Abstract
Aiming to finance solutions to various social and environmental challenges, impact investment is growing in importance in Southeast Asia. Acknowledging the unique aspects of the region, this chapter provides an overview of impact investment in Southeast Asia and offers a framework to present the decision principles, developments, dynamics and key participants of impact investment in the region. The framework highlights the diversity of impact investment activities and participants in Southeast Asia and offers a foundation for future research. It also helps individuals to identify opportunities to contribute to social and environmental change in different ways.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Handbook of Sustainable Entrepreneurship Research |
Editors | G. de Jong, N. Faber, E. Folmer, T. Long, B. Unal |
Publisher | de Gruyter |
Pages | 365-388 |
Number of pages | 24 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783110756159 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783110755978 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 4 Oct 2023 |
Keywords
- Impact investment
- Southeast Asia
- sustainable development goals
- social enterprise
- social entrepreneurship