Closing the Gender Finance Gap: Mapping the Opportunity for Gender Lens Investing in the Philippines

Gender finance gap continues to prevail across sectors and types of financing in the Philipines. Beyond microfinance, women entrepreneurs face barriers to capital – both debt and equity and remain underrepresented at all levels of the financial system. How can we support more women-led small and growing businesses in the country to address this gap? What are their financing needs and where does the opportunity lie for investors to supply capital?

By Villgro Philippines, Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Investing in Women

Asia Women Impact Fund Social Impact Report 2023 -Impact on women as end beneficiaries

For any investments to qualify as an impact investment, it requires measurement of impact, one that goes beyond counting outputs. In 2023, The Asia Women Impact Fund conduct a social impact study to dive deeper to understand impact outcomes to women as end beneficiaries. This report has started to unveil the positive outcomes on end beneficiaries and the impact on women of the AWIF, and we hope that this will serve as another important data point that continues to promote and substantiate the benefits of Gender Lens Investing (GLI) in Asia and beyond.

Measuring Impact -Introduction-

The Sasakawa Peace Foundation set up the Asia Women Impact Fund (AWIF) with a clear intention to make positive social impact, especially on women and girls in Asia, through our investment. But then, how can we communicate our intentions to others?

Financing the Blue Economy in Asia

This research was conducted by Tameo Impact Fund Solutions, a Swiss impact investing specialist, to understand the current state of the market for blue finance instruments used in Asia with a specific focus on blue bonds and blue loans.

WEPs Transparency and Accountability Framework

Japanese version of WEPs Transparency and Accountability Framework report is released to help companies encourage gender-related information disclosure and promote gender equality.

Stakeholder Research for Successful Investment in South East Asia

The Sasakawa Peace Foundation surveyed Japanese stakeholders investing in Southeast Asia to find out what kind of support and intervention Southeast Asian women entrepreneurs need in order to secure funding from Japanese investors.

By AVPN Sasakawa Peace Foundation

Gender Equality in Asia-Pacific

The Sasakawa Peace Foundation has commissioned Equileap, the leading provider of gender equality data & insights globally, to evaluate and publish a report on gender equality at work for APAC’s key developed economies – Australia, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region China (Hong Kong), Japan, New Zealand and Singapore.

By Equileap

Gender Diversity and Climate Innovation

The ongoing climate crisis is an urgent challenge for humanity. In this report, we make a case for this by studying the state of gender diversity among listed companies across the world, and its implications for climate action and innovation. The objective of this research is to examine the influence of gender diversity on climate governance, climate performance, innovation and climate innovation.

By BloombergNEF, Sasakawa Peace Foundation

Gender Lens Investing Landscape: East and Southeast Asia

In recent years, gender lens investing (GLI) has gained traction globally as leading mainstream investors started to incorporate gender analysis into investment decision making, and as funders began to widely consider women’s entrepreneurship as a key to economic stability and sustainable development. This report aims to provide a landscape of gender lens investment vehicles in both public and private markets, and is intended to be used as a baseline to track the size and state of the market over time.

By Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Catalyst at Large, and SAGANA

The Emergence of Angel Investment Networks in Southeast Asia Report III: Country Profiles for Angel Investment Networks in Southeast Asia

This report takes an in-depth look at the early-stage and angel investment landscape of countries across Southeast Asia, highlighting key Angel Investment Network players, outlining policies that support angel investments, and laying out a range of opportunities, challenges, and recommendations to foster an environment for Angel Investments Networks to thrive.

By Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Angel Investment Network Indonesia (ANGIN)