Impact Investing

Global Handbook of Impact Investing

Join our monthly series on impact investing, anchored around The Global Handbook of Impact Investing, published by Wiley at the start of 2021.

In this episode, we have a fireside chat with Paul Herman, our host and co-editor of the Global Handbook for Impact Investing, moderated by Philo Alto, Founder of Asia Value Advisors and Nigel Lake, Executive Chairman of Pottinger.

We are also joined by special guest respondents active in impact investing in Asia, including:

Stephanie Choi, Sustainable and Impact Investing Strategist, UBS Global Wealth Management Chief Investment Office
Maple Feng, Senior Vice President at Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets
Dorothy Lam, Co-founder and Chief Catalyst at Dream Impact
Maud Savary-Mornet, Senior Advisor at the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN)

In this special episode of ESGX Live, brought to you in collaboration with Asia Value Advisors, we explore:

What are the macro trends, challenges and opportunities in impact investing that are unique to Asia?
What impact investing innovations are emerging or scaling in Asia? How are they amplified or hindered in the next normal?
How are institutional investors and family offices/foundations in Asia responding to this opportunity/challenge?
How can we collectively scale impact in Asia and globally via ESG and impact investing?
What roles can purpose- or impact-driven careers play to scale ESG and impact investing in the region?

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Looking ahead, in future episodes, we will be joined by additional special guests who have authored chapters in the book. Topics will include:

Expanding boundaries and sophistication of impact investing, including place-based investing
The value of people in impact investing, including human capital valuation, gender lens investing, inclusive investing and diversity, and sustainable retirement plans
The value of nature, climate, and planet in impact investing, including fossil fuel free investing, green transition bonds, social impact bonds, and climate impact bonds
Measuring impact and systems-level evaluation, including impact measurement and management, transformative evaluation, geospatial analysis, and value chain and supplier impacts
Impact experiences from around the globe, including China, India, Italy, Finland, and more
The future of impact investing, including scaling up, entrepreneurial universities, multi-national corporates, regulatory, and fintech