North American and European investors are some of the biggest providers of impact capital to Asia, creating a power imbalance and impeding the continent’s ambitions to become an impact investing leader. What are the solutions? Laura Joffre reports from the AVPN conference in Hong Kong.
Paul Chan says Hong Kong is uniquely positioned to channel capital for good, while Naina Subberwal Batra opens the AVPN annual conference with a call for Asia’s impact community to take the lead in building a more inclusive world.
With VC investing on the decline, could deflating interest in unicorns be replaced by more focused attention on 'zebras'? Plus, a new podcast episode featuring the UK’s biggest community wind farm – and the people who benefit from their success.
The UK's social investment market appears resilient, but a closer look at the data reveals that the economic crisis is biting hard. Plus, how a Pakistani social enterprise saves lives; and a new institute for philanthropy launches – with a lot of cash.
As social investment network AVPN turns 10, its first Asian boss explains how she's translating the foreign concept of venture philanthropy, why the “cloak of joint decision-making” is so powerful – and why she was an unlikely candidate for CEO.
New research collates evidence from seven countries and territories in South East Asia. It reveals that a diverse range of social enterprises are trading across all sectors of economy and that women and young people are taking the lead.
Social unrest and Covid-19 have interrupted Hong Kong’s strong upward trend in the formation of new social enterprises, new research suggests – but experts believe that with the right support the sector can continue to flourish.
Leading scientists at Imperial College London developing a Covid-19 vaccine have chosen a social enterprise structure for “maximum flexibility” and to remain affordable to the world’s poorest.
