Private finance for gender equality and women's empowerment (SDG 5)
Room: Auditorium
Description
Many private finance approaches for gender equality and women’s empowerment (SDG 5) come together under broad definitions of gender lens investing (GLI) and social impact investing (SII). GLI links commercial investors and private asset managers with gender equality outcomes through a range of instruments. Publicly listed GLI for example channelled an estimated USD 2.4 billion globally to private companies in 2018, while a scan of private equity and venture capital GLI found 58 funds with USD 1.3 billion invested as of 2017. According to the OECD 2018 Survey on Blended Finance Funds and Facilities, 55% of funds and facilities were aligned with SDG 5, up from 35% in 2016. This session will build on recent OECD analysis on financing for gender equality and women’s empowerment in developing countries and present promising case studies to better align private finance with SDG 5.
