• Finding catalytic capital: AVPN conference focuses on Asia’s big challenge

    In the wake of foreign aid cuts, and in its drive to become a world leader in impact investing, Asia needs to find its own sources of catalytic capital to attract more private investment to impact. Where will it come from, and how do we get there, were key questions at the AVPN conference 2025. 

  • Pioneers Post trainees take storytelling campaign for better education to New York’s UNGA week

    A new storytelling project from global charity Theirworld involving 10 young education campaigners concludes with the launch of a new annual newspaper and an exhibition attended by world leaders. 



     

  • Investor in Focus: Why Blue Haven Initiative’s views “irritate everyone”

    INTERVIEW: Trailblazing family office co-founder – and former child actor – Liesel Pritzker Simmons on why more impact investors should wade into the “muddy” world of politics – and why there’s one topic no one wants to talk about.   

  • Hong Kong can be a ‘super connector’ for impact investing – financial secretary at AVPN conference

    Paul Chan says Hong Kong is uniquely positioned to channel capital for good, while Naina Subberwal Batra opens the AVPN annual conference with a call for Asia’s impact community to take the lead in building a more inclusive world.

  • Better Business Standard launched to offer ‘affordable and procurement-ready’ impact accreditation for UK SMEs

    New accreditation, launched by the Better Business Network, aims to reduce barriers for small businesses to prove their  impact while aligning with government net zero and social value policies.