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THE SASAKAWA PEACE FOUNDATION News https://www.spf.org/en ja-jp Fri, 29 Mar 2024 07:43:15 +0900 Asia Women Impact Fund Social Impact Report 2023 -Impact on women as end beneficiaries https://www.spf.org/en/gender/publications/20240315.html 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. Thu, 14 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0900 The Impact Perspective Is Essential for Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Society https://www.spf.org/en/spfnews/information/20240115.html On December 14, 2023, the Gender Investment and Innovation Program at the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF) held a seminar entitled “Investing in Gender Equality for a Sustainable Future for All” welcoming members of the Gender Equality Advisory Council (GEAC), an external advisory body set up to advise G7 leaders on gender equality issues. Mon, 15 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0900 Women Entrepreneurs' Challenge: Addressing Social Issues through Entrepreneurship Vol. 1 New Education for Cambodia https://www.spf.org/en/gender/women_entrepreneurs/20231222.html The Cnai Accelerator Program, a project jointly developed by SPF and Emerging Market Entrepreneurs (EME) with a gender lens. We interviewed female entrepreneurs selected as finalists about their businesses that solve social issues. The first episode of this article series, we report on the challenges of female entrepreneurs who have started a new education for Cambodia. Fri, 22 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0900 W20 Series: Digital Equity for Women’s Economic Agency in the European Union Vol. 2 - A Successful Footprint for Increasing Digital Skills and Tech Entrepreneurship Among Women https://www.spf.org/en/gender/news/20231211.html In order to achieve digital and green transformation, developing female digital talents is strongly expected. Former Head of W20 EU, Ms. Cheryl Miller, introduces the EU's policies, measures and initiatives for digital and reskilling that work to promote gender equality in Vol.1 and 2. Mon, 11 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0900 W20 Series: Digital Equity for Women’s Economic Agency in the European Union Vol. 1 - Lessons from the EU on Closing the Digital Gender Divide https://www.spf.org/en/gender/news/20231208.html In order to achieve digital and green transformation, developing female digital talents is strongly expected. Former Head of W20 EU, Ms. Cheryl Miller, introduces the EU's policies, measures and initiatives for digital and reskilling that work to promote gender equality in Vol.1 and 2. Fri, 08 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0900 Public Seminar: Investing in Gender Equality for a Sustainable Future for All https://www.spf.org/en/seminar/list/20231214.html Fri, 17 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0900 Shifting from “why” to “how” in gender lens investing https://www.spf.org/en/spfnews/information/20231017.html SPF’s Gender Investment and Innovation Program, 2X Global, and Investing in Women co-organized “Gender Lens Investing: From ‘Why’ to ‘How,’” an official side event for the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) in Person summit in Tokyo. Tue, 17 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0900 Impact Report: Gender Lens Incubation and Acceleration (GLIA) https://www.spf.org/en/gender/publications/20230926.html SPF, together with DFAT and ygap, developed the concept of GLIA with the goal of ESOs to experiment with approaches to integrate gender lens to their work. This Impact Report analyzed the progress made by ESOs and practitioners engaged with GLIA. Tue, 26 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0900 SPF World Views: Ayaka Matsuno, Director of SPF's Gender Investment and Innovation Program https://www.spf.org/en/podcasts/20230915.html To take a closer look at how women’s empowerment was incorporated into the G20 process, we spoke with Ayaka Matsuno, director of the Gender Investment and Innovation Program at SPF. Ms. Matsuno joined SPF World Views to look back on her work as co-head for W20 Japan, discuss how gender equality initiatives were incorporated into the G20 Leaders' Declaration, and explore the ways that economic empowerment can accelerate progress toward gender equality. Fri, 15 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0900 Nexus between Blue and Gender Financing: A State of the Market Analysis https://www.spf.org/en/gender/gender_lens_investing/20230912.html Our seas and oceans, vast in breadth and rich in biodiversity, have long been the cornerstone of numerous industries that drive economic growth and sustain livelihoods of coastal communities. Tourism, fisheries and shipping are a few of these industries that today are threatened by pollution and climate change linked to human activities, putting the health of the blue economy and the balance of the marine ecosystem at risk. Tue, 12 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0900