Membership
Join a group of the world’s leading investors committed to investing with a gender lens, and help shape the market on a whole new level.
Why join?
Our initiatives empower members by enhancing their organisational capacity for meaningful internal and external transformations. We equip teams, systems, and processes to effectively deploy gender-smart capital, unlocking financial returns and social impact.
Access knowledge and peer-learning
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The Gender Lens Investing (GLI) Deep Dives are tailored to enhance member experiences and foster deeper collaborations in gender-smart investing. Building on the foundation established by our thematic communities of practice, these workshops focus on identifying challenges and opportunities in the field.
With a strong emphasis on practical, real-world application, members share expertise and experiences to explore best practices across a variety of scenarios. These sessions are designed to help participants translate theory into actionable strategies.
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The 2X Criteria Training offers a comprehensive overview of the 2X Criteria and Reference Guide. These sessions equip members—and their clients or investees—with the knowledge needed to apply the 2X Criteria effectively in their work.
In addition, our members have exclusive access to Office Hours, which provide a direct line to our expert team for guidance and tailored support. This personalised assistance ensures that each organisation can address its unique challenges and align its investment focus with the 2X Criteria.
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We curate an extensive shared knowledge hub, offering tools, best practice guides, case studies, and other materials designed to support impactful investment decisions. These resources ensure that our members have access to the latest insights and practical tools for continuous learning and development within the gender-smart investing community.
Accelerate success with industry working groups
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This working group harnesses the collective influence of our community to unlock capital with a gender lens in mainstream climate finance. It offers opportunities for shared learning, collaboration, deal flow exchange, and access to tools, frameworks, and examples of best practice. Additionally, the group actively contributes to policy-shaping initiatives that promote gender-smart climate action. By integrating gender considerations into climate finance strategies, this initiative addresses critical global challenges while driving systemic change and advancing inclusive climate solutions.
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We provide a confidential platform where representatives from the 2X Challenge participating investors collaborate on all aspects of their work. This platform equips them with the knowledge, insights, tools, and co-investment opportunities needed to understand why gender-smart investing is good business and how to implement it effectively. Designed to be member-led, these sessions are co-created with the 2X Challenge Working Group to ensure relevance and practical application in real-world scenarios.
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Our team also organises demand-driven convenings to support peer learning based on member interest, including forums around Gender-Based Violence and Harassment (GBVH), the Care Economy, Infrastructure, Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI), Financial Inclusion, and more. These tailored events foster deeper collaboration and knowledge sharing among members, ensuring that our community remains at the forefront of innovative and impactful investment strategies.
We offer a year-round programme of in-person and virtual events, carefully curated to foster networking, knowledge sharing, and peer learning. We provide a platform for candid discussions on practical challenges, innovative solutions, and measurable achievements in gender-smart investing. Our activities are designed to serve investors making their first gender-focused investment, as well as investors at the leading edge of the field.
Unlock an exclusive digital platform
All members gain access to a dedicated digital membership platform, an interactive hub for 2X Global members to connect, collaborate, and access exclusive content. Through this platform, members can participate in webinars, discussion forums, peer learning sessions, and more.
The platform also provides direct access to industry experts while facilitating valuable networking opportunities. This ensures that capital providers remain informed and at the forefront of gender-smart investing trends.
Cultivate a global community and network
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Our 2X Investor Meetups are held worldwide and provide a space for members to connect with the 2X Global community. These events offer opportunities to engage with the latest trends in gender lens investing while exploring potential partnerships and collaborations.
Each convening highlights the power of community in advancing our shared goal of empowering women through increased access to capital. These meetups are open to both existing members and prospective members who aspire to join our mission.
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The 2X Global Summit is our flagship annual event that brings together 2X Global members and strategic partners from around the world. The Summit is designed to strengthen member connections, advance collaborations, and drive meaningful action towards closing the global gender financing gap.
Since 2018, with the support of our community, we have facilitated over USD $30 billion in gender lens investments. To provide a truly global experience, we host the Summit on a different continent each year.
This year’s event will be co-hosted with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and will take place in Manila, Philippines from 2–4 September 2025.
How to join?
Membership qualifications
If you are a leading investor, intermediary, or asset holder who believes that gender-smart investing is simply smart investing and wish to shape the field's future alongside your peers, you can apply to become a member of 2X Global. Reach out to us if you would like to be considered for membership.
To cultivate a thriving global community dedicated to unlocking gender-smart capital, we developed a member Code of Conduct that articulates the values and norms foundational to 2X Global’s culture. Members embody these values within and beyond our community.
Current members
2X Global convenes the full range of investors, capital providers, and influencers across all markets, sectors, and asset classes. Members include leaders from development finance institutions, fund managers, wealth and asset managers, family offices, pension funds, banks, financial institutions and insurance companies, foundations, philanthropy and donor agencies, corporate investment actors, intermediaries and service providers, and other industry shaping organisations.
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