East Ventures Becomes Indonesia's First Venture Capital Firm to Sign UN Principles for Responsible Investment

East Ventures has officially become a UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) signatory as part of its commitment to creating responsible and sustainable investment and ownership decisions.

East Ventures becomes Indonesia's first venture capital firm listed as a signatory; which further strengthens its belief that the implementation of the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) approach will serve as the sustainability-driven principle for all of the players.

East Ventures is committed to taking the lead in identifying and supporting the relevant initiatives to drive more sustainable actions.

"East Ventures believes sustainability is and will continue to be the focus of everything that we do, and we have been integrating the ESG approach in our practices. We hope through the signing of the UN PRI we can further strengthen our commitment to achieving sustainable development and bringing more positive impact to the society," said Avina Sugiarto, Venture Partner of East Ventures.

The PRI is the world's leading proponent of responsible investment supported by the United Nation. Through the signing of UN PRI, East Ventures will further practice and implement the signatories' contributions to develop a more sustainable global financial system, as well as to continue the application of six Principles for Responsible Investment to achieve broader objectives of the society.

Six Principles for Responsible Investment include: to incorporate ESG issues into investment analysis and decision-making process, to be the active owners and incorporate ESG issues into our ownership policies and practices, to seek appropriate disclosure on ESG issues by the entities in which we invest, to promote acceptance and implementation of the Principles within the investment industry, to work together to enhance our effectiveness in implementing the Principles, and to report on our activities and progress towards implementing the Principles.