Due diligence is a standard process that all investors undertake when deciding whether and how to invest in a company. This guide, created by UNICEF and Criterion Institute, is designed to equip investors to understand the risk their investments are exposed to as a result of gender-based violence (GBV). It enables investors to determine how their existing due diligence process can be used to determine a potential investment’s exposure to the political, regulatory, operational, and reputational risks of gender-based violence. It is designed to align with standard diligence processes for direct private investments and is also relevant to public investors at the sector and market levels.This tool is one component of a broader global effort to ensure the right to live free of violence and toward greater gender equality.