Dedicating to Impact Ecosystem Building and Practice

Purpose. Sustainability. Integrity.

Global Insights Asia Focus

Vision

Advancing a Community of Practice

Towards driving knowledge and capacity in the market, new or innovative approaches for impact and impact-focused legal practice, VTLP Impact Circle is established with a clear vision of bringing together a committed group of lawyers and law firms to lead, shape and support high-impact transactional projects on sustainability and impact across Asia. This reflects our dedication to advance sustainable outcomes through purposeful collaboration and ecosystem-building.

As we amplify visibility and strengthen the strategic focus of law firms in developing impact practices, we create tangible pathways to position the right legal skills, specialists and structures to meet evolving needs and opportunities within sustainability and impact-led matters. While bringing together a group of committed lawyers in collective action, we also engage with a network of like-minded leaders and stakeholders working at the intersection of law, finance, and sustainability, dedicated to long-term impact and legal innovation.   

To harness cross-disciplinary conversations and insights from sustainability leaders, our Advisory Council brings extensive global expertise spanning climate finance, investment management and stewardship, governance, public affairs, and sustainability leadership across Fortune 500 enterprises, social enterprises, NGOs, as well as complex supply chains. Their insight helps guide where legal practice can add the most strategic value. By bridging deep expertise and unrivalled market experiences, combining perspectives from law, finance, industry, and civil society, our Advisory Council plays a catalytic role in informing how legal structures, transactional design, and advisory approaches can enable measurable and lasting impact.

Beyond fostering conversations and engagement, whether macro or topic-specific, we seek to identify opportunities and projects where our collective capabilities can make a measurable and impactful difference.

Our Team

Vivien Teu
Gerald Koh
Edena Low

Advisory Council

Agnes K Y Tai, PhD, CCB.D, SCR®, FRM, CAIA, MBA, FHKIoD

Prof Tai is a board director at Great Glory Investment Corporation, a globally recognized expert in sustainable and responsible investing, governance, risk, and strategy with 46 years of experience in financial markets and 15 years of board training.

She is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Climate and Nature Governance, a Trustee of Chapter Zero Alliance (overseeing 34 Climate Governance Initiatives worldwide), a Supervisory Board member of Global Reporting Initiative, a Council member and Training Committee Vice Chair of the Hong Kong Institute of Directors, an Adjunct Professor of the University of Hong Kong, a Global Association of Risk Professionals Hong Kong Committee member, and a frequent speaker and author. 

She has a PhD from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology with dissertation titled “Do carbon risks matter for Hong Kong equity prices?”, an MBA from the University of Chicago – Booth School of Business, a BSc (Honors) from Roosevelt University in USA and is a graduate of the Stanford University Senior Executive Leadership Program and the 2011 Stanford Directors’ College. 

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Christine Chow, PhD

Christine has 25+ years’ experience in investment management, research & consulting, with a focus on technology, governance and sustainability.

Her PhD thesis on responsible investment was short-listed for a United Nations award in Sweden for industry relevance and academic excellence. She is the Board member and Chairman of the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) from 2019 to 2025, an organisation led by investors responsible for assets under management of around $US 90 trillion from over 40 countries and territories. She is an honorary adviser to the Accounting and Financial Reporting Council (AFRC) Hong Kong and Emeritus Governor of the London School of Economics (LSE), following the completion of her six-year term as a Member of Court and Investment Committee (2015-2021).

She was a member in the Data Governance Task Force of the UK All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Artificial Intelligence (2018– 2021); and an Adjunct Professor in Finance at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2014– 2016), where she established the first tri-modal graduate course on social entrepreneurship and impact investing, supported by funds from family foundation and the Hong Kong government.

She was named top 30 Inspirational Women in the City of London; Investment Management Leader of the Year (Asia) by Women in Finance and Sustainable Investment Woman of the Year Women of InvestmentWeek.

