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APECPolicy Partnership on Women and the EconomyNovember2025 APEC Workshop on Advancing Women'sEntrepreneurs in Climate Response for Sustainable Workshop Report APECPolicy Partnership on Women and the Economy November2025 APEC Project:PPWE 03 2023A Produced by ForAsia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Secretariat35 Heng Mui Keng TerraceSingapore 119616 ©2025APEC Secretariat APEC#225-PP-04.7 Disclaimer:The ideas, statements and opinions expressed in this report are those ofthe author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the APEC Table of Contents INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................4 KEY ISSUES DISCUSSED........................................................................................6 SECTIONI-WOMENENTREPRENEURSOPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES....................................................................8 SESSION II–BEST PRACTICES OF SUPPORTING WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSIN CLIMATE RESPONSE........................................................................................14 SESSION III-BEST PRACTICES OF SUPPORTING WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSIN CLIMATE RESPONSE (CONT.)..........................................................................19 SESSION IV-RECOMMENDATIONS TO SCALE UP APEC’S EFFORTS TOWARDTHE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AOTEAROA PLAN OF ACTION AND CONCLUSION.........................................................................................................29 COMPENDIUM OF RECOMMENDATION...............................................................32 On 27-28 May 2025, the APEC Workshop on AdvancingWomen’s Entrepreneursin Climate Responsefor SustainableandInclusive Growth Post Covid-19inthe APECRegion,heldinvirtualformat,co-sponsored byAustralia; Chile; China; Japan; Malaysia; New TheWorkshopwas held underAPEC Forum Policy Partnership onWomen and the Economy (PPWE),aligning with the2022Leader’sDeclaration, which isstated as the commitmentto“build an environmentwhere all, including MSMEs and women, are empowered to accesseconomic opportunities and contribute to and benefit from our economy”and to “leverage APEC’s role as an incubator of ideas and capacity This project also contributes to the implementation of theAotearoaPlan of Action, which aims tofoster the development of other relevantAPEC fora, encouraging the exchange of best practice policies, andpromoting capacity-building programs that address all environmental Furthermore, the projectwasalso an important contribution towardthe implementation process and target set-out oftheBangkok Goals on global efforts to comprehensively address all environmental challenges,including climate change, extreme weather and natural disasters, for asustainable planet, particularly in terms of climate mitigation, adaptationandresilience”.This project focuses on the aspect of enhancing Finally, but alsoof utmost importance, the project directly respondsto the goal of the PPWE Forum: “to advance the economic integration ofwomen in the APEC region for the benefit of all members and tocoordinate gender activities across other APEC working groups”, byaddressing the key pillars of PPWE on impact to women’s economic The project is designed to: •Encourage women’s participation in climate entrepreneurshipand women-led climate start-ups post Covid-19;•Strengthen the capacity of women-led entrepreneurs to design Upon the project’s completion, recommendationsand best practiceswould be reported to member economies (particularly developing one)and participating delegations so that participants can have the needed The Workshop gathered91 participants inhybridplatform, includingrepresentativesof related ministries,agencies,experts,scholars, KEY ISSUES DISCUSSED The Workshop was opened byMr.Le Khanh LuongandMs. AnitaPeñaSaavedra.On the opening remarks,Mr.Le Khanh Luong,Director General, Department of Youth Affairs and Gender Equality,Ministry of Home Affairs of Viet Nam,highlighted the difficultiesthatwomen-led businesses are facing in the circumstances of climatechange, particularly post-COVID.In summary, leadership positions ofAsia-Pacific businesses are disproportionately distributed across thegenders. According to the Grand Thompson International 2024 Survey, ThisWorkshop washeld byAPECto address the empowerment ofwomen in the climate change response. Mr. Le Khanh Luong highlighted •Identifyingchallengeswomen-led businesses are facing post-COVID-19 and in the context of green transition;•Sharing best practices and recommendations to establish By achieving the aforementionedobjectives, the Workshop alignswell with APEC’s role as a platform for innovations tobuild solutions forclimate changeissues and integrating these innovations into otherrelevant workstreams of APEC. To demonstrate the commitment of VietNam to the APEC’s objectives, Mr. Le Khanh Luongalso described VietNam’s effort in establishing the framework underway for supportingwo