Impact investment, which seeks to generate positive social and environmental impact alongside a financial return, has evolved significantly in Southeast Asia over the last decade. Since 2007, around $904 million has been invested by private impact investors through 225 direct deals. During the same time frame, developmental finance institutions have invested around $11.3 billion through 289 direct deals. According to Abhilash Mudaliar, director of research at the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), “The Asia-Pacific region has been the fastest growing impact investing market worldwide over the past five years… The countries across the region offer dynamic business environments with increasing entrepreneurial and investment activity focused on ensuring inclusive and sustainable economic development.” According to The Landscape for Impact Investing in Southeast Asia, the sectors receiving the most impact investment are financial services, clean energy and ICT.

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