Altilium Green Energy Named People's Choice in the Philippines, Capping a Transformative Year of Impact Work
Manila, Philippines | May 2026
On 2 December 2025, eight ventures took the stage in Manila at an Investor Clinic organised by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Centre for Impact Investing and Practices (CIIP). Each had spent the better part of 2025 in an intensive accelerator programme designed to help impact-driven businesses scale their solutions — and make the case for why they deserve capital behind them.
Altilium Green Energy was one of those eight. And by the end of the day, the audience had voted us their People's Choice.
It was a proud moment. But honestly? It wasn't the biggest thing we took home.
A Programme That Asked the Hard Questions
2025 UNDP SDG Venture Scaler Philippine cohort
The UNDP SDG Venture Scaler program launched in October 2024, drawing over 200 applications from across Southeast Asia. A cohort of 29 ventures from the Philippines, Vietnam, and Indonesia was selected — each committed to building businesses that don't just grow, but grow in alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
What followed was nine months of rigorous, practical work: business scaling strategies with a sustainability focus, SDG impact measurement and management, theory of change, behavioural science for impact, and expert-led thematic sessions. It wasn't a checkbox exercise. It was genuinely challenging — in the best possible way.
“Participating in the UNDP SVS programme throughout 2025 has been a transformative experience for us. While the pitch on that day was a highlight, the true reward has been the journey. It allowed our team to build a high-level Impact Management and Monitoring Framework — ensuring that SDG circularity and sustainable practices are baked into our business from the very start.”
— Jovy Gill, CEO & Founder, Altilium Green Energy
Building the Framework Behind the Mission
For Altilium, the programme's greatest output wasn't a pitch deck — it was the foundations of a rigorous Impact Management and Monitoring (IMM) Framework. A structure that ensures our commitment to the SDGs isn't aspirational language on a website, but a measurable, accountable part of how we operate and scale.
As we grow our BESS solutions across ASEAN, that framework travels with us. It shapes how we assess projects, how we report outcomes, and how we hold ourselves accountable to the communities and ecosystems we work within.
Our Growth and Sustainability Specialist, Fiona Kwok, was also present on the day to receive the SVS completion certificate — a reflection of how deeply this programme was embedded across our team, not just at the leadership level.
“Being part of this programme shifted how I think about sustainability in business. It’s one thing to care about impact — it’s another to start building the systems that prove it. What we developed through SVS gives us a credible, structured foundation to stand on as we scale. That matters enormously, both for how we operate internally and for how we show up to partners and investors across the region.”
— Fiona Kwok, Growth & Sustainability Specialist, Altilium Green Energy
What the Room Was Talking About
The Investor Clinic itself was a compelling afternoon. UNDP Philippines Deputy Resident Representative Edwine Carrie opened by calling out what many in the room already feel: that sustainability isn't a global abstraction — it's an urgent, practical agenda for the ASEAN region, one that demands innovation and the businesses willing to back it.
A panel discussion on catalysing capital for SDG-aligned ventures brought together impact investors, entrepreneurs, and government — exploring how blended finance, catalytic partnerships, and policy can together unlock the scale these solutions need.
CIIP Director Chii Fen Hiu put it plainly: the time for Asian leadership on climate and sustainability is now. Not eventually. Now.
That landed with us.
People’s Choice — and What It Means to Us
By the end of the day, the audience had cast their votes. Altilium Green Energy received the People’s Choice Award. InvestEd took home the Pitch of the Day jury award — well deserved.
We’re proud of the recognition. But what it signals matters more to us than the award itself: that the case for clean energy storage, grounded in genuine impact accountability, resonates. That people are ready to back businesses that can demonstrate this— not just tell a good story.
That’s what we’re building at Altilium. And programmes like this one help us build it better.
Congratulations to all eight ventures and to every cohort member across the ASEAN region. The work continues.
None of this would have been possible without the people who showed up for us throughout the year. A heartfelt thank you to Mike Go, Devahuti Choudhury, Priya Thachadi, Donna Daritan, and Pratigya Kalra Khurana — your guidance, support, and partnership made the journey as meaningful as the destination.
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2025 UNDP SDG Venture Scaler Event Day in Manila, Philippines
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