Environmental Sustainability Strategy for Vietnamese Social Impact Businesses and Sustainable MSMEs The Environmental Sustainability Strategy (ESS) was created for Vietnamese Social Impact Businesses and Sustainable Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) as a part of the Impact Investing Readiness in Vietnam (IIRV) Project. The project was sponsored by GAC and implemented by IIX. The ESS includes three different approaches to achieving environmental sustainability:  The IIX Values Framework categorizes environmental activities such as risk mitigation, climate adaptation, transfor ..read more

Enabling Finance and Investment Policy Framework to Promote Women-focused Social Impact Businesses (SIBs) in Vietnam The paper titled “Enabling Finance and Investment Policy Framework to Promote Women-focused Social Impact Businesses (SIBs) in Vietnam” is an essential component of the ongoing series under the Impact Investing Readiness in Vietnam (IIRV) Project. It is set to be released annually from 2022 to 2027. This research aims to analyze and evaluate the current financial and policy situation for SIBs in Vietnam. The objective is to create a favorable environment for their development ..read more

340 million women and girls are set to be living in extreme poverty by 2030, if nothing changes. Moving capital towards the pursuit of gender equity could positively impact financial returns, business, and society. It’s time for asset managers to wake up to new opportunities. When it comes to establishing gender equality by the current UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target date of 2030, the world is failing: 340 million women and girls are forecast to live in extreme poverty at the end of that time horizon, and one in four will endure food insecurity. The latest data on gender e ..read more

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IIX’s WLB2 is one of 12 investments in the Zero Gap Fund, an impact investing collaboration between The Rockefeller Foundation and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Singapore | January 16, 2024 — Impact Investment Exchange (IIX)’s Women’s Livelihood Bond 2 (WLB2), Asia-Pacific’s multi-country, multi-sector Orange Bond has fully matured. This milestone marks the completion of a US$12 million issuance with a 4-year tenure and a 4% coupon, qualifying as both an Orange Bond and ICMA Social Bond. Aligned with 12 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, WLB2 has s ..read more

Impact Investment Exchange (IIX), a trailblazer in the global impact investing movement, announced the successful mobilisation of $500,000 for Detech Coffee on January 15, thanks to its partnership with Incofin, a major global impact investment firm headquartered in Belgium. Detech Coffee is a successful women-owned and operated enterprise in northern Vietnam and is renowned for its sustainable and certified Arabica coffee production and collaboration with ethnic minorities. The $500,000 fund via debt investment boosts its working capital and production volume. Founded as a family business, t ..read more

January 16, 2024 – VIETNAM – Impact Investment Exchange (IIX), a trailblazer in the global impact investing movement, is excited to announce the successful mobilization of US$500,000 for Detech Coffee, thanks to the partnership with Incofin, a leading global impact investment firm headquartered in Belgium. Founded as a family business, Detech Coffee has thrived through the Impact Investment Readiness Vietnam (IIRV) program, a collaboration between IIX and Global Affairs Canada (GAC). This program, dedicated to empowering Social Impact Businesses, particularly women-focused businesses, equips ..read more

A recent investment by APG, the €517 billion Dutch asset manager, in a Woman’s Livelihood Bond that provides access to capital for women entrepreneurs in Asia and Africa provides a compelling alternative to emerging market corporate and sovereign debt or DFI issuance. The strategy also offers a window into how APG’s responsible investment strategy has evolved to incorporate impact – in this case advancing SDG 5 and 13, a nexus of gender equity and climate action respectively. APG began integrating the SDGs in 2015 following requests from its major client pension fund ABP whose beneficiaries ..read more

January 15, 2024 – VIETNAM – Impact Investment Exchange (IIX), a trailblazer in the global impact investing movement, is excited to announce the successful mobilization of USD$500,000 for Detech Coffee, thanks to the partnership with Incofin, a leading global impact investment firm headquartered in Belgium. Founded as a family business, Detech Coffee has thrived through the Impact Investment Readiness Vietnam (IIRV) program, a collaboration between IIX and Global Affairs Canada (GAC). This program, dedicated to empowering Social Impact Businesses, particularly women-focused businesses, equips ..read more

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