“Gender Lens Incubation and Acceleration Toolkit” diluncurkan Sasakawa Peace Foundation
$1m pooled fund for Southeast Asian maternal, child health
5 Insights on the Potential of E-Commerce in Growing Women Entrepreneurship
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A lack of access, skills and business acumen often prevent women and women-owned enterprises from being able to participate in markets or scale their economic participation. Find out what e-commerce can bring to the table.
A First-of-Its-Kind USD $1,500,000 Philanthropic Pooled Fund Created to Strengthen Healthcare Systems in Southeast Asia
Aflouton: Empowering Children with Social and Financial Education
We aim to ensure access to high quality, inclusive, and youth-centred life skills and financial literacy for all children and young people worldwide, especially to the most vulnerable.
AI Based Remote Heart Monitoring Solution
Our solution enables medical professionals to monitor patients’ heart rhythms on a remote basis based on our wireless wearable devices and to diagnose arrhythmia more accurately with our AI analytics.
ALIA: Cost Competitive and Sustainable Industry Solutions for the Environment
ALIA will take the lead with industry-wide solutions to address cost competitiveness and sustainability. Beneficiaries are cleaner environment for society and continued business viability.
Asia School Of Business
The vision of ASB is to be a global knowledge and learning center, blending the rigour of our founding parents, MIT Sloan and Bank Negara Malaysia, with regional expertise, insights, and research from Asia and the emerging world. To date, our award-winning MBA degree program has been called “The Most Innovative MBA” in the world […]
Asia-Based Winners of the 2021 SAFE STEPS Disaster-Tech Awards
Innovative oil spill recovery and dam water level monitoring solutions receive a US$75,000 grant each to help save lives from natural disasters.
Asia: Chevron, J&J Foundation and more back AVPN’s US$1m Healthcare Pooled Fund
Asia’s Business Heirs Look Beyond Profits, Hoping to Escape Parents’ Shadow
Asian University for Women (AUW): Empowering Women
The Asian University for Women (AUW) seeks to educate and empower women who will become skilled and innovative professionals, service-orientated leaders in their businesses and communities, and promoters of sustainable development in Asia.
AVPN & Yayasan Hasanah Bring Annual Global Conference 2023 to Malaysia
Titled “Global Challenges: Asian Solutions” and delivered in partnership with The Hasanah Forum 2023, it will host more than 1,000 delegates to convene on pertinent social impact challenges specific to Asia KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – AVPN, the largest network of social investors active in Asia, today announced the upcoming AVPN Global Conference 2023, Asia’s largest […]
AVPN 2020 | How Will COVID-19 Affect the Outlook for Impact Investment in Southeast Asia
Even as different countries experience varying degrees of physical lockdown and restrictions from COVID-19
AVPN 2020 Annual Review
2020 has forced us to acknowledge the depth of our interconnectedness. Many of our members have stepped up quickly and delivered practical and concrete support where it is needed. Our Annual Review highlights how our members have connected with each other, learnt from one another, and led the sector towards systemic change.
AVPN 2022 to revitalise dialogue around social impact in Asia
AVPN and Philanthropic Leaders Launch USD 1 Million Pooled Fund to Improve Maternal, Newborn, Child Health and Nutrition in Southeast Asia
Key Messages: Southeast Asia’s healthcare out-of-pocket expenditure is among the highest in the world. USD 1 M has been raised for a Healthcare Pooled Fund to improve maternal, newborn, child health and nutrition outcomes in Southeast Asia, facilitated by AVPN— the world’s largest network of Social Investors active in Asia. The Healthcare Pooled Fund is […]
AVPN Announces the Launch of Its Second APAC Sustainability Seed Fund to Deploy USD 5 Million for Innovative Technology-led Climate Solutions
APAC Sustainability Seed Fund 2.0 continues to be supported by first round’s funder Google.org and partner the Asian Development Bank AVPN, the largest network of social investors in Asia, announced the launch of the APAC Sustainability Seed Fund (SSF) 2.0, with the continued support of Google.org and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The USD 5 […]
AVPN Creates Philanthropic Digital Transformation Fund to Help Underserved and Impacted Communities in Korea, With a USD1 Million Grant From Google.org
This fund will go towards supporting digital transformation projects at scale, in partnership with local nonprofits, as part of post COVID-19 recovery Supported by Google.org, Google’s philanthropy, AVPN, and MYSC (acting as AVPN’s representative in Korea) have come together to launch philanthropic digital transformation funds of $1,000,000 USD. Announced today at the AVPN Northeast Asia […]
AVPN Interviewed with BFM Malaysia on Venture Philanthropy
AVPN Webinar: Revolutionising Education Systems in a Post COVID-19 Future
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended routines we once considered normal. Overnight, education systems around the world are forced to digitise education as students move towards home-based learning. It is a historic moment in education as we are being made to confront difficult questions and challenge the traditional methods used in the formal schooling experience.
AVPN x Circulate Capital: Catalyzing Capital to Advance the Circular Economy and Fight Climate Change in Asia
The circular economy presents a specific and unique opportunity for corporate, private and development finance investors to capture the value of plastic waste as well as to meaningfully mitigate the climate impacts of plastic pollution, especially in Asia. According to Circulate Capital, we could eliminate almost 150 million tonnes of GHG from the environment if […]
Bain & Company
Bain & Company is one of the world’s leading management consulting firms based in Hong Kong,
Better to give …
At the AVPN Conference 2017, CEO Naina Batra, shares the challenges that the social investing community are facing.
Nonetheless, AVPN can help funders and resource providers collaboratively leverage on opportunities to maximise financial and social returns.
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Bintang Capital Partners
Bintang Capital Partners is an award-winning Southeast Asian impact-focused private equity firm headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Founded in 2018, Bintang believes that a responsible approach towards capitalism will yield superior investment returns as well as better social and environmental outcomes – as reflected in its vision of “Investing in a Better World”. Bintang is […]
Can ESG be the Silver Bullet for the Agriculture sector?
Agriculture is one of the world’s largest industries, providing daily sustenance and livelihoods for millions. However, there are growing concerns about agriculture’s contribution to climate change as the sector accounts for over 70% of freshwater use and 23% of greenhouse gas emissions.
Capital Markets Malaysia
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) established Capital Markets Malaysia (CMM) to spearhead the local and international positioning as well as profiling of the Malaysian capital market. CMM showcases the competitiveness and attractiveness of the various segments of the Malaysian capital markets – to promote international participation and enhance opportunities for domestic capital market intermediaries. CMM […]
Caressy: For Parents, Babies and Their Peace of Mind
Charitable Giving Moves East
Citi dan AVPN Berkolaborasi Luncurkan Platform untuk, Atasi Masalah Kaum Muda
Citigroup Puts Financial Weight Behind Asia’s Youth
Climate Finance
In the first episode of the new and improved Money Meets Mission, we discuss the topic of Climate Finance and listen to industry experts, Mr. Alan T. Hsu and Dr. Philip B. Duffy as they discuss along with our podcast interviewer Teymoor Nabili the current climate threats in Asia, decisions being taken and their effectiveness. […]
Collaborative Philanthropy for social impact
Connecting Rural Schools & Hospitals
To connect another 750 critical sites and vulnerable communities (such as schools and hospitals) over 3 years that do not have the resources on their own to get Internet access set up.
Creador Foundation
WHO ARE WE: Creador Foundation is a registered non-for-profit organisation based out of Kuala Lumpur. We are funded by Creador, a private equity company focused on growth capital investments in South and Southeast Asia. OUR VISION: We believe in empowering local communities so that they can take ownership of their own lives and be the […]