Technical seminar 13: Impact Investing with precision & purpose to unleash Sustainability improvement potential

There has been increased awareness for Sustainable Finance as one of the tools to lower cost of capital for committed manufacturers while at the same time achieving a social/environmental impact. Initial financing projects have been completed and based on these learnings, time is ripe for opening the playground for rapid scaling.

During this technical webinar, participants are introduced to an overview of funding opportunities related to sustainable development for textile industry. Participants will also hear from Impact Investment related funds about their experience, plans and objectives using case studies.

Speakers

Rajeev Dubey

Head of Progress Apparels (Bangladesh) Ltd.

Rajeev heads Progress Apparels Bangladesh Limited, and has been depply involved with securing Impact Finance for their manufcaturing unit. His continued focus has been on upgrading skills of their workforce and increasing resource efficiency to support their bottom line, and create a differentiator in the marketplace.

Sowmya Suryanarayanan

Director - Impact and ESG, Aavishkaar Capital

Sowmya heads Impact and ESG function at Aavishkaar Capital – a global pioneer Impact Fund Manager that invests in impact enterprises across India, South and South East Asia and East Africa. She is responsible for delivering significant Impact, Gender & ESG value across Aavishkaar’s various Impact Funds and portfolio companies. She is a social development and sustainability professional with over 16 years of experience in analysing and recommending growth of inclusive business models across clean energy, financial inclusion, education and agriculture sectors across Asia and Africa.

Jayanth Kashyap

Investment Lead, Good Fashion Fund

Jayanth is an investment professional with over a decade’s experience in impact investing, impact advisory, venture capital and sustainability. He is presently the Investment Lead of the Good Fashion Fund, a first-of-its-kind initiative by Laudes Foundation, Fashion for Good and FOUNT. Previously, he was the Director (Impact Investing) at Aequalitas Capital Partners and worked in impact firms such as Ennovent, Social Finance and Grameen Impact. He completed his MBA from the University of Oxford and BBA from the University of Madras. He is also a Gender Lens Investing Fellow (Asia) of the 2X Global initiative.

Jenny Fan

Executive Director of Sustainable Finance at ANZ (Hong Kong)

Jenny has over 15 years of experience at ANZ, previously serving as Co-Head of Debt Capital Markets for North Asia. She works with major corporations and financial institutions, executing complex transactions across various banking functions. Her expertise lies in providing sustainable finance solutions to ANZ’s customers transitioning to a zero-carbon economy.

Moderator

Rakesh Vazirani

Head of Sustainability Services, TUV Rheinland Group

Registration

This technical seminar is part of the Asian Dialogues series, which aims to bring together industry enthusiasts and representatives – from brands, suppliers, workers, civil society, and government bodies from Asia and beyond. This event series was initiated by GIZ FABRIC with the goal of connecting these stakeholders and fostering knowledge exchange across the industry.