Gender and climate finance toolkit

A guide to help investors, fund managers and other stakeholders to identify and prioritise gender-smart climate finance investment risks and opportunities throughout the investment cycle, as well as in existing portfolios. It can also be used to engage in discussions with investees. 

Contents

About

About the toolkit
What is gender-smart finance?
2X Challenge & 2X Criteria
Why invest with a gender-smart climate lens?
Glossary

Investment process

Getting started
1: Strategy and deal origination
2: Screening and due diligence
3: Negotiation and deal structuring
4: Making the case and closing
5: Portfolio management and exits
Examples of financial instruments (pdf)

Sectoral guidance

Food, agriculture and forestry
Energy
Water supply and sanitation
Manufacturing
Transport
Sustainable cities
Financial services

Impact measurement

Introduction
Agriculture, food and forestry
Water supply and sanitation
Manufacturing
Energy
Transport
Cities
Financial services