A brief history of 2X Global
From field builder to market mover.
“Launch of 2X Global
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“GenderSmart Investing Summit
Global convening in London in October attracts 325+ delegates from 44 countries.
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“Launch of 2X Ignite Digital Academy
and GP Sprint for emerging fund managers across Africa.
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“2X Certification
announced at G7 Summit; co-creation process kicked off”
“GenderSmart JEDI Toolkit
launched to support investors seeking to integrate a gender and wider diversity lens into investment decision making.
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“2X Collaborative expands into a global gender lens investing industry body
Surpassing 50 institutional members across the spectrum of capital providers within six months”
“GenderSmart and 2X Collaborative agree to merge
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“2X Ignite co-created
120 investment professionals collaborate on a blended facility to accelerate the next generation of diverse, gender-smart fund managers”
“GenderSmart Capital Connect
In partnership with VC Include, brings together 38 funds and over 125 investors in the first-ever global series connecting gender-smart investors and fund managers with a gender lens.
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“2X Collaborative Gender-Smart Climate Finance Toolkit
Launched at COP 26 ”
“2X Collaborative launch
at UN Generation Equality Forum”
“New $US15bn 2X Challenge target
Announced at the G7 Summit for 2021-2022”
“GenderSmart Virtual Global Summit
Three month programme attracts 500 highly curated delegates from 53 countries representing $20tn AUM”
“Publication of several GenderSmart reports
Including Gender and Climate Finance, Investing in First-Time and Diverse Fund Managers, and an Investing Guide to Pathways to Employment”
“Launch of GenderSmart working groups
Designed to mobilise and advance leaders focused on intersectional investment concerns: Climate & Gender Investment, Investing in First-Time and Diverse Fund Managers, and Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI)”
“2X Challenge exceeds $3bn target
$11.4bn of gender-smart capital mobilised in less than three years”
“GenderSmart hosts over 200 people at Women Deliver
The gathering at the worlds largest conference on gender equality includes announcements of significant commitments in the field”
“Three 2X Communities of Practice launched
Investment officers, Board Diversity & Leadership, Impact Management & Measurement”
“2X Criteria harmonised with IRIS+
Alongside other international frameworks, including OECD DAC, Hipso, and more”
“2X Criteria established
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“Launch of 2X Challenge
US$3bn commitment announced at the G7 Summit
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“Inaugural GenderSmart Investing Summit
Attracts 300 finance and investment decision-makers representing $14tn AUM from 42 countries, leading to US$9bn in commitments on-site”