Emma Marsden; Simon Høiberg Olsen; Eric Zusman2021-10-052021-10-052020-11978929262436197892926243782071-72022218-2675https://www.adb.org/publications/leveraging-sdgs-environmental-sustainability-asia-pacifichttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14540/5722This brief emphasizes that Asia and the Pacific is at a crossroads in its efforts to forge a sustainable future and urges policy action to put the region on track to achieve the environmental dimensions of the Sustainable Development Goals. An ADB stocktake highlights that weak governance and a lack of incentives and finance are among the factors holding back the region’s progress on environmental sustainability. The authors urge decision-makers to prioritize investments that privilege the environment and to apply integrated development approaches, systems thinking, and a circular economy model in sector planning.10EnvironmentEnvironmental policy and legislationEnvironmental assessmentPovertyPost-2015 Development Agenda