Bernard Budiman Impact-Driven Enterprise Advisory (IDEA) Lead of Instellar Do you find yourself juggling numerous and diverse stakeholders, struggling to keep them all aligned? I’ve been through it myself, and the lessons I’ve learned could help you navigate some of the challenges along the way.. Early in my career, I worked on a project withContinue reading “Effective Stakeholder Mapping: Building Bridges for Sustainable Impact Initiatives”
Category Archives: INSight
CEO & COO Notes: Navigating uncertainty in 2023
Romy Cahyadi and Adisti Chandra share tips on how to tackle challenges and uncertainty in 2023. Global crisis and inflation have become a hot topic among business people and business in the export-import sector has started to feel the impact. Strengthening the domestic economy is one of the keys to surviving global crisis, and IndonesiaContinue reading “CEO & COO Notes: Navigating uncertainty in 2023”
Climate finance and impact investment: The overlapping financial agenda to save the Earth
What is climate change? Climate change is a global issue threatening lives and livelihoods across the globe. The economy is anticipated to suffer as a result of rising temperatures and decreasing agricultural yields. Sri Mulyani, Indonesia’s Minister of Finance, estimated that economic damages from natural disasters related to climate change might reach 3.45% of GDPContinue reading “Climate finance and impact investment: The overlapping financial agenda to save the Earth”
#INSight – Measuring What Matters
Written by: Rizky Anugrah – Head of Enterprise Development In the world of social entrepreneurship, it’s crucial for social enterprises to showcase the positive changes they bring. Why? Well, it’s easy to claim that your company is doing good, but how do other people know? Investors, the public, customers, partners, and even the government areContinue reading “#INSight – Measuring What Matters”
#INSight: Navigating the Path to Self-sufficient Organization
Indonesian NGOs face a challenging funding landscape, with 85%–90% of funding coming from international donors, a source that is in decline due to Indonesia’s status as a lower middle-income country since 2006. In 2014, Benyamin Davis and DFAT conducted a study that highlighted the challenges Indonesian NGOs are facing in terms of financial sustainability andContinue reading “#INSight: Navigating the Path to Self-sufficient Organization”
#INSight – Delivering Impactful Communication
Talk less, do more. Yes, it’s true. However, in today’s dynamic business landscape, where organizations are constantly striving to engage with their stakeholders in a meaningful and impactful way, we need to also talk (re: communicate) more about our impact initiatives. It is crucial for organizations to not only develop impactful initiatives but also effectivelyContinue reading “#INSight – Delivering Impactful Communication”
#INSight: What’s been happening this year in Indonesia’s impact ecosystem?
Written by Romy Cahyadi We are entering Q4 of this year, it’s time to step back and reflect on what has been happening this year. While there are many things happening in Indonesia, I want to share a number of observations and some comments around the impact ecosystem. 1. There are more players in theContinue reading “#INSight: What’s been happening this year in Indonesia’s impact ecosystem?”
I-SEA Becomes a Driving Force for Social Entrepreneur to Grow Together
After completing Instellar & IKEA Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator (I-SEA) program, the synergy between the two I-SEA changemakers from cohort 1, Greenie and Kulaku still continues. In the third series Road to I-SEA Cohort 2 Webinar, Ika Juliana, Founder & CEO Greenie Indonesia along with Aqilah Zainab, CFO & Director Kulaku Indonesia reflected on how theContinue reading “I-SEA Becomes a Driving Force for Social Entrepreneur to Grow Together”
Instellar Investment Supports Social Enterprise to Create Impactful and Sustainable Business
Recently, in the world of impact investment, there has been a tendency for investors to look for unicorn startups that have exponential growth. This is not in line with most social enterprises which are zebra-type startups that have slower growth yet are still sustainable and impactful. This was stated by Romy Cahyadi, CEO of InstellarContinue reading “Instellar Investment Supports Social Enterprise to Create Impactful and Sustainable Business”
Three Key Elements for Sustainable Business Growth
Sustainable business growth cannot be separated from Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) elements. This was conveyed by Rizky Anugrah, Head of Program of Instellar at the Startalk: Generating Sustainable Business Growth for Social Enterprises event organized by Skystar Ventures. What is ESG?ESG is a framework used to measure company behavior in three areas, namely environmentalContinue reading “Three Key Elements for Sustainable Business Growth”