ANDE East and Southeast Asia

The ANDE Asia Annual Report 2025 highlights a year of collaboration, learning, and action across the region’s small and growing business (SGB) ecosystem. Amid evolving markets and increasing expectations around impact, inclusion, and climate outcomes, ANDE and its members continued to strengthen entrepreneurial ecosystems through practical capacity building, innovative programs, and strategic partnerships.

From flagship trainings like Investment Manager Training and SCALE 360 to member showcases, research dissemination, Access and Opportunity Learning Lab, and Climate and Environment Learning Lab, the report captures key milestones, member voices, and regional insights that shaped 2025. It also reflects on the collective progress made by ecosystem builders, investors, and partners working together to unlock capital, scale solutions, and drive inclusive economic growth—while setting the stage for deeper collaboration and impact in 2026.

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The circular economy is often framed as an environmental agenda. In Central and South Asia, however, it is increasingly an economic one.

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ANDE believes SGBs can play a critical role in addressing systemic gender challenges and develop best practices to make the ecosystem more welcoming for women.

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Launched in 2019, ASEAN Access connects small businesses across Southeast Asia with trade intelligence, matchmaking, and training.

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Day 1 of the ANDE PAC 2026 focused on the foundations of strong entrepreneurial ecosystems. Across keynote discussions and thematic sessions, speakers explored how collaboration, data-driven decision-making, inclusive program design, and ecosystem partnerships can create the conditions for entrepreneurs to thrive.

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Learn more about Impact Enterprise 20, an innovative initiative co-launched by Change Fusion and UNDP Thailand that aims to grow social impact investment in Thailand.

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ANDE Asia Climate and Environmental Learning Lab unpacked key insights from Charging Ahead – Part II, a collaborative report by GameChanger Law Advisors and Speciale Invest.

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AI is rapidly becoming part of everyday work across the social impact sector, but for many organizations, the challenge is no longer whether to adopt AI; it is how to do so responsibly and effectively.

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Meet the 5 impact enterprises that work to achieve the environmental-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Sujata Rathi of FSG explains why green SGBs struggle to scale and how ecosystem collaboration, smarter finance, and practical support can unlock climate impact.

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