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Agriculture, Climate Action and Environment, Livelihood and Poverty Alleviation

3 min read In June, a forest community in northern Thailand was awarded the prestigious Equator Prize by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). With some support from RECOFTC and our partners, the Wetland Forest Conservation Group of the village Boon Rueang convinced the government to conserve the largest wetland forest in the Ing River basin rather than develop a special economic zone. Since that momentous achievement, made through advocacy and dialogue, the Group has pioneered a community forestry model that is successfully protecting biodiversity, storing carbon, providing food and livelihoods, and enabling the community to preserve its identity and culture. This model even helped the community successfully weather the COVID-19 pandemic.

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4 min read At the scenic Jeju Island, we curated a group of social purpose organisations that are providing a diverse range of solutions to the world’s most pressing environmental concerns. These solutions are at different stages of funding and provided investment opportunities for funders of varying types and interests.

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2 min read Impact measurement is a topic on everyone’s lips, but how to get started is not always clear – especially when you’re dealing with small organisations and projects.

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4 min read Despite the dramatic growth in sustainable finance mechanisms in recent years, Asia has yet to realise its full potential and continues to lag behind the US and Europe. While the market for green bonds has grown globally from $87 billion in 2016 to $167 billion in 2018, only 2 Asian countries – China and India – were included in the top 10 countries based on cumulative green bond issuance.

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4 min read Companies are responsible for at least 35% of global greenhouse gas emissions, but only a small fraction disclose their emissions or have a credible plan to reduce them. The situation in Asia is particularly worrying. While East Asia’s big 3s – China, Japan and South Korea – are setting strong signals to their domestic sectors, only 1 of the 32 top-emitting Asian companies targeted by the Climate Action 100+ initiative has set short-term targets to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

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While the world is still reeling from the effects of COVID-19 pandemic, there is a growing vision to build back better into a greener economy and to decarbonise the planet. This response to climate change is no longer the ‘right thing to do’ but an imperative in creating a sustainable future, placing an incentive for investors to include climate-smart solutions into their portfolio.

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Agriculture, Climate Action and Environment, Education, Employability, Energy, Financial Inclusion, Gender, Health, Livelihood and Poverty Alleviation, Water and Sanitation and Hygiene

Toolkit for benchmarking the progress of organisations and establishes a common language to use between stakeholders

Agriculture, Climate Action and Environment, Education, Energy, Health

Affordable Housing, Agriculture, Climate Action and Environment, Education, Energy, Financial Inclusion, Health, Livelihood and Poverty Alleviation, Water and Sanitation and Hygiene

Agriculture, Climate Action and Environment, Education, Employability, Energy, Financial Inclusion, Gender, Health, Livelihood and Poverty Alleviation

Enterprise Support programmes assist individual enterprises in business development that is eco-inclusive

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Agriculture, Climate Action and Environment, Education, Employability, Energy, Health, Livelihood and Poverty Alleviation, Nutrition, Water and Sanitation and Hygiene

Addressing global complex social issues by utilizing Accenture’s capabilities

Agriculture, Climate Action and Environment, Education, Employability, Energy, Health, Livelihood and Poverty Alleviation, Water and Sanitation and Hygiene

African Clean Energy makes energy more accessible and affordable to poor, rural families living off-grid and cooking using traditional methods.

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Range of publications and insight reports covering areas of women rights, climate justice, food and farming

Affordable Housing, Agriculture, Climate Action and Environment, Conservation, Education, Employability, Energy, Health, Livelihood and Poverty Alleviation

Action Aid International help people fight poverty and injustice, making impact in agriculture, education, environment, health and land conservation sectors.

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Agriculture, Climate Action and Environment, Employability, Energy, Gender, Livelihood and Poverty Alleviation

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Smart Air is a clean air workshop program that teaches people how to protect themselves from air pollution. We target those living in cities in Asia, of whom 90% breathe polluted air on an ongoing basis.

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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.

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