Technology Innovation for Sustainable Growth and Development in Asia–Pacific Talk and APAC Sustainability Seed Fund Announcement

Event: ADB's Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS 2023): Imagining a Net-Zero ASEAN

Technology Innovation for Sustainable Growth and Development in Asia–Pacific Talk and APAC Sustainability Seed Fund Announcement

30 March 2023

Author / Speaker:

Michaela Browning, Google - Other materials by the author

Google Vice-President for Government Affairs and Public Policy for Asia–Pacific Michaela Browning gives a talk at the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) fourth Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS) where she traced how the tech giant has adopted sustainability in its operations.

She also talked about how its philanthropic arm, Google.org, has supported nonprofits in addressing sustainability challenges across Asia and the Pacific.

At last year’s SEADS, Google.org announced it was providing $3 million in seed funding for an initiative launched by social investor network AVPN with support from ADB to help nonprofits scale tech-enabled solutions that fight climate change.

In her keynote at SEADS 2023, Browning announced that 13 nonprofits would receive grants from the seed fund. These are Alam Sehat Lestari, Azure Alliance, Border Green Energy Team, Coalition for our Common Future, Engineering Good, Gujarat Mahila Housing Sewa Trust, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Ocean Recovery Alliance, Yayasan Solar Chapter Indonesia, Unchartered Waters, Villgro Innovation Foundation, Water Stewardship Asia–Pacific, and TGECA.

Type of Content:

Learning Event

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