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Australia: Social bond issued by a commercial bank
Part of series developed by UN Women and the Luxembourg Stock Exchange with the support of Luxembourg Aid & Devlopment, this case study examines the National Australia... -
Argentina: Social bond issued by a social enterprise
Part of series developed by UN Women and the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, this case study features two Social Bonds (each $1 M USD), issued in 2023 on the Bolsas y Mercados... -
Asia and the Pacific: Gender bond programme by a multilateral development bank
Part of series developed by UN Women and the Luxembourg Stock Exchange with the support of Luxembourg Aid & Devlopment, this case study highlights the Gender Bond Programme... -
Morocco: Social bond issued by a commercial bank
Part of series developed by UN Women and the Luxembourg Stock Exchange with the support of Luxembourg Aid & Devlopment, this case study highlights an innovative financing... -
Brazil: Sustainability-linked bond issued by a stock exchange
Part of series developed by UN Women and the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, this case study highlights a $700 M USD sustainability-linked bond (SLB) for gender equality issued by... -
Sweden: Sustainability-linked bond issued by a global investment firm
Part of series developed by UN Women and the Luxembourg Stock Exchange with the support of Luxembourg Aid & Devlopment,this case study highlights 500 M Euro sustainability-... -
Finland: Sustainability bond issued by a development finance institution
Part of series developed by UN Women and the Luxembourg Stock Exchange with the support of Luxembourg Aid & Devlopment, this case study highlights a 75M Euro sustainability... -
South Africa: Sustainability-linked bond issued by an industrial company
Part of series developed by UN Women and the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, this case study highlights a dual-tranche, ($25M USD and $45M USD) sustainability-linked bond issued by... -
Mexico: Social bond issued by a public development bank
Part of series developed by UN Women and the Luxembourg Stock Exchange with the support of Luxembourg Aid & Devlopment, this case study features two social bonds ($150 M USD... -
Tanzania: Social bond issued by a commercial bank
Part of series developed by UN Women and the Luxembourg Stock Exchange with the support of Luxembourg Aid & Devlopment, this case study features a $30 M USD social bond... -
Spain: Sustainability bond issued by a regional government
Part of series developed by UN Women and the Luxembourg Stock Exchange with the support of Luxembourg Aid & Devlopment, this case study features a series of sustainability... -
Case Study Series: Innovative Financing for Gender Equality via Bonds: Overview
This brief provides an overview of a case study series developed by UN Women and the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, and supported by Luxembourg Aid & Devlopment. The series... -
Scaling up innovative finance for gender equality and women’s empowerment
These case studies highlight UN Women’s pioneering work in advancing innovative finance solutions to close the gender financing gap and accelerate progress toward the... -
Mainstreaming Gender Lens Investing in the Financial Sector in Argentina
This report by Pro Mujer illuminates best practices from leading stakeholders and provides actionable recommendations to bridge the gaps in women’s inclusion both in the... -
Bridging the Finance Gap for Women Entrepreneurs: Insights from Academic and...
This OECD report examines the issues and policy solutions used around the world to develop women’s entrepreneurship financing. It is aligned with the principles ofthe OECD... -
GEM Case Study: LESSONS FROM WORKING WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN JORDAN
MEDA's learning brief outlines the processes taken by the Jordan Valley Links (JVL) project in implementing the Gender Equality Mainstreaming (GEM) Framework for Business Growth... -
The social bonds of Pro Mujer financing the empowerment of women in Argentina
This case study by Luxembourg Green Exchange (LGX) showcases Pro Mujer’s gender bonds, a valuable example for social enterprises or micro finance institutions seeking to access... -
"Show Me the Impact!" Findings and insights from DFI gender portfolio evaluations
This brief by Kore Global synthesises recent evaluation findings to provide the first cross-development finance institution (DFI) evidence on whether and how gender lens... -
Gender Lens Investing Landscape - Gaps, Challenges, and Opportunities in...
This is Kiva's 2021 survey of the emerging markets GLI landscape, through analysis of sector-wide microfinance data, and interviews of key industry stakeholders to identify gaps... -
Taking small steps together: incorporating a gender lens approach for small...
This case study, authored by Aidis, Eissler, Etchart, and Truzzi de Souza explores how small impact investing firms can begin integrating a gender lens within existing...