New Delhi, July 02, 2026: AVPN, Asia's largest platform for social impact, has announced a strategic evolution of its community model and product offerings to address the region's growing social and environmental financing challenges. The organisation is calling on Asia's philanthropists, capital holders, and government leaders to shift from participation to leadership in designing and deploying capital solutions grounded in regional realities.
Asia faces a USD 26-trillion financing need through 2030 to sustain economic growth, eradicate poverty, and respond to climate change. The region also faces a USD 1.5 trillion annual SDG financing gap, while Official Development Assistance fell by 23.1% in 2025, with further declines projected.
India is positioned as a priority market within this strategy. The country's total funding grew at a 13% CAGR between FY20 and FY25, reaching roughly INR 27 lakh crore (USD 310 billion), and is projected to touch INR 50 lakh crore (USD 570 billion) by FY30. However, a USD 180 billion gap remains between current spending and actual need. Meeting India's SDG commitments alone requires an estimated 6% of GDP annually, while climate ambitions imply over USD 22 trillion in cumulative financing through 2070.
As part of its strategic evolution, AVPN has redesigned its community model — previously structured as membership tiers — into two engagement pathways. Vantage is a paid, relationship-led model offering strategic support, curated connections, and leadership opportunities for organisations seeking deeper engagement. Discovery offers flexible access to the AVPN ecosystem through a combination of complimentary and pay-per-use options.
AVPN's product portfolio remains anchored in four thematic priorities: Climate Action, Health Impact, Gender Equality, and Economic Inclusion, activated through cross-cutting levers including AI, policy, impact investing, and faith-based giving.
Achal Agarwal, Chair, AVPN, said, "Asia can no longer be a passive participant in global impact conversations. This USD 26-trillion gap is not just a financing shortfall; it is an opportunity for Asia to design its own playbook and lead with frameworks grounded in our realities, while shaping global approaches for a more equitable, inclusive and prosperous future."
Naina Subberwal Batra, CEO, AVPN, added, "When Asia leads with its own frameworks, informed by local realities and grounded in trust, partnership and mutuality, we can turn challenges into opportunities for generations to come. Asia's leaders must now step up. There is no time to waste. We should not be participants in our own region; we need to be architects of our Asia-led blueprint for impact. And, AVPN's role as a trusted impact ecosystem is to provide the connective tissue that allows capital to move with confidence across borders, sectors and instruments, so that ambition becomes action."
This August, AVPN will host its Global Conference in India for the first time in its thirteen-year history, bringing together more than 2,000 delegates at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, from August 25 to 27.
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