product trading platforms and commercial bioenergy development models.
• Discuss potential opportunities brought by Macao’s newly launched industrial guidance fund and innovative investment frameworks to advance sustainable timber trade and high-value processing via synergy between the fund, forestry sector and green finance.
• Host interactive roundtable discussions among participating stakeholders to explore innovative green finance pathways for forest resource development and build cross-industry consensus.

 Participants

120-150 participants are expected, representing government, business actors, financial institutions, trade and industry organizations, academics, and civil society. Ensuring diversity among stakeholders present at this event will allow for fruitful debate and strengthening collaboration and partnership among stakeholders.

 Programme and Schedule

 Contact Person

Global Green Supply Chain of Forest Products (Macao) Federation:

Mr. Tang Liang – tangliang@macaufd.net 

Ms. Wu Shuang – info@macaufd.net