Publication

This country report explores the evolving landscape of social procurement in Malaysia, focusing on how impact-driven businesses, including social enterprises, engage with corporate clients and the challenges they face in supplying their products and services. Social procurement, which leverages purchasing power to generate both social and environmental benefits alongside economic value, has gained increasing attention

With its continued focus on climate, this year’s report arrives at a pivotal moment in global efforts to combat climate change and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This edition unveils a complex landscape of opportunities and challenges, emphasizing the role of blended finance in mobilizing private capital for climate initiatives, particularly in Emerging Markets

Today, most interventions targeted at vulnerable and underserved individuals and communities are often small scale, and their funding is often fragmented. Restrictive grants prevent social entrepreneurs and social service organisations from innovating and adapting to conditions on the ground. Donors lack transparency into what interventions work best, and their relative cost effectiveness.