In 2020, together with UN Women, we commissioned a study on the feasibility of issuing gender bonds in sub-Saharan Africa. We then held an initial webinar to disseminate the findings from the study and to elicit interest in the topic and to galvanise participants to consider the development of gender bonds standards to guide future gender bond issuances.

Together with UN Women and Lion’s Head Global Partners, we are now holding this technical workshop to take a deep-dive into the technical aspects of gender bonds transactions.

We are targeting DFIs, policymakers & regulators, capital market intermediaries and other financial sector players and gender lens investors.

Panellists

Gaia De Battista - Executive Director, Lion’s Head Global Partners

Robyn Oates - Finance Specialist, UN Women

Suzanne Biegel - Founder, Catalyst at Large and GenderSmart

Evan Bruner - Regional Manager for the Sustainable Finance Solutions Team Sustainalytics

Mary Njuguna - Senior Capital Markets Specialist, FSD Africa

Lizabeth Bronder - Senior Advisor, Innovative Finance, UN Women

Webinar Recording: https://youtu.be/v4WMuvwR1FA