Gender-lens investing - are we there yet?

Private sector needs to do its bit

As we look towards making more sustainable investment and business decisions, the importance of integrating environmental, social and governance factors (ESG) into our decisions is becoming the norm rather than the exception.

Most investors and corporates are now taking into account the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as one of the guiding principles for sustainable development. One of the 17 SDGs that has come to the fore as a niche area of investment over the past 10 years is SDG 5 - to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.  We are seeing several governments committing to female empowerment, but as with all the SDGs, the private sector needs to commit capital as governments cannot go it alone. COP26: Women still excluded from top climate table Over the last...