‘Gender lens’: the approach that low-carbon businesses cannot do without

This policy brief from the Climate and Development Knowledge Network argues that low-carbon, climate-resilient businesses, particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in agriculture and aquaculture, require a 'gender lens' approach to maximize their economic sustainability and climate impact.

• The 'gender lens' approach is defined as a combination of business structures, policies, and measures designed to identify and reduce barriers for women, support women as private-sector leaders and entrepreneurs, ensure women obtain decent work or participate in high-value economic activities, and make the benefits of private sector entities accessible to women.
• Evidence from the Gender Equality in a Low Carbon World (GLOW) programme indicates that adopting a gender lens is a successful strategy for climate-smart businesses to reach their full potential for positive climate impact and economic sustainability.
• The brief focuses on SMEs innovating in low-carbon, climate-resilient technologies and practices within agriculture, aquaculture, and related value chains, suggesting that SME leaders can use gender lens approaches to consolidate business viability, with support from impact investors.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2024). ‘Gender lens’: the approach that low-carbon businesses cannot do without. https://cdkn.org/resource/gender-lens-approach-low-carbon-businesses-cannot-do-without

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. ‘Gender lens’: the approach that low-carbon businesses cannot do without. 2024. https://cdkn.org/resource/gender-lens-approach-low-carbon-businesses-cannot-do-without.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetwork2024gender, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{‘Gender lens’: the approach that low-carbon businesses cannot do without}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2024}, month = dec, url = {https://cdkn.org/resource/gender-lens-approach-low-carbon-businesses-cannot-do-without}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }