Impact Economy on SDGs and Urbanization in ASIA-PACIFIC

April 21, 2021, 10:00am – 12:30am EST

Introduction


In this webinar, a select panel of speakers from Urban Economy Forum (UEF) and Top Tier Impact (TTI) came together to discuss the effectiveness of impact economy in catalyzing urban and sustainable development to achieve United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in emerging Asian-Pacific Markets, in areas such as affordable housing, clean & accessible Water and Habitat (WATHAB) and municipal finance & banking. Impact economy is an economy, in which governments and companies balance profit and impact, in order to achieve the sustainable development goals. The businesses generate profits in a way that positively contributes to the sustainability of social, environmental and/or cultural dimensions of society. In other words, it is possible and expected to achieve both financial returns and social impact through investments into companies that do good while doing well return wise. Impact investing is investing with a focus on social, environmental, and financial returns, or a balance of the three Ps: “People, Planet and Profit”.


This collaborative webinar is a preparatory meeting for UEF 2021, which will be held on October 4 & 5, 2021.


Key Takeaways


  • A brief yet succinct introduction into Impact Investing, specifically (albeit not exclusively)
  • The nexus on the current dynamics and future trajectory between impact investing and sustainable urban development.
  • Scope of impact investments in the housing sector


Speakers


Anantha Krishnan, Secretary General, Urban Economy Forum

Alessandra Sollberger, Founder of Top Tier Impact

Barry Palte, Founder of EQ Capital Partners

Frank D'hondt, Secretary General, International Society of City and Regional Planners

Henry Chin, Head of Research, APAC, CBRE

Joe MacDonald, Founder A&O Design and former Associate professor of Harvard University.

Yunqing Xu, Director of University Research Centre for Urban and Environment Studies and Associate Professor at Design School of Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), China


Moderators


Alex Venuto, City Leader Platform Secretariat, Urban Economy Forum

Kunal Kirpalani, Community Member, Top Tier Impact

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