Catalogue

Building the Orange Capital Ecosystem in Bangladesh Report 2026

Building the Orange Capital Ecosystem in Bangladesh

Bangladesh faces a critical financing challenge as it approaches LDC graduation, with preferential trade access narrowing, concessional finance declining, and a projected USD 928 billion SDG financing gap by 2030. The existing bank-dominated financial system cannot alone fund the investment needed to achieve a USD 1 trillion economy by 2034. The core problem is not just raising capital, but building market infrastructure across four key sectors — RMG, agriculture, energy transition, and financial services — that can attract sustained global investment.

The paper proposes the Orange Movement™, a coordinated capital–data–policy platform to develop inclusive financial markets in Bangladesh. Building on early foundations like green bonds, social bonds, and sovereign Sukuk, it outlines a four-phase roadmap: building an evidence base, activating the ecosystem, mobilizing capital, and developing a self-sustaining Orange capital market. With the right regulatory environment and verification standards, Bangladesh can systematically convert existing portfolios into credible, investable instruments — following the proven path of Indonesia’s Orange Bond experience.

IIRV Vietnam Impact Investment Report 2025

Unlock the Future of Vietnam’s Impact Investment Landscape

The Vietnam Impact Investment Report 2025 provides a timely overview of how impact investment is evolving in Vietnam as the market transitions toward a more structured ecosystem. It examines both the demand side—social impact businesses—and the supply side of investors and capital providers, while highlighting key market frictions that influence investment outcomes.

A central finding of the report is that, despite growing investor interest, many enterprises still face challenges in achieving investment readiness, particularly in governance, financial transparency, impact measurement, and access to suitable financing.

Conducted by Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) under the Impact Investment Readiness in Viet Nam (IIRV) project, funded by Global Affairs Canada, the report offers practical insights and recommendations for enterprises, investors, policymakers, and ecosystem actors.

Download the full report to navigate this pivotal transition and discover actionable insights for driving sustainable, inclusive growth in Vietnam.

Mở khóa tương lai của thị trường đầu tư tác động tại Việt Nam

Báo cáo Đầu tư Tác động tại Việt Nam 2025 cung cấp góc nhìn tổng quan về sự phát triển của thị trường đầu tư tác động tại Việt Nam, trong bối cảnh hệ sinh thái đang dần được định hình rõ nét hơn. Báo cáo phân tích cả phía cầu là các doanh nghiệp tạo tác động xã hội và phía cung là các nhà đầu tư, đồng thời làm rõ những điểm nghẽn thị trường ảnh hưởng đến dòng vốn.

Một phát hiện quan trọng là dù sự quan tâm của nhà đầu tư ngày càng tăng, nhiều doanh nghiệp vẫn gặp khó khăn trong việc đạt mức độ sẵn sàng tiếp nhận đầu tư, đặc biệt về quản trị, minh bạch tài chính, đo lường tác động và tiếp cận nguồn vốn phù hợp.

Báo cáo do Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) thực hiện trong khuôn khổ Dự án Sẵn sàng cho Đầu tư Tác động tại Việt Nam (IIRV) do Bộ Các vấn đề toàn cầu Canada tài trợ, cung cấp các phân tích và khuyến nghị thực tiễn cho doanh nghiệp, nhà đầu tư, nhà hoạch định chính sách và các bên trong hệ sinh thái đầu tư tác động.

Tải báo cáo đầy đủ để nắm bắt giai đoạn chuyển đổi quan trọng này và tìm hiểu các khuyến nghị nhằm thúc đẩy tăng trưởng bền vững và bao trùm tại Việt Nam.

IIRV Policy Paper 3: Catalyzing Inclusive Capital in Viet Nam

Catalyzing Inclusive Capital in Viet Nam

Viet Nam is one of Southeast Asia’s most dynamic economies, yet a USD 24 billion financing gap leaves women-led and climate-smart enterprises significantly underfunded. While women own 21% of MSMEs, they receive less than 5% of formal bank lending.

Policy Paper 3, titled “Catalyzing Inclusive Capital in Viet Nam,” is the signature knowledge product of the Impact Investment Readiness in Viet Nam (IIRV) project, funded by Global Affairs Canada and implemented by Impact Investment Exchange (IIX). Moving beyond diagnosis, this paper provides an actionable five-tier reform framework to institutionalize impact and gender finance within the national regulatory architecture.

Key Highlights:

  • Shifting Paradigms: Moving from collateral-heavy to cash-flow-based and supply-chain lending.
  • Innovative Tools: Leveraging Blended Finance, Orange Bonds, and Outcome-Based Financing to de-risk investments and lower barriers for rural, gender-inclusive businesses. 
  • Policy Roadmap: Comprehensive recommendations to institutionalize impact finance within Viet Nam’s regulatory architecture, covering everything from legal definitions for Social Impact Businesses (SIBs) to green public procurement.

