2.2 Investor knowledge and expectations Additionally, experts interviewed for this report identified a key barrier to attracting more capital to impact investments in Asia: a lack of trust and accountability around the reported impacts. This stems in part from insufficient evidence that funded solutions are delivering tangible results, compounded by growing market scrutiny that pressures impact investors to demonstrate genuine, measurable outcomes. To address this challenge, organizations like Blue Mark can play a crucial role in building trust by providing independent, closed-loop verification of social and environmental impacts to strengthen the credibility of impact investments. Additionally, platforms like ImpactCollab, highlighted in case study 5, are helping to bridge this gap by offering investors a curated marketplace of impact opportunities, along with the data needed to assess impact performance and make informed decisions. These solutions are not only key to unlocking more capital but also vital for improving communication and collaboration across sectors and stakeholders. AVPN launched ImpactCollab, a marketplace platform that finance professionals can use to access verified charitable and impact organizations, due diligence resources and impact monitoring tools. In its first phase, ImpactCollab will be used by private banks in Singapore to enhance philanthropy advisory services that finance professionals provide to their clients. Once momentum is built around philanthropy engagement with the private banks and clients, the platform will expand to include blended finance and impact investing opportunities, and will engage a broader range of users beyond the banks.As an ecosystem builder, AVPN focuses on knowledge sharing, capital mobilization, policy advocacy and creating communities of impact, with Singapore serving as a key hub for philanthropy, finance and family offices. ImpactCollab is supported by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and was developed in consultation with the Private Banking Industry Group in Singapore.CASE STUDY 5 ImpactCollab Accelerating Impact Investments for Climate and Nature in Asia 12

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