Aphinya Siranart

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Leader Aphinya Siranart from 2022 Leaders Asia-Pacific.

Head of Exploration, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Thailand

Thailand

Aphinya Siranart is the head of exploration at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Thailand, where she leads the organization’s portfolios on sustainable business, impact investment, inclusive innovation, and digital government transformation. Passionate about impact investment, Aphinya was the main driving force behind the new regulatory shift by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from voluntary-based to mandatory corporate sustainability reporting with an impact assessment lens. She is preparing to launch and lead the development of the first free online platform in Thailand, supported by the SEC, for businesses and impact-oriented organizations to better measure and manage their impact more easily. Aphinya believes in the power of digital innovation to address today’s complex development challenges and to create a more equitable and inclusive society.

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