Steve Leonard and Wataru Baba appointed as Managing Partners
We are pleased to announce that Mr Steve Leonard and Mr Wataru Baba have joined SDG Impact Japan as Managing Partners. Mr Leonard is a global leader in building and scaling companies, and has built an impressive track record working with entrepreneurs to build exponential solutions that enable a more circular economy. Steve will lead SDG Impact Japan’s work on identifying and investing in the most promising circular economy focused companies, as part of a growth stage investment initiative that links Japan to the rest of Asia Pacific, and is in partnership also with Unison Capital. Steve will also play a key role in helping grow SDG Impact Japan’s business globally. […]
Empowering Indonesia’s renewable energy drive
SDG Impact Japan gains approval from the Ministry of the Environment, Japan for Indonesian hydro project. With a shared vision of increasing renewable energy adoption, SDG Impact Japan has been selected by Japan’s Ministry of the Environment for the Financing Programme for Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) Model Projects in FY2022. This strategic move aligns with Indonesia’s ambitious goal of boosting its renewable energy share from 13% to over 23% by 2025. Commitment towards GHG emission reduction through Small Hydro Power Project in Indonesia Collaborating closely with PT. Raisan Energi Indonesia, a prominent hydro-power project development company, and Alamport Inc., SDG Impact Japan is at the forefront of developing a 3.5MW […]
SDG Impact Japan ESG Finance Award Win
ESG Finance Award Win for Next Gen ESG strategy SDG Impact Japan has received a Special Award in the Asset Manager Category at the Fourth Annual ESG Finance Awards Japan, selected by the Ministry of the Environment for its NextGen ESG Japan strategy’s initiatives. Promoting ESG Excellence The ESG Finance Award Japan is designed to further promote and expand ESG finance and improve its quality by recognizing investors, indirect finance, fundraising, financial service, and companies that have actively engaged in ESG finance or environmental and social projects and have made an impact. In the Asset Managers categories, the awards are given to those who consider ESG factors in their asset management and […]
Strategic alliance with Unison Capital to spur investment and scale innovation in Asia-Pacific
Empowering sustainable innovation: Alliance with Unison Capital and SDG Impact Japan Together with with Unison Capital Group, we are delighted to announce an agreement principle to launch a new growth-stage capital fund and set up a forum to enable venture companies to make a greater contribution to building a sustainable society. The need for growth stage capital in Asia-Pacific With the expanding needs for building a sustainable society in the area such as carbon neutrality and circular economy, Asia Pacific has seen a surge of innovation and significant early-stage venture capital investment in some of these areas. But what is still missing is the growth stage capital to help scale […]
