Introducing Shujog ![Shujog Logo]() Opportunity for Impact Investment Shujog, a Bengali word for "opportunity", will prepare SEs in Asia to have the organizational accountability, sound governance, and fiscal accountability to raise impact investment funds from social venture funds or through its sister company Impact Investment Exchange (IIX). Through research, training, workshops, advocacy, strategic consulting, and
technical expertise, Shujog will provide SEs with the knowledge and
systems required to raise commercial capital in order to magnify their social and environmental impact.
New Team Members
Shujog is happy to announce a number of distinguished additions to our team of advisors and managers: Watanan Petersik is an independent director and Chairperson of Shujog. Until recently, Watanan was Chief of Staff for Goldman, Sachs Asia ex-Japan. Prior to joining Goldman's Executive Office, Watanan spent five years in the Investment Banking Division in Asia. Watanan is a founding member of ASN in Asia, a support group for Ashoka, the global association of social entrepreneurs. Watanan is also an Aspen-Goldman Sachs Fellow with the Africa Leadership Initiative/South Africa and a senior moderator of the Aspen Institute.
Mona Sinha is the Director of Strategic Initiatives for Shujog. Mona began her professional career as an investment banker at Morgan Stanley, followed by a marketing career at P&G and Unilever, during which she restructured the Asia Pacific operations of Elizabeth Arden. Most recently, she worked on a project for Goldman Sachs Asia on the development of Asian leadership.
Natalie Williams advises Shujog on legal and policy issues. Natalie served in the New York State Attorney General's Office as the Chief of the Civil Rights Bureau and Deputy Bureau Chief. Natalie previously served as an Associate Counsel to President Clinton in the Office of the White House Counsel. Natalie was also a law clerk for Justice Sonia Sotomayor when the Justice served on the United States District Court.
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| From Vision to Reality
What started as one woman's vision of conscious capitalism is now a very real and tangible movement of committed team members, partners and a growing ecosystem. Over the last year, Impact Investment Exchange Asia (IIX) has taken significant steps forward in pursuing our mission of creating a liquid and transparent platform for stocks and bonds issued by Social Enterprises. We are eager to share this extraordinary momentum with you, and look forward to developing relationships with like-minded individuals and organizations who share our commitment to changing the way we address issues of poverty and sustainable development. |
| IIX Speaks Ted 2010
IIX Founder Durreen Shahnaz spoke at the TED 2010 conference in Long Beach, California in February about the "defiant optimism" that shaped her vision for IIX. She was chosen as one of 25 TED Fellows for an event "designed to bring together young world-changers and trailblazers who have shown unusual accomplishment and exceptional courage." UBS Philanthropy Forum
Durreen also spoke about the development of impact investment on two panels for an audience of ultra high net worth individuals and private bankers at the UBS Philanthropy Forum Singapore 2010 in April. Microfinance Conference
At the "Microfinance Investments in Asia" conference in January in Singapore, IIX Managing Director Robert Kraybill spoke about ways in which a social stock exchange can fit into the exit strategies of social venture funds.
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![TED]() Building the Ecosystem
Market ReadinessOur market readiness program focuses on financial and social capacity building for social enterprises. The initiative explores to what extent SEs meet social assessment and financial criteria to list on a stock exchange where social, environmental and financial returns are given equal weights. Contact us if you or your company would like to be involved with this effort.
| Impact Investment Forum: Bangladesh
We've chosen Bangladesh, one of the centers of social enterprise in Asia, as a meeting place to bring together key players in the Impact Investment Community. In October, IIX will host its first Impact Investment Forum to explore impact investment opportunities across Bangladesh and introduce the work of IIX and Shujog. Participants will leave the conference with a clear understanding of the global and local issues surrounding this dynamic field. Discussion topics will include: Sustainable Development; Understanding the Capital Options; IIX: Building an Innovative Platform; Bangladesh Market Opportunities; Regulatory Environment; and Impact Measurement and Social Valuation. There will also be field visits to Bangladeshi social enterprises. The Forum will attract ecosystem partners such as government officials, banks, law firms, regulators, accounting firms, brokers, impact investors, and social enterprises. Please contact us if you are interested in attending, and look out for upcoming details on our website. IIX will organize similar forums in Thailand, Indonesia and India. | ![Image: IIX Team]()
IIX and Shujog held a quarterly meeting for our growing team of staff, volunteers, and advisory board members in April to discuss on-going research in the areas of social enterprise mapping, impact investor needs, ecosystem partnerships, impact investment forums, regulatory policy, and social impact measurement. Senior AdvisorWe are delighted to announce Sanjiv Misra recently joined IIX as a senior advisor. He is currently Managing Director at Phoenix Advisers Pte Ltd, a boutique advisory and principal investing firm. He spent 11 years at Citigroup, where he was, variously, Head of the Asia Pacific Corporate Bank (APCB), Investment Banking and Head of Equity Capital Markets from 1997 until 2008. Sanjiv also spent over ten years in the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs & Co, in New York, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Summer FellowsIIX and Shujog are welcoming our first batch of Summer Fellows from Harvard Kennedy School and Wharton School of Business. Our Fellowship Program taps into the unique spirit of volunteerism that permeates our work. We see this as a beginning for new collaborations that will build a powerful network among upcoming leaders in the impact investment and social enterprise community. We hope our Fellows' new perspectives and unbridled enthusiasm will fuel support for the growth of social capital markets. | Research Streams The following research streams are the building blocks of IIX and Shujog:Impact Investors
Our Impact Investor research includes a comprehensive mapping of impact investors and other investors interested in entering the field and a study of their requirements. Social Enterprise Mapping
Shujog is conducting a mapping and analysis of Asian social enterprises, focusing on those that could be ready to raise capital either through social venture funds or on an exchange in the next 1-5 years. Impact Measurement Research
Social impact measurement provides a tool to distinguish, rate, compare, and ultimately value the SEs. Our Impact measurement research focuses on choosing the most relevant tools for Asia by testing various methodologies in the field.Regulatory Framework
Regulatory framework research will investigate how regulation influences the viability of capital raising by social enterprises, and what specific changes regulators can implement to enable greater ease and efficiency.IIX and Shujog are working closely with ecosystem, academic, and consulting partners on these various research streams. Please contact us if you would like to contribute.
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