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?

Like-Minded Allies? Indo-Pacific Partners’ Views on Possible Changes in the U.S. Relationship with Taiwan

The Japan-U.S. program worked with the RAND Corporation in the U.S., for a research project from 2022-2023 on allies' perspectives on possible changes in the U.S. relatinship with Taiwan. The findings of this research have been published as “Like-Minded Allies? Indo-Pacific Partners’ Views on Possible Changes in the U.S. Relationship with Taiwan” on RAND's website.

By Jeffrey W. Hornung, Miranda Priebe, Bryan Rooney, Patrick Hulme, Nobuhiko Tamaki, Yu Inagaki

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