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Sustainability and Inclusiveness Primer: Challenges of Impact Investing in China

September 9, 2013 By Anson Wong

Philanthropy, Strategic Philanthropy

Impact investing, or investments that try to create quantifiable positive social and environmental impact alongside a financial return to any organization or entity, also falls under the big umbrella of strategic philanthropy (See ‘Sustainability and Inclusiveness Primer: Doing Good through Strategic Philanthropy’). Impact investing is not about simply writing a check and making a donation […]

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Sustainability and Inclusiveness Primer: Doing Good through Strategic Philanthropy

August 15, 2013 By Anson Wong

Philanthropy, Strategic Philanthropy

Giving to a worthy cause used to be as simple as signing a check and mailing it to a charity. As the idea of philanthropy continues to gain traction, buzzwords such as ‘impact investing’, ‘venture philanthropy’, ‘social venture capital’ etc., have emerged. All of these belong to a broader umbrella concept called ‘strategic philanthropy’ and […]

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Sustainability and inclusiveness primer: The need for multi-stakeholder engagement in China

August 1, 2013 By Anson Wong

Chinese Construction, Chinese Development, Chinese Building

In mid-July, the city of Jiangmen in Guangdong province staged one of the largest demonstrations in recent years to protest the development of a uranium process plant. The proposed 229 hectare plant in Heshan area of Jiangmen is supposed to carry out uranium conversion, enrichment and fuel fabrication. An agreement between the Jiangmen government and […]

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Sustainability and Inclusiveness Primer: CSR Guidelines for Chinese Companies Going Global

July 18, 2013 By Anson Wong

Three Gorges, Dam, Sinohydro, China

Chinese companies going global have key projects in developing nations, yet they often pay scant attention to corporate social responsibility (CSR) guidelines. For future success, CSR is indispensable. China has attracted a large amount of inward foreign direct investment (FDI) for the past decade or so, and in the recent past it has started to […]

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Sustainability and Inclusiveness Primer: ESG Issues in Business

June 20, 2013 By Anson Wong

Foxconn, Hon Hai

How are environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues adressed in business in China? Most companies don’t bother to look beyond the typical metrics that define success or failure of a business, such as sales, revenues and profitability. But that is beginning to change now as an increasing number of institutional investors have also started looking into […]

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