This report is an essential roadmap for policymakers and investors to align capital with Viet Nam’s Green Growth and Gender Equality strategies.

Download the full report to explore how to unlock the potential of SIBs for Vietnam’s resilient and inclusive future.

Thúc đẩy Dòng vốn Bao trùm tại Việt Nam

Việt Nam là một nền kinh tế năng động, nhưng khoảng trống tài chính lên tới 24 tỷ USD đang khiến các doanh nghiệp do phụ nữ làm chủ và các doanh nghiệp thích ứng với biến đổi khí hậu gặp rất nhiều khó khăn trong việc tiếp cận vốn. Dù phụ nữ sở hữu khoảng 21% số doanh nghiệp siêu nhỏ, nhỏ và vừa (MSME), họ chỉ nhận được dưới 5% tổng dư nợ cho vay từ hệ thống ngân hàng.

Báo cáo Chính sách số 3 với tựa đề “Thúc đẩy Dòng vốn Bao trùm tại Việt Nam” là tài liệu cốt lõi của Dự án Sẵn sàng cho Đầu tư Tác động tại Việt Nam (IIRV) do Bộ Các vấn đề Toàn cầu Canada (GAC) tài trợ và Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) thực hiện. Báo cáo không chỉ phân tích rõ các rào cản mà còn đưa ra khung cải cách 5 cấp độ cụ thể, nhằm thể chế hóa tài chính tạo tác động và tài chính giới vào hệ thống pháp lý quốc gia.

Các nội dung trọng tâm:

  • Chuyển đổi mô hình cho vay: Thay vì dựa chủ yếu vào tài sản thế chấp, chuyển sang cho vay dựa trên dòng tiền thực tếchuỗi cung ứng.
  • Công cụ tài chính sáng tạo: Tận dụng Tài chính hỗn hợp, Trái phiếu Cam, Bảo lãnh Camcấp vốn dựa trên kết quả để chia sẻ rủi ro, giảm chi phí vốn và khuyến khích nhà đầu tư tham gia cũng như tháo gỡ rào cản về vốn cho các doanh nghiệp ở nông thôn, do phụ nữ làm chủ
  • Lộ trình chính sách rõ ràng: Khuyến nghị toàn diện để đưa các quy định về tài chính tạo tác động vào hệ thống quy định của Việt Nam, bao gồm định nghĩa về Doanh nghiệp tạo tác động (SIB) đến mua sắm công theo phân loại xanh. 

Đây chính là lộ trình thiết yếu dành cho các nhà hoạch định chính sách, ngân hàng và nhà đầu tư nhằm thúc đẩy dòng vốn tư nhân, đồng bộ với Chiến lược Tăng trưởng XanhChiến lược Bình đẳng Giới của Việt Nam.

Hãy tải báo cáo đầy đủ để khám phá các giải pháp thực tiễn, giúp khai thông nguồn vốn cho các doanh nghiệp tạo tác động – hướng tới một nền kinh tế bao trùm, bền vững và thịnh vượng chung cho tất cả mọi người.

Advancing Inclusive Finance in Indonesia: Enabling Policy Environment for Orange Bonds and Orange Sukuk(2025)

Indonesia is a global leader in sustainable finance, yet women—who lead the majority of micro, small, and medium enterprises—continue to receive a disproportionately small share of formal financing. This report examines how Orange Bonds and Orange Sukuk, the world’s first gender-lens thematic bonds, address this gap by intentionally directing capital toward women while maintaining the rigor, transparency, and accountability expected by global investors. Developed by IIX in partnership with the Ford Foundation, the report outlines how these instruments embed gender considerations across capital allocation, leadership, and impact measurement, strengthening ESG outcomes without sacrificing financial discipline.

Focusing on Indonesia’s first Orange Bond and the world’s first Orange Sukuk, the report highlights growing market readiness, supportive regulation, and investor appetite for scalable gender-lens finance. It demonstrates why Indonesia is uniquely positioned to lead this next evolution in sustainable finance and shows how Orange Bonds offer issuers and investors a credible pathway to inclusive growth, economic resilience, and measurable progress toward global development and climate goals.

Unlocking Private Capital at Scale: Can Sovereign Thematic Bonds Solve the Financing Gap for the SDGs?

Amid a global financing landscape where low- and lower-middle-income countries (L-LMICs) face an annual funding gap of approximately US$3.9 trillion to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), sovereign thematic bonds have emerged as a transformative instrument. In an environment of fiscal constraints and evolving development priorities, sovereign thematic bonds offer a dual advantage: they enable sovereign issuers to tap into private capital at scale and help embed sustainability objectives into national fiscal strategies.