Christine has an established career in asset management, including her prior role as Managing Director at UBS Asset Management, leading global stewardship, thematic research and impact engagement teams. Prior to joining the UBS Group, she was the global Head of Stewardship at HSBC Asset Management and a board member of HSBC Asset Management UK Limited.

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Facundo Etchebehere

Facundo Etchebehere is co-founder of Ambition Loop, a global NGO advocating for systemic change to address the world’s most pressing sustainability challenges, including climate change, biodiversity loss, plastic pollution, food systems, and water security. With over 30 years of experience in leadership roles across public affairs and sustainability, he has been a key force behind transformative initiatives promoting inclusive and sustainable growth. This includes his leadership in advancing Danone’s B Corp certification globally and its broader sustainability strategy.  

Facundo’s efforts have been instrumental in founding initiatives such as One Planet Business for Biodiversity, Business for Inclusive Growth, Action Agenda for Regenerative Landscapes, the Dairy Methane Alliance, and, more recently, Towards Net Zero at CGF and the Future Fit Dairy Initiative.  Before his corporate experience, Facundo worked as a researcher in applied economics, an economic consultant, and served in various roles within the Argentine public sector at both national and provincial levels.

His leadership has also extended to the non-profit sector, and served as a board member in several organizations across local, regional, and international scopes.

An economist by training, Facundo has worked extensively as a researcher and consultant and held senior positions within Argentina’s public sector.  Facundo holds a Master’s degree in Political Science from Universidad Católica Argentina.

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Thomas Ng

After an international corporate career of 25 years in senior and regional positions for MNCs Asea Brown Boveri and Rexam plc, Thomas founded Genashtim, a for-profit social enterprise with the singular purpose of providing meaning, gainful and sustainable employment for the disadvantaged. Initially for People with Disabilities, and then refugees, seniors, women in oppressed environments and others. This was enabled by a 100% remote-work model which today has around 250 employees in more than 30 countries providing digitalisation services, eLearning and ESG services.

Genashtim was certified a B Corp in 2015, and made it to the ranks of Best-for-the-World among B Corps every year. Genashtim was on the Steward Asia Centre’s inaugural SL 25, which is a list of the 25 best stories of steward leadership excellence within Asia-Pacific. In 2018, Genashtim started representing B Lab in promoting B Corp certification in Southeast Asia. In 2021, B Lab has also outsourced B Corp verification audit work to Genashtim. Today, Genashtim has about 150 verification analysts in more than 20 countries, covering more than 90% of all global submissions for B Lab. Since 2024, this activity has been consolidated into a separate unit, To-Cert, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Genashtim. 

Thomas has been a member of the Young Presidents Organisation since 1999, and was elected Regional Gold Chair for Southeast Asia from 2010 to 2012. He founded the first Regional Chapter, the Pan Asia Chapter in 2006 and the first Impact Chapter in YPO SEA Lestari in 2020.

Thomas is one of the founding Global Advisors of the Knowledge Impact Network, and a Board Advisor for Arowana Impact Capital’s B Corp Holding Company. He also sits on the board of the ESG Business Institute.

Born and raised in Malaysia, Thomas has his family in Melbourne, Australia, and travels two thirds of the time.

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Learn more about Thomas at his personal website: https://thomasngwm.com/

Ben Ridley

Ben is an accomplished sustainability practitioner with a blend of 30+ years’ expertise across environmental and social impact consulting, corporate ESG advisory and sustainable finance.

He was inter alia Asia Pacific Head of Sustainability and latterly of ESG Financing & Advisory at Credit Suisse AG (2008-2023). During this time Ben worked across business divisions and internal functions to integrate sustainability aspects, including sitting within General Counsel to embed actionable outcomes into financing documentation and market disclosures. He also worked closely with clients, market regulators and civic society to build human and systems capacity.

