About us
Asia Research & Engagement (ARE) is a social enterprise working with investors in dialogue with companies to elevate sustainable development in Asia.
Mission & Vision
We catalyse corporate change through investor-backed engagement to promote a sustainable and compassionate Asia.
ur pioneering approach fills an engagement gap by bringing leading investors into dialogue with Asian-listed companies to address sustainable development challenges. With decades of Asia experience, our cross-cultural team understands the region’s unique needs. We support the business case for sustainability and help companies align with investor priorities. Our high-quality independent research, robust investor network, and engagement expertise, provide corporate leaders and financial decision makers with insights leading to concrete action.
Our work focuses on thematic priorities to promote a sustainable and compassionate Asia. Our current programs and goals are:
- Energy Transition: Credible transition pathways in alignment with the Paris Agreement.
- Protein Transition: Transition pathways working towards our investor-aligned 2030 vision.
• Intellectually Curious
• Respectful
• Working with Purpose
The ARE Approach
The Challenge
sia is at the heart of sustainable development, but economies struggle to balance growth with key systemic risks such as climate change, resource availability, and changing populations. Against this backdrop Asian corporations are at risk of misallocating capital and compounding problems affecting environments and societies across Asia.
Asia is at the heart of sustainable development, but economies struggle to balance growth with key systemic risks such as climate change, resource availability, and changing populations. Against this backdrop Asian corporations are at risk of misallocating capital and compounding problems affecting environments and societies across Asia.
The ARE Theory of Change
ur platforms catalyse change by bringing leading investors into constructive dialogue with Asian-listed companies to address sustainable development challenges. In bridging the gap between investors and companies, we create trusted spaces to address risks, consider future opportunities, review pathways, and achieve results.
Our platforms catalyse change by bringing leading investors into constructive dialogue with Asian-listed companies to address sustainable development challenges. In bridging the gap between investors and companies, we create trusted spaces to address risks, consider future opportunities, review pathways, and achieve results.
We offer investors a collective engagement platform backed by credible research, a library of peer best practices, and industry-leading professionals with experience in reframing arguments to advance fundamental changes to core business functions. We collaborate to embed sustainability into
We offer investors a collective engagement platform backed by credible research, a library of peer best practices, and industry-leading professionals with experience in reframing arguments to advance fundamental changes to core business functions. We collaborate to embed sustainability into
- integrated corporate strategy
- capital allocation
- product development
- policies
- investor expected disclosures
- related governance arrangements
- integrated corporate strategy
- capital allocation
- product development
- policies
- investor expected disclosures
- related governance arrangements
We provide insights and tools from different regions and different parts of the value chain, developing the internal case for change, and supporting necessary steps. Detailed discussions cover key challenges, appropriate standards, peer approaches, investor goals, and the business logic.
We provide insights and tools from different regions and different parts of the value chain, developing the internal case for change, and supporting necessary steps. Detailed discussions cover key challenges, appropriate standards, peer approaches, investor goals, and the business logic.
Senior corporate decision makers value company-specific analysis, recommendations with clear reasoning, and capacity building allowing them to develop the case for change. As a result, companies form conviction around new targets, set standards and frameworks, and adapt their business models in line with sustainable development.
Senior corporate decision makers value company-specific analysis, recommendations with clear reasoning, and capacity building allowing them to develop the case for change. As a result, companies form conviction around new targets, set standards and frameworks, and adapt their business models in line with sustainable development.
This is a decisive decade. Companies must implement credible pathways and take action to hit meaningful milestones by 2030 for a sustainable and compassionate Asia.
This is a decisive decade. Companies must implement credible pathways and take action to hit meaningful milestones by 2030 for a sustainable and compassionate Asia.
The ARE Approach
The Challenge
sia is at the heart of sustainable development, but economies struggle to balance growth with key systemic risks such as climate change, resource availability, and changing populations. Against this backdrop Asian corporations are at risk of misallocating capital and compounding problems affecting environments and societies across Asia.
Asia is at the heart of sustainable development, but economies struggle to balance growth with key systemic risks such as climate change, resource availability, and changing populations. Against this backdrop Asian corporations are at risk of misallocating capital and compounding problems affecting environments and societies across Asia.
The ARE Theory of Change
ur platforms catalyse change by bringing leading investors into constructive dialogue with Asian-listed companies to address sustainable development challenges. In bridging the gap between investors and companies, we create trusted spaces to address risks, consider future opportunities, review pathways, and achieve results.
Our platforms catalyse change by bringing leading investors into constructive dialogue with Asian-listed companies to address sustainable development challenges. In bridging the gap between investors and companies, we create trusted spaces to address risks, consider future opportunities, review pathways, and achieve results.
We offer investors a collective engagement platform backed by credible research, a library of peer best practices, and industry-leading professionals with experience in reframing arguments to advance fundamental changes to core business functions. We collaborate to embed sustainability into
We offer investors a collective engagement platform backed by credible research, a library of peer best practices, and industry-leading professionals with experience in reframing arguments to advance fundamental changes to core business functions. We collaborate to embed sustainability into
- integrated corporate strategy
- capital allocation
- product development
- policies
- investor expected disclosures
- related governance arrangements
- integrated corporate strategy
- capital allocation
- product development
- policies
- investor expected disclosures
- related governance arrangements
We provide insights and tools from different regions and different parts of the value chain, developing the internal case for change, and supporting necessary steps. Detailed discussions cover key challenges, appropriate standards, peer approaches, investor goals, and the business logic.
We provide insights and tools from different regions and different parts of the value chain, developing the internal case for change, and supporting necessary steps. Detailed discussions cover key challenges, appropriate standards, peer approaches, investor goals, and the business logic.
Senior corporate decision makers value company-specific analysis, recommendations with clear reasoning, and capacity building allowing them to develop the case for change. As a result, companies form conviction around new targets, set standards and frameworks, and adapt their business models in line with sustainable development.
Senior corporate decision makers value company-specific analysis, recommendations with clear reasoning, and capacity building allowing them to develop the case for change. As a result, companies form conviction around new targets, set standards and frameworks, and adapt their business models in line with sustainable development.
This is a decisive decade. Companies must implement credible pathways and take action to hit meaningful milestones by 2030 for a sustainable and compassionate Asia.
This is a decisive decade. Companies must implement credible pathways and take action to hit meaningful milestones by 2030 for a sustainable and compassionate Asia.
Working together
We empower our stakeholders to address sustainable development challenges in Asia by providing:
For Investors
Access to robust collaborative engagement programmes that trigger change