SFi February 2025 Newsletter
- annashuvalova2
- Feb 28
- 3 min read
Updated: Sep 5
Hello Impact Ecosystem!
SFi recently released our 2024 SFi Impact Report- Empowering Change-maker Investors: Pioneering Sustainable Finance, highlighting our achievements and initiatives last year. We also co-organised a webinar for our community with GIIN and Anthos Fund & Asset Management , where they shared their insights and observations on the impact investing sector. Our CEO Katy Yung also spoke on Mission Driven Podcast on the next generation of family offices and investors are catalysing sustainable finance.
Our biggest event in 2025 is sure to be the SFi Impact Summit which is taking place in Hong Kong on May 21. We also have many other exciting initiatives planned throughout the year, including our inaugural SFi Impact Access event in April, so make sure you stay connected with us to keep abreast of the latest and greatest!
2024 SFi Impact Report - Empowering Change-maker Investors: Pioneering Sustainable Finance
We encourage you to download, explore, and share this report, as your involvement has been crucial for advancing our shared mission. Delve into the insights and data within the report that illustrate our collective efforts and the positive changes we are fostering in the realm of sustainable finance.
In these times of increasing uncertainty, collective action and impact conviction are ever more important. We welcome your thoughts on our work over the past year, and look forward to shaping a brighter and more sustainable future together.!
Active SFi Online Presence and Engagement
At the end of January, we invited Dimple Sahni of Anthos Fund & Asset Management and Maddie Ulanow and Maud Savary-Mornet from The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) to share with the SFi community their insights and observations of the impact investing sector.
Dimple kicked off the webinar with a candid sharing on Anthos' journey as an impact investor, including Anthos’ impact methodology and manager selection process, providing attendees with much to take away from the webinar. GIIN and Maud also shared highlights from GIIN’s 2024 State of the Market research report, which demonstrates Asia-focused Impact Investments are delivering competitive returns, and the outlook remains positive for Impact Investing in Asia Pacific.
Our CEO Katy Yung also spoke with Richard Brubaker on his Mission Driven Podcast in early February. On the podcast, Katy shared her observation on the growing momentum of impact investing among family offices, the findings from SFI's survey of impact investors, and how the next generation of investors are shaping the future of sustainable finance.
HK-based indoor air quality monitoring company uHoo has raised USD 3.7 million in a funding round that included both equity and debt.
Microsoft has struck a long-term agreement with Chestnut Carbon, a US-based developer of nature-based carbon projects, to restore 60,000 acres of forest over the next quarter century. The deal is part of Chestnut Carbon’s larger project to remove 100 million tons of CO2 from the atmosphere over the next 50 years.
Temasek's GenZero is leading BeZero Carbon's USD 32 million Series C funding round.
SingTel has secured a USD 476 million green loan to finance the development of a new 58 megawatt (MW) data centre in Singapore.
The dismantling of USAID will have serious and long-term repercussions for impact investing around the world. It is crucial to for stakeholders across the sector to step up and fill the gap.
US retreat from climate investing has sparked a new push to save USD 45 billion of climate deals.
In SE Asia, the impact of a second Trump term on global climate tech, affecting clean energy funding, innovation, and sustainability efforts will be deeply felt.
As this bold statement from Rigel Capital shows, implementing ESG practices has become a non-negotiable prerequisite for any business looking to raise capital in Asia.
We invite Family Office Principals, Private Investors of an endowment or foundation, or NextGen Investors to reach out to us to find out more about the benefits of joining the Sustainable Finance Initiative community. Don't miss out on members' only opportunities, and contact us today!
Stay updated on these gatherings, as well as impact news, research and events we have highlighted for the SFi community in our full newsletter! Let's keep bringing purpose to capital!
