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Nov
Under the radar: Impact investing opportunities
Although impact investing was once seen as a very small part of private markets, the market size of impact has grown significantly over the last few years and is now estimated to be over US$ 1trillion. With the recent societal and economic shifts accelerating societal demands for ethical and sustainable investments, there is an increased urgency for bigger capital allocation to impact by LPs and GPs alike. Hear from leading private market investors on how they implement, measure and capture impact investments.
- What is the current size of the impact investing market in Asia?
- How do GPs integrate impact considerations throughout the investment lifecycle, and how they measure the impact?
- What are LPs that focus on impact looking for in terms of managers or impact investments?
- What are the key opportunities for impact investing in Asia?
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SpeakersDr. Mark Watson Senior Managing Director & Head of ESG Advisory Asia Pacific TENEO
Doug Coulter Partner, Head of Private Equity, Asia-Pacific LGT CAPITAL PARTNERS
Jennifer Buckley Founder and Managing Director SWEEF Capital
Katherine Koh Global Climate Lead for Infrastructure & Energy IFC
Tang Zongzhong Head of Sustainability BPEA EQT
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Mark Watson heads Teneo's Asia Pacific ESG practice, advising the most senior corporate, financial and public sector clients on ESG matters across the region and globally, focusing particularly on ESG strategy, performance, communications, governance, climate and reputational risk and sustainable finance.
Prior to joining Teneo in 2022, Mark spent 16 years with the diverse conglomerate the Swire Group, as Global Head of Sustainability for John Swire & Sons Ltd, its holding company centred on Greater China but with operations around the globe spanning aviation, shipping, real estate, industrials and cleantech businesses. He was also Head of Environmental Affairs for Cathay Pacific Airways, part of the Swire Group, and was heavily involved in driving the airline's decarbonisation efforts and groundbreaking sustainability strategy. Mark played a leading role in the global aviation industry’s efforts to develop the landmark CORSIA scheme under the UN ICAO to address global emissions from international aviation.
In total, Mark has spent 26 years working in the ESG and sustainability arena, advising governments, corporates and international aid donors on a wide range of ESG issues in a diverse range of sectors and geographies, including leading a major UK government-funded environmentally-linked poverty reduction in the People’s Republic of China. Mark authored the book “Housing in Barbados: evolution or revolution?” in 1996, based on his environment and poverty focused Doctoral thesis.
Doug Coulter joined LGT Capital Partners in 2007 to lead its Asian private equity investment activities. Prior to LGT, Doug was a Senior Investment Officer at the IFC, responsible for direct investments in the TMT, retail & consumer and healthcare sectors. He previously worked at Nomura Securities in Hong Kong and as a lawyer at Fasken in Toronto. He holds an MBA from INSEAD, a M.Sc. from the LSE, a law degree from the University of Western Ontario and a B.A. from Queen’s University in Canada.
LGT Capital Partners is a leading alternative investment specialist with over USD 80 billion in assets under management and over 230 private equity professionals worldwide. Headquartered in Pfaeffikon, Switzerland, the firm has offices in New York, Dublin, London, Paris, Frankurt, Vaduz, Dubai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Sydney. LGT Capital Partners was selected as Alternatives Manager of the Year in Asia in 2016 and 2017 and Alternatives Fund House of the Year in 2018 by AsianInvestor, was named Alternatives House of the Year in 2020 and 2021 by Asia Asset Management and was named Fund of funds of the year in Asia in 2018 and 2019 by Private Equity International.
Ms. Buckley founded and leads Sweef Capital, a Singapore-headquartered independent impact investment firm dedicated to improving the lives of women, men, their families and communities in underserved markets by focusing on investing in high growth entrepreneurs building inclusive businesses. Sweef Capital’s investment practice is very much relationship centred and value creation oriented which instils confidence in investee companies and leverages established channels to drive strong deal flow.
Ms. Buckley comes with over 20 years in private equity leadership roles focused on growing mid-sized businesses across Europe and Asia as Head of GE Capital’s EMEA private equity business and as CIO of its Asian operations.
Prior Ms. Buckley was on the Global Investment Committee and led the Asian and women’s economic empowerment investment programs for a US-headquartered emerging market impact investment firm before spinning out the team to form Sweef Capital.
During her career, she has worked at Goldman Sachs International and Private Advisors in London and at Fletcher Challenge in Auckland.
Ms. Buckley received her MSc in International Accounting & Finance from the London School of Economics. She also holds a LLM (Hons) and LLB (Hons) from the University of Canterbury
Over the past 20 years, Katherine has built her career across the worlds of investment, social impact, and sustainability with a strong focus on emerging markets.
As the Global Climate Lead for IFC Infrastructure, Katherine drives IFC Infrastructure’s climate business across sectors, regions and products in a cross-cutting manner through strategic integration, thematic engagement, business innovation, knowledge management, and organizational leadership. She also represents IFC Infrastructure vis-à-vis various internal and external counterparts in the climate space. Over the past two years, she has played a key role in steering IFC Infrastructure to markedly ramp up its Climate Finance, boost its climate investment and advisory service offerings, and align its operation with Paris Agreement goals.
Prior to her current role, she led investment teams at IFC and originated, structured, and managed various climate and sustainability investments in energy, transport, utilities and technology sectors across Asia & the Pacific, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia. During 2017-18, she joined a one-year program with IFC’s Credit and Investment Risks Department, in which she supported investment committees on decision-making and coached deal teams on risk assessment and structuring of equity and debt investments in manufacturing, agriculture, retail, and financial services sectors in Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.
Prior to joining IFC, she worked with Merrill Lynch’s Global M&A Team in Hong Kong, and with McKinsey & Company in Asia and the US. During her time at McKinsey, she advised financial institutions and corporations on their corporate, organization and financial strategies; and also served as a Nonprofit Practice Fellow to advise leading foundations and social sector organizations in the US on their strategy and organizational designs. She has additional experience through her work at UNDP, IDG Ventures Vietnam and Ashoka Mexico during her graduate study.
Katherine holds an MBA from Harvard Business School; an MPA in International Development (MPA/ID) from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government; and Bachelor’s degrees from Yonsei University in South Korea.
Tang Zongzhong is the Head of Sustainability for BPEA EQT. He is responsible for the overall sustainability strategy, and works with portfolio companies across multiple industries on sustainability risk mitigation and value creation. He is also currently serving on the ESG Committees at several global portfolio companies. Prior to joining BPEA, Mr. Tang was at Partners Group, where he was the regional head for ESG integration and impact investing in Asia Pacific. Before that, he was an Associate Director at Blackpeak in Singapore, where he oversaw fraud, bribery and corruption assignments, focused on Southeast Asia and Greater China. Mr. Tang holds an MA Global Affairs from Yale University and a BSc in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science.