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SFi February 2026 Newsletter
- Feb 25
- 5 min read
Hello Impact Community,
February has been a short but action-packed month, filled with connection, reflection and momentum for mobilising private capital for good. We were honoured to co‑host an intimate dialogue with Peggy Dulany, exploring how trust, inner work and collaborative capital can shape more equitable futures across Asia Pacific. Alongside this, we released our latest SFi Impact Report, capturing how our community is deploying capital, exploring new vehicles and collaborating across sectors to drive meaningful change. We are also excited to open early‑bird registration for our eagerly anticipated annual gathering – SFi Impact Summit 2026 – which will anchor SFi Impact Week from 1 - 5 June and convene leading family offices, asset owners, private investors and ecosystem builders from Hong Kong, Asia Pacific and beyond.
As we step into the Lunar New Year, we wish you and your loved ones health, joy and renewed purpose. May the year of the Fire Horse bring you clarity in your impact journey, courage to back bold ideas, and many opportunities to co‑create a more sustainable and inclusive future together.
SFi Impact Report 2025 – “Empowering Changemaker Investors: Pioneering Sustainable Finance”
2025 was a year of meaningful evolution for Sustainable Finance Initiative - and for Asia Pacific’s impact ecosystem.
From growing the SFi Impact Summit into SFi Impact Week 2025, to piloting new engagement formats around the region, our community of families and private investors are stepping up as catalytic changemakers.
Our new SFi Impact Report 2025 – “Empowering Changemaker Investors: Pioneering Sustainable Finance” shares how we are sharpening our role as a strategic advisory and capacity-building partner, and a trusted collaborator to policymakers, NGOs and academia.
In Conversation with Peggy Dulany: Building Trust, Building Futures
This month, we were honoured to co-host “Building Trust, Building Futures: Designing Collaborative Architectures for Impact” – an intimate dialogue with Peggy Dulany, Mark Cheng and Annie Chen, moderated by Bruce Au, at the Yidan Prize Foundation in Hong Kong. The room brought together family offices, foundations, ecosystem builders and social innovators to explore how trust, inner work and collaborative capital can shape more equitable futures across Asia Pacific and around the world.
The conversation invited deep reflection on how we show up as funders, investors and partners, and how we design relationships and capital structures that are fit for long‑term, systemic change.
Here are a few key themes that emerged from our conversation:
Trust is built over years through humility, deep listening, and genuine partnership, and it is the real currency that enables long‑term, systemic change.
All three speakers stressed that philanthropy and investment sit on a single “spectrum of capital”, and that creatively blending grants, concessional capital, debt, and equity is often what unlocks innovative solutions that would never fit a single silo.
We heard powerful examples of “mission before instrument”: rather than starting with products like funds or deals, start by defining a clear mission (for example, electrifying villages or restoring sight) and then choose the most suitable mix of capital to achieve it.
Family offices in Asia Pacific are increasingly acting as “the new VCs” for impact, precisely because they can be more patient, flexible and values‑aligned than traditional venture capital structures.
Inner work matters as much as deal structuring: the discussion highlighted how self‑reflection, humility, and support for founders’ wellbeing help avoid “hero founder” burnout and create healthier, more resilient teams and ecosystems.
Several participants called for more ecosystem builders and visible leaders in Hong Kong who are willing to share openly, pilot innovative models, and convene peers across philanthropy, investing, and social change.
We look forward to continuing this conversation with the SFi, Yidan Prize, and Synergos communities, and to sparking new ideas and conversations to experiment with how collaborative architectures and private capital can be mobilised in service of impactful missions.
SFi Impact Summit 3 June 2026 – Early Bird Registration Now Open
Join us for the SFi Impact Summit on Wednesday, 3 June – our most action-oriented Summit yet at the heart of SFi Impact Week 2026. We will gather 300+ leading family offices, asset owners, private investors, and ecosystem builders from Hong Kong, Asia Pacific, and beyond to exchange insights, forge partnerships, and scale impact with purpose and confidence.
What to Expect
An exclusive convening of global leading voices in impact investing
Deep-dive sessions to accelerate capital deployment and tangible outcomes
Connections with best-in-class ventures, dealmakers and changemakers
Event Details
Wednesday, 3 June 2026
8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Hopewell Hotel, Hong Kong
Early bird registration is open until 15 March 2026, so secure your spot at our special rate.
Our events are exclusive to SFi members unless stated otherwise. If you’re not yet part of our community and would like to join our events – along with gaining access to other member benefits – get in touch to learn more about becoming an SFi member.
Greenko Group, an India-based renewable energy platform, raised USD524M in Debt funding from National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID).
Powerwave, a Japan-based wireless power transmission developer, raised USD6M in Series A funding from Archetype Ventures, Energy Environmental Investment, Incubate Fund, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, SMBC Venture Capital, and other investors.
SLEEK EV, a Singapore-headquartered electric scooter maker operating in Thailand, has announced a USD8.5M first close of its Series A round, led by KYMCO Capital.
Polybee, a Singapore-based startup, raised USD4.3M for autonomous drones that handle pollination and yield forecasting in greenhouses and open fields.
Deloitte reports that Hong Kong now hosts 3,384 single-family offices – up 25 percent in two years – contributing HK$12.6 billion annually and over 10,000 jobs, with most planning to increase their Hong Kong exposure amid government incentives and a focus on sectors such as AI, life and health technology, fintech, advanced manufacturing and new energy.
A new analysis on Hong Kong’s updated sustainable finance taxonomy notes the addition of climate transition and adaptation categories, designed to channel capital to high‑emitting sectors and support the city’s ambition to be a leading transition finance hub.
UNEP FI published new research on China’s green finance sector in February 2026, underscoring how strong policy and regulatory frameworks have driven rapid growth in green lending and bond issuance.
As interest in catalytic capital and blended finance models continue to grow, this sharing from MacArthur Foundation on how they have approached measuring the impact of their catalytic capital deployments offers a helpful reference for impact investors looking to incorporate catalytic capital into their portfolios.
Click the links below to register or find out more about upcoming events
** denotes events where SFi are speakers
6 March: Climate Governance Initiative Hong Kong Webinar – Pushing the Sustainable Finance Frontier: Climate, Nature, and Beyond (Online, Hong Kong time)
25–26 March: Sustainability Week Asia – Economist Impact (Bangkok, Thailand)
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We welcome Family Office Principals, Private Investors managing endowments or foundations, and NextGen Investors to connect with us and explore the benefits of joining the Sustainable Finance Initiative community. Become part of a network of like-minded changemakers driving impact across Asia Pacific and beyond – and gain access to members-only opportunities designed to support your sustainable investment journey.