Earlier he managed a consulting firm where he was also Senior Ecologist, advising on conservation at strategy and project levels (2000-2008). After a spell as M&A Partner with ERM Hong Kong, he established Foresee Advisors Ltd in 2025. Effective February 2026, Ben took on the full-time role of Managing Director HK & GBA for regional sustainability consultancy business, EnviroSolutions & Consulting (ESC).

Ben has a Bachelor degree in Ecology, a Master degree in Environmental Management, and financial qualifications. He is inter alia a long-time advisor to the Asia Impact Investment Funds (AIIF) and member of WWF-Hong Kong’s Conservation Committee.

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VTLP Impact Circle Network

Other than Vivien Teu Law Practice which has formed and leads VTLP Impact Circle, our law firm network currently includes:

Gateway Law is an award-winning regional law practice headquartered in Singapore, and its regional full service legal practice with strengths in the areas of intellectual property, franchising, technology, media (and entertainment), telecommunications, data protection and cybersecurity as well as employment and immigration.  

Gateway continues to grow its niche practice areas in intellectual property advisory and enforcement, franchising and licensing, corporate and commercial law, technology and communications, and media and entertainment, while it also provides services in the general areas of litigation and dispute resolution, corporate and commercial law, real estate conveyancing and advisory, medical law and family law.

Gateway’s Corporate and Commercial Practice in Singapore has extensive experience in advising clients at every stage of the growth of their businesses. From structuring the business vehicle, to fund raising and investments, to the commercialisation of intellectual property assets, products and services, and on to asset, business and share sales and purchases and listing on a stock exchange, Gateway grows in tandem with its clients, which range from start-ups to well-established multi-nationals and include listed companies, educational institutions, SMEs and private individuals.  The team is strongly focused on understanding business and providing legal solutions that meet commercial objectives.

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Thornhill Legal is a London-based law firm regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). Its team comprises dual- and triple-qualified lawyers – Chinese lawyers, English solicitors, and New York attorneys – offering unparalleled cross-border capability and the ability to seamlessly bridge multiple legal systems. 

With more than 25 years of rich experience in China-centric international practice, Thornhill Legal delivers commercially driven, “one-stop” legal solutions. Whether supporting international clients entering China’s dynamic market or guiding Chinese clients through the complexities of global markets, the team’s expertise empowers success across borders.

Operating across both the UK and China, the firm provides around-the-clock support, bridging language and cultural divides to enable clients to move quickly and confidently in every step of the process.

Thornhill Legal’s core practice areas span corporate and commercial; investment, finance and M&A; compliance; dispute resolution; and restructuring and insolvency. While the firm advises across a wide range of sectors, the firm’s lawyers have supported clients on the clean development mechanism (CDM) in China since 2007, and have been increasingly involved in Chinese companies’ overseas renewable energy, green technology and EV related projects in recent years.

Thornhill Legal is committed to strengthening its impact investment and ESG-related offerings, sharing the vision for legal strategy to act as catalyst for positive global impact.

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Gateway Law is an award-winning regional law practice headquartered in Singapore, and its regional full service legal practice with strengths in the areas of intellectual property, franchising, technology, media (and entertainment), telecommunications, data protection and cybersecurity as well as employment and immigration.

Gateway continues to grow its niche practice areas in intellectual property advisory and enforcement, franchising and licensing, corporate and commercial law, technology and communications, and media and entertainment, while it also provides services in the general areas of litigation and dispute resolution, corporate and commercial law, real estate conveyancing and advisory, medical law and family law.

Gateway’s Corporate and Commercial Practice in Singapore has extensive experience in advising clients at every stage of the growth of their businesses. From structuring the business vehicle, to fund raising and investments, to the commercialisation of intellectual property assets, products and services, and on to asset, business and share sales and purchases and listing on a stock exchange, Gateway grows in tandem with its clients, which range from start-ups to well-established multi-nationals and include listed companies, educational institutions, SMEs and private individuals. The team is strongly focused on understanding business and providing legal solutions that meet commercial objectives.

