Integrating Gender Considerations into Sustainable Bonds

This how-to guide by the International Institute for Sustainable Development provides a step-by-step explanation for integrating a gender equality lens into sustainable bond issuances, with a particular focus on green bonds and sustainability-linked bonds.

• The guide aims to increase gender-smart financing by mainstreaming gender considerations across various sustainable bond types, including green, social, sustainability, and sustainability-linked bonds. It specifically targets green and sustainability-linked bonds as they represent the majority of the current sustainable bond market.
• While the sustainable bond market is expanding rapidly—with new issuances hitting a record of USD 732.1 billion in 2020—the adoption of gender considerations within these instruments is progressing at a slower pace.
• The gender bond market is currently in a nascent stage, but it provides both private and public investors a mechanism to achieve financial returns while simultaneously improving the lives of women.

APA

Biswas,, D. U. R. B. P. (2022). Integrating Gender Considerations into Sustainable Bonds. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/integrating-gender-considerations-sustainable-bonds

Chicago

Biswas,, David Uzsoki,Safa Rahim,Suzanne Biegel,Gilles Pascual,Smita. Integrating Gender Considerations into Sustainable Bonds. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2022. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/integrating-gender-considerations-sustainable-bonds.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{biswas2022integrating, author = {Biswas,, David Uzsoki,Safa Rahim,Suzanne Biegel,Gilles Pascual,Smita}, title = {{Integrating Gender Considerations into Sustainable Bonds}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2022}, month = mar, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/integrating-gender-considerations-sustainable-bonds}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }