Investing in Asia's Future, Responsibly

Gobi Partners approaches sustainability as a driver of long-term value creation and risk management. The firm integrates sustainability considerations across the investment lifecycle, from sourcing and diligence to portfolio engagement and reporting. Sustainability at Gobi informs capital allocation and founder partnership. The firm views resilient systems, strong governance, and inclusive growth as essential to building companies that endure across market cycles.

A SUSTAINABLE APPROACH
BUiLT FOR ASIA

Asia sits at the centre of global growth, innovation, and demographic change. The region also faces structural pressures spanning climate exposure, resource constraints, unequal access to essential services, and workforce transformation.

Gobi’s sustainability approach reflects these realities. The firm invests in companies addressing systemic challenges while unlocking scalable, long-term opportunities across emerging and underserved markets. The focus remains on strengthening economic systems, broadening participation, and supporting innovation resilient to structural and cyclical change.

PILLARs OF SUSTAINABLE VALUE CREATION

Gobi's sustainability strategy centres on three interconnected pillars that guide capital deployment, portfolio engagement, and ecosystem partnerships across the platform.

CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Resource Efficiency and Climate Resilience

Investing in companies that improve resource efficiency and climate resilience across supply chains, urban systems, and mobility.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION

Investing In The Female Economy As A Core Growth Driver

By backing companies that serve the female economy, Gobi taps into the consumer power of half the world’s population, prioritising new business models in FinTech, healthcare, E-commerce and the Circular Economy. By supporting female entrepreneurs, Gobi accesses overlooked markets with strong potential for long-term returns.

TAQWATECH

Technology Serving Underserved Muslim Markets

Investing in technology addressing the needs of Muslim consumers across finance, education, mobility, and entrepreneurship.

SUSTAINABILITY EMBEDDED ACROSS THE INVESTMENT CYCLE

Gobi integrates sustainability considerations across sourcing, diligence, portfolio engagement, and reporting. These considerations inform risk assessment, governance expectations, and long-term value creation alongside financial analysis. The firm aligns its practices with recognised global standards, including the UN Global Compact, UN Women’s Empowerment Principles, SASB, and the GHG Protocol, ensuring consistency and comparability across markets.

A commitment Grounded in Purpose and performance

Gobi Partners applies ESG as a strategic lens across sourcing, diligence, portfolio engagement, and reporting. Its approach aligns with global standards including the UN Global Compact, UN Women’s Empowerment Principles, SASB, and the GHG Protocol, ensuring consistency across all markets.

Investing in the region's

Most Critical systems

Asia faces complex challenges — climate exposure, resource constraints, digital and financial inequality — but it is also the world’s largest engine for innovation. Gobi focuses on companies in sectors shaping the region’s future

Solutions improving credit, payments, and digital tools for SMEs — strengthening the backbone of Asia’s economies.

Solutions improving credit, payments, and digital tools for SMEs — strengthening the backbone of Asia’s economies.

Solutions improving credit, payments, and digital tools for SMEs — strengthening the backbone of Asia’s economies.

Solutions improving credit, payments, and digital tools for SMEs — strengthening the backbone of Asia’s economies.

Solutions improving credit, payments, and digital tools for SMEs — strengthening the backbone of Asia’s economies.

Solutions improving credit, payments, and digital tools for SMEs — strengthening the backbone of Asia’s economies.

Sustainability in practice

Across the portfolio, sustainability outcomes reflect how companies create value beyond financial performance and how risk is managed over time. Key areas of impact include:
Circular Economy

Reduced waste, emissions, and resource intensity

Social Inclusion

Expanded access to finance, healthcare, education, and commerce

Future Skills and Productivity

Platforms supporting workforce readiness and digital capability

Women in Leadership

Strong representation across founder and executive roles

TaqwaTech

Innovation advancing inclusive growth within Muslim communities

Looking Ahead

As sustainability expectations evolve, Gobi continues to refine how it measures, manages, and supports long-term impact across the platform. Priorities include deepening climate and impact data, strengthening governance alongside founders, and expanding ecosystem partnerships that advance inclusive growth across Asia.

Investing in the region's

Most Critical systems

Asia faces complex challenges — climate exposure, resource constraints, digital and financial inequality — but it is also the world’s largest engine for innovation. Gobi focuses on companies in sectors shaping the region’s future

Circular Economy

62 portfolio companies contribute to waste reduction, resource efficiency, green mobility, or environmentally intelligent systems.

Social Inclusion

Investments broaden access to essential services in finance, health, education, and commerce — reaching communities often underserved by traditional systems.

AI and Future Skills

Investments in AI-driven platforms, robotics education, workforce training, and digital tools that build future-ready capabilities.

Women in Leadership

58% of Gobi-backed companies include women in core leadership roles — one of the highest in the region.

TaqwaTech

A focus on innovation for Muslim communities worldwide, strengthening socioeconomic outcomes across finance, mobility, education, and entrepreneurship.

case examples from

Portfolio impact

Bateriku

CLIMATE, SUSTAINABILITY & IMPACT
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Carsome

MOBILITY, LOGISTICS & TRAVEL
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Funding Societies
Paywatch
JAZRO Robotic Academy
Durioo+ & Lapasar
ArmourZero & DCAP

Funding Societies

Enables SME financial access and supports regional economic resilience.

Paywatch

Improves financial wellbeing for workers through earned-wage solutions.

Jazro robotic academy

Expands STEM and robotics education access for children across Malaysia.

durioo+ & lapasar

Contribute to digital inclusion and SME empowerment across Malaysia.

armourzero & DCAP

Provide cybersecurity and AI-driven financial tools to underserved communities and SMEs.

SUSTAINABILITY Reporting

Gobi Partners publishes an annual Sustainability Report outlining progress across environmental, social, and governance dimensions. Reporting covers carbon metrics, diversity data, circular economy contributions, governance indicators, and portfolio impact.

2024

2024 Sustainability Report

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2023

2023 Sustainability Report

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2022

2022 Sustainability Report

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2021

2021 Sustainability Report

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Grievance & whistleblowing channel

Gobi Partners maintains a dedicated channel for reporting concerns related to environmental, social, or governance matters across its operations or portfolio companies. All submissions are reviewed confidentially by the Sustainability and Compliance teams and handled in accordance with the firm’s governance standards.

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