Gender-lens investing (GLI) represents an opportunity to channel targeted funds to women’s businesses and other gender equality areas.
Authors
- DOI
- http://dx.doi.org/10.22617/WPS240460-2
- Dimensions
- 8.5x11
- ISSN
- 2789-0619(print) 2789-0627(electronic)
- Pages
- 28
- Published in
- Philippines
- SKU
- WPS240460-2
- pages
- 26
Table of Contents
- Contents 5
- Acknowledgments 6
- Abbreviations 7
- I. Introduction 9
- A. What is Gender-Lens Investing? 9
- B. Gender-Lens Investing—State of the Market 10
- C. Development in Gender-Lens Investing Products—Gender Bonds 11
- D. Types of Gender-Focused Bonds to Deliver More Impact 11
- II. Gender Bonds: State of the Market 12
- A. Historical Overview and Key Examples of Gender Bonds Globally 12
- B. Global Trends and Regional Leaders in Gender Bonds—Insights and Case Studies 14
- III. Comparative Analysis 16
- A. Regional Focus—Europe 16
- B. Regional Focus: Latin America and the Caribbean 18
- IV. Bond Market Development to Support Issuance of Gender Bonds in Asia and the Pacific Region 19
- A. Gender Bond Markets—Global Case Studies and Strategies for Growth 19
- B. Incentives for Private Sector to Issue Gender Bonds 22
- C. Key Differences and Policy Advice for Asia and the Pacific 22
- V. The Integral Role of Development Finance Institutions in Scaling Up Gender Bond Issuance in Asia and the Pacific 23
- VI. Recommendations 25
- A. For Governments 25
- B. For Issuers 26
- C. For Regulators and Standard-Setters 27
- Boxes 13
- 1: Gender Bond in Georgia 13
- 2: Orange Bond by IIX 14
- 3: World’s First Outcomes-Driven Gender Bond in Colombia 15
