We are a leading ecosystem builder that is increasing the flow of financial, human, and intellectual capital from Asia and around the world into the social sector in Asia. We provide a network of peers, rigorous learning programmes, and innovative capital mobilization opportunities that make sure resources are more effectively deployed.
We are a leading ecosystem builder that is increasing the flow of financial, human, and intellectual capital from Asia and around the world into the social sector in Asia. We provide a network of peers, rigorous learning programmes, and innovative capital mobilization opportunities that make sure resources are more effectively deployed.
Climate Action and Environment, Education, Employability
Climate Action and Environment, Energy, Livelihood and Poverty Alleviation
Climate Action and Environment, Education
Education, Employability
Employability, Financial Inclusion, Gender, Health, Livelihood and Poverty Alleviation
Education, Gender, Livelihood and Poverty Alleviation
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Tobacco remains a significant global health threat, causing over 8 million deaths every year. Most of these preventable deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries, where smoking prevalence is high and the tobacco industry is deeply influential. Tobacco use also has significant economic implications, costing an estimated US$ 1.4 trillion in health expenditures and loss of productivity. The ASEAN region is home to 122 million smokers, over half of whom reside in Indonesia alone (65 million). Tobacco control has long been an issue of critical importance globally. The influx of e-cigarettes is expanding the landscape of tobacco use and addicting ever-growing numbers of youth who are easy and lucrative targets for the tobacco industry. E-cigarettes are falsely touted by the tobacco industry as less harmful alternatives to regular cigarettes, but a growing body of evidence is showing that e-cigarettes are harmful and should not promoted as safer alternatives.
Continued, coordinated, and intensified actions must be taken now by governments and civil society to invest in tobacco control measures and counteract the harms being inflicted by the irresponsible, profit-motivated tobacco industry. We need to: Establish tobacco tax systems that more effectively reduce tobacco affordability and discourage consumption.
We see social investment as a continuum that encompasses everything from philanthropy and venture philanthropy to impact investing, CSR and sustainable investment. We call this the “Continuum of Capital”.
We see social investment as a continuum that encompasses everything from philanthropy and venture philanthropy to impact investing, CSR and sustainable investment. We call this the “Continuum of Capital”.