Sustainability Report 2022

Realizing Indonesia’s digital sovereignty

Our 2022 report embodies our unwavering commitment to ethical stewardship and social accountability towards

Sustainable Investment Strategy

To support our commitment, we have developed a Sustainable Investment Strategy that sits within a two-pronged approach of East Ventures, Doing Good and Avoiding Harm.

Doing Good

Providing and enabling our investments to grow in the sustainable market propositions to optimize the impact on beneficiaries

Avoiding Harm

Anticipating and mitigating the risks or any potential adverse social and environmental effects on the portfolios’ businesses practices

Impact Statement

The foundation of East Ventures’ sustainable investment strategy is our impact statement:

We enable high potential companies…

Capital, Network, Advice

…to grow sustainable market propositions,…

Growth proposition, Responsible practices

…thereby empowering a more inclusive society…

Access, Productivity

…and the region’s economy to prosper.

Connectivity is the foundation of the Southeast Asian digital economy to deliver long-lasting prosperity for our people and our planet

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A Look into Our Portfolio

East Ventures and its ecosystem has contributed toward 16 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with some portfolio highlights

Aruna

Making the sea a better livelihood for all

Stockbit

Increasing financial access and literacy through connectivity

Homage

Enabling wellness and recovery through holistic personal care

Waste4Change

Shifting the waste management ecosystem towards ethical and responsible solutions

A Note from Leadership

Willson Cuaca

Founding Partner

“In achieving a more sustainable future, it is a joint effort from all parties. It is important to ensure the same understanding and implementation in achieving the same goal, therefore we always ensure the same values are shared throughout our ecosystem.“

Roderick Purwana

Managing Partner

“We implement a responsible investment approach within the processes, standards, and tools utilized in the investment cycle. There are five investment phases that we design: screening, due diligence, investment decision, post-investment, and exit.“

Avina Sugiarto

Venture Partner

“East Ventures launched this Sustainability report, to show our commitments to make a better integration and measurement of responsible investment that aligns with the global standards of ESG principles. It will be a benchmark for us and other stakeholders in measuring how big and deep our actions are.“

Robust Progress in Creating Sustainable and Inclusive Future

East Ventures is committed towards empowering change both within its workplace and communities.

Principles of Responsible Investment Signatory

We are the first Indonesian venture capital firm to become an official PRI signatory, the world’s leading proponent of responsible investment supported by the United Nations. This encourages the application of six principles for responsible investment into our investment process and daily practices.