Impact Investing
Reimagining the transformative potential of capital
Our Philosophy
We invest to make lives better
Bintang strongly believes in the importance of deploying capital in an innovative, responsible and sustainable manner, whilst pursuing consistently outsized risk-adjusted returns for our investors. Bintang articulates this belief through our philosophy: Investing in Impact and Innovation (“Triple-I Strategy”).
Bintang’s Impact component of our Triple-I Strategy represents our commitment to ensure that the planet and its inhabitants are treated with dignity and respect, to create a future which is underpinned by shared prosperity for all. Bintang seeks to partner with companies that uphold the highest standards of governance and embrace concepts of purpose, people (social) and planet (environment) in their pursuit of growth and profit. Bintang believes that impact and sustainability are synonymous with (and an important component of) achieving superior returns.
Bintang’s Innovation component of our Triple-I Strategy is reflective of our commitment to back businesses with innovation in their DNA to build tomorrow’s solutions, services and products today. Bintang believes that sustained innovation is a critical component of generating consistent outsized returns.
Our People
Impact starts with our people
In 2023, Bintang embarked upon a journey to baseline our ESG & Impact knowledge across the team. We initiated the ESG & Impact Challenge in March 2023, challenging our team to take on the Sustainable Investing Certificate by the CFA Institute and Certificate in Impact Investing by CFA UK, with an aspiration of having 100% of our investment function and investments-related team members obtaining either one of the certifications by end of 2025.
As of January 2025, 50% of the team have achieved this certification. Our late teammate, Derek Yin, was the first to complete this challenge in May 2023.
Our Impact Pillars
In 2024, Bintang launched our Sequel Funds – BCP Asia Fund II (“BCPAF II”) and Bintang Semiconductor Impact Fund I (“BSIF I”).
Bintang’s Sequel Funds are built on three key pillars:
Our Value and Impact Creation
We Aim To Create 150
B Corp Companies By 2050
Impact Investing
Our Impact strategy integrates the following core approaches:
UN PRI - Our Baseline Impact Philosophy
Bintang was amongst the earliest investment firms in Malaysia to sign up to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (“UN PRI”) in December 2021.
The UN PRI, via its 6 principles and 17 Sustainable Development Goals (“SDGs”), are the foundations that guide our impact strategies.
Impact Principles – Our Execution Framework
As of March 2025, Bintang is the sole Operating Principles for Impact Management (or “Impact Principles”) signatory in Malaysia. Bintang became an Impact Principles signatory in October 2022.
The 9 Impact Principles provide a framework for the implementation of an impact management system, ensuring that impact considerations are integrated throughout our investment lifecycle.
BlueMark - Independent Verification for Our Firm and Funds
Bintang engaged BlueMark, a Tideline company, to undertake an independent verification of the alignment of our Firm’s impact management practices with the Impact Principles. The assessment findings cover both areas of strength as well as areas for improvement.
B Corp – Our Portfolio Benchmark
With the distinction of being Southeast Asia's pioneering B Corp-certified private investment firm, we are at the forefront of efforts in ASEAN to leverage business as a catalyst for positive change.
The B Corp Certification is a prestigious recognition awarded to businesses that meet the highest standards of verified performance, accountability, and transparency across five impact areas: Governance, Workers, Community, Environment, and Customers. Bintang has successfully demonstrated that it meets these rigorous standards, and we are continuously renewing our commitment to making a positive difference.
The B Corp Certification framework developed by B Labis rolled out via the B Impact Assessment (“BIA”) which allows us to measure the impact performance of our Partner Companies in an objective, consistent and globally recognised way. Our challenge to our Partner Companies is to not only obtain B Corp certification, but also to consistently improve their BIA scores over time.
The Median Score
is 50.9
for ordinary
businesses who complete the BIA
The Minimum Score
is 80.0
for businesses to qualify for B Corp Certification
Bintang scored
109.1
for its Overall B Impact Score
AVPN – Collaborative Platform
Bintang is a member of the Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (“AVPN”), a network of 600+ organisations across 33 countries who are focused on increasing the flow of financial, human and intellectual capital from around the world into the social sector in Asia; Bintang leverages the AVPN platform for collaborative co-impact generation.
UN WEPs – Women Empowerment
Bintang is a signatory to the UN Women’s Empowerment Principles (“WEPs”). The WEPs is a joint initiative of UN Women and the UN Global Compact aimed at empowering women to participate fully in economic life across all sectors and outlines seven steps for businesses to achieve these goals in the workplace, marketplace and community.
Our Responsible and Sustainable Investment Policy
Bintang’s Responsible and Sustainable Investment Policy sets out Bintang’s approach to responsible and sustainable investment and how our Firm manages environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) issues, including the principles which Bintang aspires to uphold and the procedures it has implemented to integrate these principles into its investment processes and stakeholder’s engagement.
Read our Responsible and Sustainable Investment Policy: