Governance & Transparency
Inside the Boardroom: Governance Practices at APF
Good governance isn’t just pristine charters; it’s predictable decisions. APF’s discipline—anchored by Hong Kong Section 88 status and a habit of publishing what matters—keeps incentives aligned: partners know how priorities are set, stakeholders know how to hold us to account, and beneficiaries know what to expect from our tools and programs.
Funding Model & Independence
APF operates on a single‑source funding model, fully underwritten by Ascent Partners. This structure enables long‑term planning and stable maintenance of open tools. Programmatic independence is protected through clear firewalls, transparent decision rights, and regular disclosures that separate philanthropic aims from commercial operations.
Measuring What Matters: Our Approach to Accountability
The most important metric isn’t downloads; it’s decisions improved. APF’s accountability framework privileges decision‑useful indicators: the adoption of standards‑aligned disclosures by SMEs, reductions in time‑to‑report, and successful hand‑offs from pilots to policy. When measurement teaches you what to fix next, it stops being a cost center and becomes a compass.