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Driving Growth and Improved Business Performance – The Opportunity of...
This report presents the findings from a four-year initiative by Shell Foundation and Value for Women (VfW), co-funded with aid from the UK government, to further assess the... -
Gender Lens Investing in Southeast Asia - A Snapshot of Progress in...
The report examines emerging GLI trends and insights in three countries, namely Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam. These countries are leading the way for GLI investments... -
Mango Fund Case Study: How a Ugandan Investment Fund Is Doubling the Number...
This case study by Value for Women describes Mango Fund’s journey to improve gender equality through its business operations– often referred to as “applying a gender lens”. It... -
How to Invest with a Gender Lens? A guide for investors in emerging markets
This 'How-to' Guide makes an important contribution by providing practical tools and resources for an investing community that urgently needs to address its diversity and... -
Investing to Advance Women: A Guide for Individual and Institutional Investors
In this brief report, US SIF (Sustainable Investment Forum) presents summary information on the socioeconomic status of women in the United States and globally, the challenges... -
Impact Gender lens Investment Training Programme
This “Impact Gender Lens Investing” Training Programme, offered by United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), targets impact and mission-driven investors and... -
Gender Finance Booklet: Financial Centres for Sustainability Network 2023
The Gender Finance Booklet, developed by UNDP’s Financial Centres for Sustainability (FC4S) Network and UN Women, and written by lead authors, Delfina Monteverdi and Manita Ray,... -
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... -
Engendering fiscal space: Modelling alternative methods of financing...
This paper by UN Women explains how alternative policies to promote gender equality are likely to have different effects on the various metrics of gender equality, such as...