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04/11/2012

Thank you to everybody who came to . We could you build an ecosystem without you. Thank you to our partners, speakers, and guests for sharing your vision and plan for a sustainable China!

30/10/2012

Thank you to Ecopoint for being a Supporting Partner to . And thanks to Jochen Kleef for being generous with his likes on our page. :)

30/10/2012

Courage is the secret sauce of impact investing. Impact investing is not a passive investment, it is about building an ecosystem to support businesses which are creating a new business model. Are you ready to be an impact investor?

Impact investing is not for the faint of heart. The practice is unconventional and unpredictable. It requires key actors to step outside their comfort zones, in underdeveloped markets.

29/10/2012

Another way to be an impact investor. DBS Bank. Living, Breathing Asia loans SGD$340K to 4 social entrepreneurships in Singapore. Thanks for being part of the ecoystem of change!

Four social enterprises in Singapore received project grants from DBS amounting to S$340,000.

29/10/2012

Thank you to Alabama China Partnership (ACP) for being a Gift Partner at . On behalf of all our guests, thank you very much for your generosity. 谢谢

29/10/2012

Happy Monday! It is only 5 more days until brings together impact investors, social entrepreneurs, and corporates to create an ecosytem of change in China.

26/10/2012

Thanks to Livia Macedo from MakeSense Shanghai for mentioning in her discussion about socent in China.

This article is based on a talk withLivia MacedofromMakeSenseShanghai on social enterprise in the world’s second biggest economy.

26/10/2012

Even customers need to be wooed. tech not enough, need effective marketing, branding & distribution networks to get your products to the masses. IDE created a Bollywood-esque movie to showcase the usage of their products.

In my work with a multitude of affordable technologies over the past 30 years, one key feature has become abundantly clear: If you have met the challenge of designing a transformative, radically affordable technology, you've successfully solved no more than 10-20% of the problem.

26/10/2012

Family offices and high net wealth individuals (HNWI) are becoming strong players in the impact investing community. At , we have a panel discussing how to channel their personal passions into community impact. Here is a great article from the Meyer Family Enterprises explaning why they are impact investors, their metrics for evaluating investments and impact, and what they have learned in the process.

For some time now, Meyer Family Enterprises (MFE) has been attracted to and involved in impact investing. We love the idea of making investments that are profitable and sustainable-and making a positive impact on people, our communities (locally and globally) and the environment. We are sharing this...

26/10/2012

We thank Shangrila Farms for being our Gift Partner at the . Please support them in their efforts to help and promote organic farmers and good producers in China obtain fair trade prices.

25/10/2012

Thank you to PolyU Micro Fund for Innovation & Entrepreneurship for hosting a fantastic dicussion about redefining the "businses as usual" model to include social entrepreneurship.

The main theme was about building an ecosystem and we are proud to be part of that. We shall tweet out some notes from last night on our twitter so follow us!

24/10/2012

Thank you to the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs and The Aspen Institute for being a supporting partner in the First China Impact Investing Forum: Creating Social Change Capital . Thank you for being part of the social change ecosystem!