In the Spotlight

Latest deals: The IIX team has recently facilitated investment for three social enterprises: affordable energy provider Sun-eee based in Cambodia, Bangalore-based Kinara Capital which provides SME loans to small and micro enterprises, and SpringHealth, an East India-based SE providing clean drinking water. Read more

Shujog is delighted to announced the launch of its newest program, ACTS (Assistance for Capacity-building and Technical Services) to empower Social Enterprises (SEs) across the Asia Pacific region to access investment readiness support. Read more
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Sector Insights: Global Health

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Innovative healthcare financing
Large portions of the more than 4 billion people living in Asia lack adequate access to healthcare services. The lack of accessible, affordable and adequate healthcare services has led to poor health outcomes in many Asian markets. Social Enterprises (SEs) are tackling these problems by matching health service demand with new and innovative ways of organizing delivery and financing care. Read more
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Reflections

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Spring Health: Inside Out
IIX has recently facilitated investment into Spring Health, a Social Enterprise aiming to revolutionize access to safe drinking water in India. For this SE series, we have a conversation with the Founder and serial entrepreneur, Jacob Mathew. Read the full interview here
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Investor’s Corner

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Time for family offices to invest in impact
There has been a significant acceleration of capital committed to impact investing in recent years. This momentum has attracted more interests from family offices, who see impact investing as the right combination between financial returns and the possibility of not only creating positive impact, but also transferring values down through their second and third generations. Read more
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Partner Feature

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Democratizing development finance through social stock exchanges
With the launch of social exchange in London almost simultaneously with the Impact Exchange, these two platforms are redefining the sector. Pete Troilo from Devex sheds some light on the latest development in the sector. Read more
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Advocacy News

Innovative health financing
In our Impact Chat held on 18th September 2013, Shujog and IIX had the honour of having Dr. Tim Evans, Director, Health Nutrition & Population, The World Bank and Mr. Robert Kraybill, Managing Director, IIX share their insights on the topic of Innovative Health Financing in Developing Markets. Read more
Exploring Impact Investment Opportunities in the Philippines
Shujog, in partnership with SGV Foundation, was excited to hold its first Impact Chat outside of Singapore on September 23, 2013. Read more
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View from the Field

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Creating a hands-on soil-to-cup experience for Filipino coffee farmers
Basil and Vie Reyes conceived their business idea during an encounter with a civet cat, while on a climbing expedition in the Philippines. The civet cat, or the Alamid, as called by the Filipinos, is a very special mammal whose digestive enzymes add a fragrant aroma and unique flavor to coffee beans that they consume. Read more
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Get Involved

Thammasat Business School in Bangkok is inviting applications from teams across Southeast Asia for this year’s Global Social Venture business plan competition. For further details click here.

ICCO is organizing the event “Conversation in Building Strategic Investment Platforms for Inclusive Value Chain and Social Enterprises” a combined effort with PEF and ASEC. For further details click here.

The Social MarketPlace is organizing a two month learning experience on impact investing leading up to a two-day intensive conference. For further details click here. |