Why engage with Policy
Policy can intervene
at different levels
Policy action has
wide-ranging effect
across impact areas
Emerging cadre of
policymakers keen to
collaborate
AVPN-UNDP Webinar Series
Investing in a Green Recovery: A cross-sector response to build a climate-resilient future
30 October 2020 | 11:00am (GMT +8)
Key Insights & Takeaways
ABOUT AVPN POLICY
AVPN Policy engages a critical perspective in the social economy – policy – in the work that AVPN and its members are doing to build the social economy. It offers a convening platform, a community of champions of the social economy, and practical learning opportunities to support governments, policymakers and policy influencers to build an enabling environment for the social economy to flourish.
How We Engage Policy
AVPN Social Economy Policy Framework
Greater social impact and sustainable development needs the full force of effective policies as those decisions can catalyse or stunt the growth of socially impactful investments and related forms of capital.
AVPN leverages a five-pronged framework to consider how policy can affect the social economy. Join us in gathering perspectives and resources from various stakeholders mapped and aligned to our Social Economy Policy Framework.
Establishing leadership and building alliances within and outside the government to take ownership over the social economy agenda.
E.g. Policy statements, Cross-ministry committees, Public private sector alliances, Multilateral agency committees.
Enabling policies to build up the capabilities and knowledge of key stakeholders in social economy to create greater social impact
E.g. Investment in building centres for excellence, capability development of social entrepreneurs, knowledge development, incubators and accelerators
Enhancing policies that unlock or mobilise capital that fund social economy initiatives and stakeholders, across a continuum of capital instruments
E.g. Government-funded social investment funds, matching incentives for social investment, tax incentives, government grant programmes, unlocking CSR capital
Developing a policy environment to create market opportunities for social businesses to improve their revenue opportunities and market outreach
E.g. Social procurement, trademarking, consumer platforms, advocacy campaigns, data collection and analysis
Policies that introduce legislation and regulations that impact the social economy, including but not limited to fiscal and monetary policy measures
E.g. Certification system, legal framework and recognition, legal structure, philanthropy regulations, social investment regulations, small business regulations
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Article
How Policymakers can Finance Solutions for Social Protection More Sustainably
Kelly OngSeptember 21, 2020
5 min read As the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect the lives of millions around the world with several countries already experiencing a second wave of infections, what started out as a health crisis has not only unearthed fundamental gaps in social protections systems, but also set back global economies.
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Article
First Steps to Effective Collaboration With Policymakers
Naina Subberwal BatraDecember 17, 2019
5 min read Social investors who partner with policymakers can scale their impact, but finding the right avenues to kickstart conversations is difficult.
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Grace LimJune 29, 20205 min read Investors’ interest in sustainable finance has reached a fever pitch, with the impact investing sector doubling in size over the last 2 years, according to Global Impact Investing Network’s 2019 Report on Sizing the Impact Investing Market. As sustainable finance moves from niche to mainstream markets, it has piqued the interests of MNCs, while policymakers see an opportunity to make greater reforms to harness the financial sector’s power in unlocking the potential of sustainable finance in building a more climate-resilient future.
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