This raises several questions : n What does Japan offer the world as a learning and investment model? n What is Japan’s Impact Economy, and how is it different from impact investing? n Who is in the impact ecosystem, and what roles do they play—from catalytic philanthropy to large mainstream financial institutions? n What are Japan’s Wicked Problems, and how are they addressed through leadership and an impact economy? n How is capital mobilized to create measurable social and environmental change? n How is impact aligned across partners in an evolving ecosystem? n What is the future of Japan’s Impact Economy, given local, national, and international geopolitics? To answer these questions, interviews were conducted (in person and virtually) with more than sixty key stakeholders in the Impact Economy. The participants included members of GSG Impact JAPAN, SIIF staff and board members, investees, and external observers familiar with SIIF and the broader Japanese ecosystem. Secondary desk research was also conducted to understand trends, themes, and impact milestones over a ten-year period. (Interviewees are included in Appendix A.)
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Ten Years in the Making
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