Overview
Agenda
Date: 16 November 2021
Overview
ICMA, IFC and UN Women published the “Bonds to Bridge the Gender Gap: A Practitioner’s Guide to Using Sustainable Debt for Gender Equality” during an online event on November 16. The guide lays out the types of gender projects that can be financed by private and public sector issuers through sustainable bonds. It also provides examples of gender-based targets for issuers of sustainability-linked bonds. The event fostered a greater understanding of social, sustainability, and sustainability-linked bonds with the aim of channeling more capital toward efforts to achieve gender equality.
If you have any questions, please contact ICMA events.
Overview
ICMA, IFC and UN Women published the “Bonds to Bridge the Gender Gap: A Practitioner’s Guide to Using Sustainable Debt for Gender Equality” during an online event on November 16. The guide lays out the types of gender projects that can be financed by private and public sector issuers through sustainable bonds. It also provides examples of gender-based targets for issuers of sustainability-linked bonds. The event fostered a greater understanding of social, sustainability, and sustainability-linked bonds with the aim of channeling more capital toward efforts to achieve gender equality.
If you have any questions, please contact ICMA events.
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Opening Natacha Butler, Journalist, Al Jazeera Makhtar Diop, Managing Director, IFC Denise Odaro, Head of Investor Relations, IFC |
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| 09:10 |
Panel Discussion Moderator: Natacha Butler, Journalist, Al Jazeera Panellists: Stephanie von Friedeburg, Senior Vice President of Operations, IFC Anita Bhatia, Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director, UN Women Bryan Pascoe, Chief Executive, ICMA Audrey Choi, Chief Sustainability Officer, Morgan Stanley Julie Monaco, Managing Director, Global Head Public Sector, Banking, Capital Markets and Advisory Division, Citi |
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| 09:55 |
Closing Remarks Marta Lucía Ramírez, Vice president and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Colombia |
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| 10:00 | Event Close |
