Responsible Investing
Our Responsible Investing Program drives the adoption of more responsible agricultural investment practices in Southeast Asia.
Southeast Asia is primed for increased investments in food, agriculture, and forestry, with untapped green investment opportunities equaling $205 billion per year in these sectors alone. Investing responsibly in agriculture and forestry can help achieve environmental, social, and financial returns, and deliver on Sustainable Development Goals.
Grow Asia is working with partners to encourage regional adoption of the ASEAN Guidelines on Promoting Responsible Investment in Food, Agriculture, and Forestry. These guidelines include a set of 10 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) guidelines for investment policy and practice, adopted by the ASEAN Member States in 2018.
The Flagship on Responsible Investing is funded by the GrowRight multi-donor Impact Fund. More information can be found here.
PROMOTING BEST PRACTICE
High-level events, roundtables, and closed-door discussions to share and promote best practice in food, agriculture, and forestry investments in ASEAN. These events occur at the national and regional levels together with partners.
Events & Discussions
High-level events, roundtables, and closed-door discussions to share and promote best practice in food, agriculture, and forestry investments in ASEAN. These events occur at the national and regional levels together with partners.
MSMEs are essential for economic growth, as they comprise 95% of enterprises in ASEAN, and generate 45% of the region's GDP. Farmers and MSMEs are facing daily impacts of climate change but even low-tech climate adaptation solutions are failing to find scalable markets due to economic barriers and poor access.
A more inclusive approach to finance is required for MSMEs and our food systems to thrive.
Unlocking Inclusive Finance for MSMEs
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Following a series of partner roundtables and an investor survey in the past months, Grow Asia is pleased to share that we have consolidated our recommendations for action - aligned with the B20 Trade and Investment Task Force policy recommendations - for G20 consideration.
DRIVING TRAINING AND LEARNING PROGRAMS
ENGAGING INVESTORS
Grow Asia's Community of Practice convenes agribusinesses, financial investors, and other private sector actors to network, learn, and share. This community helps our partners to understand key aspects of responsible business practice, such as sustainability reporting requirements, industry trends (e.g. carbon markets), latest tech solutions, and trade and policy updates.
Join our Community of Practice
A self-assessment toolkit designed for agribusinesses to score business operations against the 10 ESG principles of the ASEAN Guidelines on Promoting Responsible Investment in Food, Agriculture and Forestry. By identifying these gaps, companies will know where to focus their energy, in order to align with future policy changes.
Self-assessment toolkit for
agri-businesses
STRENGTHENING POLICY ENVIRONMENTS
One essential strategy for boosting responsible investment is to harmonize national-level legislation across the region. Grow Asia and our partners provide direct technical assistance and capacity building for policymakers to improve legal and policy frameworks.
Technical Assistance for ASEAN Member States
Our goal is to help governments develop or update national regulations to align with the ASEAN Guidelines on Responsible Investing, which helps governments prioritize sustainability concerns, reach multilateral goals, and promote innovative and green finance mechanisms.
WHAT DOES RESPONSIBLE AGRICULTURAL INVESTING MEAN?
Our work on Responsible Investing is funded by the GrowRight multi-donor impact fund. GrowRight is supported by:
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