Bonds to bridge the gender gap: A practitioner’s guide to using sustainable debt for gender equality

This guide by ICMA, IFC, and UN Women provides practical guidance on how to use sustainable bonds to credibly access financing for projects and strategies that advance gender equality objectives. It offers examples that illustrate how to identify gender-related use of proceeds and establish gender related commitments. In doing so, this guide builds on existing global frameworks—the Social Bond Principles (SBP), the Sustainability Bond Guidelines (SBG), and the Sustainability-linked Bond Principles (SLBP). It also provides examples of gender-related use of proceeds, as well as key performance indicators and sustainability performance targets in the case of sustainability-linked bonds.

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Last Updated April 22, 2026, 23:00 (UTC)
Created April 22, 2026, 23:00 (UTC)