Thornhill Legal is a London-based law firm regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). Its team comprises dual- and triple-qualified lawyers - Chinese lawyers, English solicitors, and New York attorneys – offering unparalleled cross-border capability and the ability to seamlessly bridge multiple legal systems.

With more than 25 years of rich experience in China-centric international practice, Thornhill Legal delivers commercially driven, “one-stop” legal solutions. Whether supporting international clients entering China’s dynamic market or guiding Chinese clients through the complexities of global markets, the team’s expertise empowers success across borders. Operating across both the UK and China, the firm provides around-the-clock support, bridging language and cultural divides to enable clients to move quickly and confidently in every step of the process.

Thornhill Legal’s core practice areas span corporate and commercial; investment, finance and M&A; compliance; dispute resolution; and restructuring and insolvency. While the firm advises across a wide range of sectors, the firm’s lawyers have supported clients on the clean development mechanism (CDM) in China since 2007, and have been increasingly involved in Chinese companies’ overseas renewable energy, green technology and EV related projects in recent years.

Thornhill Legal is committed to strengthening its impact investment and ESG-related offerings, sharing the vision for legal strategy to act as catalyst for positive global impact.

Contact Us

We would be delighted to discuss how we may assist on any or all of the above with our dedicated practice areas or to help seek solutions. When we are engaged, your goals become our goals to meet, your issues our issues to solve.

Contact us at our general email: enquiry@vteu.co, and we will be in touch shortly.

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For a deeper perspective on Vivien Teu’s journey and earlier contributions, visit the archived website of Vivien Teu & Co LLP at archive.vteu.co. The archive captures the firm’s foundations in corporate and commercial law, with a strong focus on asset management, funds, and financial services in Hong Kong and Greater China. Today, Vivien Teu Law Practice leads with impact focus, with its emphasis and dedication on sustainable finance, ESG integration, impact investing, social finance and philanthropy, reflecting a continued commitment to aligning law and purpose.

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Vivien Teu is Founder & Principal of Vivien Teu Law Practice / VTLP Impact.  With more than 25 years in-depth experiences in capital markets, financial institutions and asset management industry, financial services, financial and securities regulatory matters, funds formation, investment and finance transactions, Vivien is market leading in her focus on ESG legal and regulatory issues, increasingly integrated into her advisory and transactional practice. She has been active in impact ecosystem building, contributing to standard setting and industry engagements on sustainability, ESG and impact issues and sustainable finance, specifically in the investment and capital markets, holistically covering regulatory, legal and policy perspectives, and advises across the spectrum of capital, ESG issues and asset classes, public and private markets, for-profit, non-profit organisations or hybrid structures, and range of fund structures and financing instruments.

Prior to establishing Vivien Teu Law Practice / VTLP Impact, Vivien has solid industry experience from strategic roles throughout her career, including senior in-house legal experience with global asset management firm, Invesco, and practised with leading international funds and regulatory practice including magic circle law firm Clifford Chance, and most recently with global law firm Dentons, where Vivien assumed key roles as sustainable finance lead on the Global ESG Steering Committee, Global Funds Leaders Group and Global Financial Institutions Practice Group, driving impact focus within mainstream finance and capital markets.  Vivien’s leadership in sustainable finance, global funds and industry engagement is matched with her commitment to community and ecosystem building. 

With the vision of the role of law in purposeful partnerships and projects, to align capital with sustainability and increasing focus on measurable positive environmental and social outcomes, Vivien’s experiences include advising asset owners, asset managers and also charitable foundations in establishing purpose-led initiatives, related stewardship and governance considerations and structure design, B Lab’s legal requirements and certification standards for B Corps, green and sustainable finance frameworks and instruments, legal issues of carbon markets and climate transition, climate mitigation and adaptation strategies and funds, nature-based solutions and finance, impact term-sheets and other innovative finance instruments for impact, advocacy efforts as well as engaging in market proposals for policy, legal and regulatory levers for advancing sustainability and impact.   

 

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