From Heinrich Böll Stiftung - Objective: To develop and strategize on recommending possible gender indicators, as well as gender-responsive sector indicators, for climate-relevant funding contexts, such as the Performance Measurement Frameworks (PMF) for the GCF.

The workshop was structured around an introductory presentation on the status of GCF and specifically PMF operationalization, given by Anna Williams, a specialist consulting on monitoring and evaluation with the GCF Secretariat. This was followed by short descriptions of lessons learned and challenges experienced with respect to the integration of gender considerations in the Climate Investments Funds (CIFs), the climate instruments under the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the Adaptation Fund. Gender and sector experts discussed then in small groups possible improvements to the existing GCF PMFs, focusing on the indicators still to be decided. A concluding feedback session in the plenary then collected and discussed small group proposals and formulated some key recommendations. It is expected that these will provide useful suggestions for the finalization of the GCF PMFs, to be decided either at the upcoming 10th or 11th GCF Board meetings later this year.

From the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). IUCN have compiled some key data and talking points at the intersection of gender and climate change: what is the issue, why is it important, and what can be done?

In this report, McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) undertakes a comprehensive attempt to date to estimate the size of the economic potential from achieving gender parity and to map gender inequality. Using 15 indicators of gender equality in 95 countries, they identify ten “impact zones”—concentrations of gender inequality that account for more than three-quarters of the women in the world affected by the gender gap—that they hope will help prioritise action.

In addition, MGI has developed a Gender Parity Score, or GPS, that gives a view of what will help to close the gender gap.

From Acumen and ICRW. This framework and diverse set of case studies encourages entrepreneurs, impact investors and philanthropists to further examine specific ways in which they can integrate women into business model innovations and as key decision makers.

From Trillium Invest. In Investing for Positive Impact on Women: Integrating Gender into Total Portfolio Activation, Trillium Invest provide a framework and guide for mission-driven investors as they consider how to put their investments to work in support of their own long-term goals to benefit women and girls. It presents concrete examples of just some of these opportunities, as well as a variety of case studies of investors, funds, and initiatives that integrate gender considerations into their investment activities.