The fourth edition of the Impact Investing Roundtable, co-organised by the Centre for Impact Investing and Practices (CIIP) and Temasek, was held around the theme “Beyond Intentions: Opportunities and Imperatives Ahead for Impact Investing”.
From climate adaptation and public health to the energy transition and catalytic capital, this year's Philanthropy Asia Summit and Ecosperity Week demonstrated how partnerships, knowledge, and capital can work together to accelerate impact.
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Globally, impact investors are now looking to increase their investments in developing markets over the next five years.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched a new market intelligence tool to help foreign and domestic businesses map investment opportunity areas (IOAs) across the Philippines.
The Vietnam SDG Investor Map built by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has identified 14 investment opportunity areas across six Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) priority sectors that match government policy and require funding.
The Ministry of Science and Technology, UNDP in Vietnam, and UNDP SDG Impact co-hosted a conference in Hanoi last week with policymakers, experts, investors, and businesses to explore barriers and opportunities to unlocking private investment.
Experts argued that private capital and blended finance investments will continue to be an important component of Vietnam’s sustainable development.
The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the local division of the UN Development Programme (UNDP Thailand) have launched the Thailand SDG Investor Map.
The United Nations Development Programme in Thailand, in collaboration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has launched the SDG Investor Map.
The United Nations Development Programme in Thailand, in collaboration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has launched the SDG Investor Map.
淡马锡信托基金会（Temasek Trust）日前宣布设立亚洲首个影响力投资与实践中心（Centre for Impact Investing and Practices），以推动有关影响力投资的知识和实践。
Temasek Trust, the philanthropic arm of Singapore investment company Temasek, launched the Centre for Impact Investing and Practices (CIIP) on Thursday (June 16) - a first in Asia.
The database - SDG Investor Platform - is based on investor maps linking 18 investment opportunity areas including climate change and gender equity with nearly 60 Indonesian businesses
Global investors seeking opportunities in Indonesia now have a clear road map into sectors that are inline with the country's sustainable development goals (SDGs).