Advancing China’s Sustainable Blue Economy – Building Strong Policy Foundations for Ocean Accounting and Blue Finance
Sustainable development is a global issue that directly impacts social progress and human well-being. In the context of intensifying climate change, exacerbated by pollution and other development acti
How Can Philanthropy Get Creative to Finance Systems Transformation?
This blog is based on the Shaping Innovation Futures Discovery Report co-authored by Alex Hannant, Professor Ingrid Burkett and Assistant Professor Joanne McNeill. 6 minutes read The ocean and its resources are being depleted, polluted, and over-exploited. While many groups – from governments, philanthropy, development banks to NGOs – are working hard on the issue, there are […]
How Faith-Aligned Capital Can Catalyse Climate Action in Asia: A Toolkit
Asia, home to over half the world’s population, stands on the frontlines of a rapidly changing planet. From intensifying floods and heatwaves to worsening food and water insecurity, climate-driven shocks are disrupting lives, livelihoods, and futures across the region. To navigate these complexities, the region requires an additional USD 1.1 trillion annually to strengthen infrastructure […]
SDG Progress Continues to Stall in Asia-Pacific following COVID-19
5 min read The newly published Sustainable Development Report (SDR) 2022 provides a detailed analysis of how the Asia-Pacific, and the world more generally, is progressing towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). All United Nations member states adopted these transformational goals for economic, social, and environmental sustainability to be met by 2030. The SDR 2022 […]
Small Actions for Big Change: How the Smallest Inventions Can Scale Globally
Funding proof-of-concept for innovative technologies addressing climate change is a challenging task. Here’s how AVPN’s APAC Sustainability Seed Fund 1.0, supported by Google.org and ADB, helped support two nonprofit organisations, demonstrating that investing in even the smallest tech
Tracking Capital Flows Across Asia-Pacific: A Focus on Climate Action
Asia-Pacific stands at the frontline of the global climate crisis. The region is responsible for more than half of global carbon emissions. The carbon-intensive industries that lifted millions in the region out of poverty now pose an existential threat. In addition, Asia-Pacific is among the most climate-vulnerable regions in the world: extreme weather, rising seas, […]
Waste No More: How Circular Tech is Closing the Loop on Waste in Asia
Circular tech in Asia is advancing as innovative organisations apply AI, digital mapping, and autonomous systems to tackle the region’s growing waste challenges. With support from the APAC Sustainability Solutions Lab (SSL), an initiative by AVPN, supported by Google.org and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), organisations who are recipients of the APAC Sustainability Seed Fund […]