This report, funded by the Open Society Foundations, was commissioned by the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP) and developed by Impact Investment Exchange (IIX), discusses how these innovative debt instruments can mobilize private capital at scale and accelerate sustainable development. It examines market dynamics, structural barriers, and the critical role of de-risking mechanisms, technical assistance (TA) programs, and multilateral development banks (MDBs) in scaling the bond.

The report also provides several recommendations for policymakers, MDBs, investors, and development agencies to accelerate the expansion of sovereign thematic bond market in L-LMICs. The study highlights the critical need for innovative financial instruments, regulatory harmonization, and institutional capacity-building to ensure that sovereign issuers can effectively leverage thematic bonds to finance sustainable development at scale. Discover how sovereign thematic bonds can solve the financing gap for the UN SDGs and download the full report below.

Sector Brief | Bangladesh’s RMG Sector: A Catalyst for Inclusive Growth and Economic Resilience

As Bangladesh prepares for least-developed country (LDC) graduation and new global trade realities, its Ready-Made Garment (RMG) sector must evolve not just to compete, but to lead. This transformation will depend on its ability to make SME empowerment, gender inclusion, innovation, and sustainability the cornerstones of future strategy.

In our sector brief, we explore how SMEs and women are at the heart of this sector and how they can shift from being volume-driven to value-driven. Discove more insights in our full brief.

Impact Investing Quarterly: Emerging Trends and Implications for Investors and Impact Enterprises in Q2

As we enter the second quarter of 2025, CEO and IIX Founder Prof. Durreen Shahnaz takes a moment to look at the rapidly evolving impact investing landscape. In her exclusive blog, she highlights emerging trends for investors and impact enterprises—particularly around current global market challenges. While impact investment trajectories remain steady for now, there is high likelihood that US tariffs will have far-reaching downside effects.

Read more about the current impact investing landscape by downloading the full blog.

The Intersectionality of Gender Equality and Climate Action for Impact Investing in Vietnam

The Intersectionality of Gender Equality and Climate Action for Impact Investing in Vietnam

This policy paper explores the challenges and opportunities in advancing gender-responsive green finance in Vietnam. Developed as part of the Impact Investment Readiness Vietnam (IIRV) project, it examines how women—especially in rural areas—face significant barriers to accessing green finance, despite their critical role in the economy. Limited financial options, high-interest rates, and complex application processes continue to hinder their participation in the country’s growing green economy.

Drawing on international case studies, the report highlights the need for Gender Lens Investing (GLI), innovative financial instruments, and stronger public-private partnerships. It calls for systemic reforms, including enhanced regulatory frameworks, gender-disaggregated data collection, and expanded financing options for women-led enterprises, to create a more inclusive financial system.

By linking gender equality and climate action, this paper presents actionable strategies to foster a sustainable and equitable impact investing ecosystem. Download the full report to explore how Vietnam can unlock new opportunities for women and green finance.

2023 – 2024 Orange Index: Vietnam Impact Investment

2023 – 2024 Orange Index: Vietnam Impact Investment

The 2023-2024 Orange Index report, developed by Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) with support from Global Affairs Canada, introduces an essential framework for evaluating the social and environmental impact of Vietnam’s Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). As part of the Impact Investment Readiness Vietnam (IIRV) Project, the Orange Index assesses critical pillars—gender equality, community resilience, and climate action—offering investors transparent, data-driven insights to guide impactful decisions.

Vietnam has taken the lead in the region, showcasing strengths in gender equity and community well-being. However, the report also highlights areas ripe for development in climate action, providing a clear roadmap for future investments and policy improvements. By leveraging transparent, data-driven insights, the Orange Index elevates Vietnam’s standing as a hub for impact-driven businesses and sets a high standard for sustainable development across Southeast Asia.

As the first in a series of regular reports, the 2023-2024 Orange Index is designed to drive positive change and sustainable development, reinforcing Vietnam’s appeal to global investors committed to impactful, socially responsible growth.

Ford Feasibility Study for an Indonesian Orange Bond (2024)

This report, developed in collaboration with the Ford Foundation, provides a detailed assessment of Indonesia’s capital markets and investment landscape, focusing on the financing needs of MSMEs to support sustainable development. It delves into the impact-oriented capital demand and supply dynamics, examining the financing needs essential to bridge the gaps for sustainable development, which lay the groundwork for assessing the potential issuance of an Orange Bond in Indonesia. By aligning financial mechanisms with social impacts, Indonesia can achieve inclusive and sustainable economic growth, demonstrating the potential of Orange Bonds for sustainable development in emerging markets.