AVPN Attends 2015 Singapore Compact CSR Conference
by Mila Devenport Global Compact Network Singapore (formerly Singapore Compact for CSR) organised a 2-day conference on 25th and 26th August on “Evaluating and Evolving CSR: Creating Value for a Sustainable Future”. This year’s conference drew around 400 business professionals, CSR practitioners and stakeholders (including government officials, academics and civil society leaders) and featured panels […]
Axis Bank Foundation – Third party Midterm impact assessment
ABF’s approach to impact assessment illustrates how an organization gets started with a broad sense of outcome to be achieved.
Engaging Corporations on Environmental, Social and Governance Issues
AVPN and AVPN member Oxfam hosted a roundtable discussion on corporate engagement on environmental, social and governance issues.
How Can Corporates Create Social Impact? Cases from Asia and Beyond
By Mila Devenport AVPN organized a series of workshops early this September on Corporate Social Impact Strategies (CSIS) led by Steven Serneels (Co-researcher, EVPA Corporate Social Impact Strategies; Impact Investor, SI2 Fund). We travelled to Taipei, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore and invited local speakers to join in the conversation. In Taipei, we spoke at the […]
How Doing Good Is Good For Business
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How do intermediaries in Vietnam build the ecosystem for social impact? Member LIN Center for Community Development builds resilient cross-sector partnerships for scalable and sustainable business development.
Moving from traditional philanthropy to strategic social investment
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Co-founder & CEO of Unitus Capital explains how India is moving from traditional giving to strategic social investing, why it is picking up, and what are the challenges for philanthropic organizations to move from grant making to impact investing.
Pilotlight to Inspire Business Leaders on Skilled Volunteerism at AVPN Road Show
October will see the 3rd annual AVPN Roadshow travelling to the cities of Hong Kong, Mumbai, Seoul, Singapore and Tokyo. The theme for this year’s roadshow is ‘Mobilising Human Capital’, a timely reminder of the importance of organisations’ most valuable assets. The effective unlocking and utilisation of human capital through the use of skilled volunteers […]
Sharing Value Asia Summit
Region’s leading forum to encourage profit-focused shared value partnership between business, civil society and government.
