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Gender and Climate Finance Collective (GCFC) resource hub

Instruments

Instruments

Examples and analyses of financial instruments such as gender bonds, sustainability bonds, blended finance structures, and results-based financing mechanisms that support gender-responsive climate investments.

InvestHER Climate Resilience Bond

Instrument Analysis September 2024

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Clean Impact Bond

Mobilizing Finance for Clean Cooking

Furthering Gender Equality Through Gender Bonds

IISD Brief, 2021

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Integrating Gender in Green Bonds

IISD Brief, 2021

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Gender bonds

A toolkit for the design and issuance of gender bonds in Africa

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Argentina: Social Bond Issued by a Social Enterprise

CASE STUDY SERIES: Innovative Financing for Gender Equality via Bonds

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Argentina: Social Bond Issued by a Social Enterprise

CASE STUDY SERIES: Innovative Financing for Gender Equality via Bonds

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Australia: SOCIAL BOND ISSUED BY A COMMERCIAL BANK

CASE STUDY SERIES: Innovative Financing for Gender Equality via Bonds

Graphic banner: Brazil—sustainability-linked bond issued by a stock exchange, green-blue background.

Brazil: SUSTAINABILITY-LINKED BOND ISSUED BY A STOCK EXCHANGE

CASE STUDY SERIES: Innovative Financing for Gender Equality via Bonds

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Finland: SUSTAINABILITY BOND ISSUED BY A DEVELOPMENT FINANCE INSTITUTION

CASE STUDY SERIES: Innovative Financing for Gender Equality via Bonds

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Mexico: SOCIAL BOND ISSUED BY A PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT BANK

CASE STUDY SERIES: Innovative Financing for Gender Equality via Bonds

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Morocco: SOCIAL BOND ISSUED BY A COMMERCIAL BANK

CASE STUDY SERIES: Innovative Financing for Gender Equality via Bonds

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South Africa: SUSTAINABILITY-LINKED BOND ISSUED BY AN INDUSTRIAL COMPANY

CASE STUDY SERIES: Innovative Financing for Gender Equality via Bonds

Banner: blue background with orange dots and a green strip about Spain's sustainability bond.

Spain: SUSTAINABILITY BOND ISSUED BY A REGIONAL GOVERNMENT

CASE STUDY SERIES: Innovative Financing for Gender Equality via Bonds

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Sweden: SUSTAINABILITY-LINKED BOND ISSUED BY A GLOBAL INVESTMENT FIRM

CASE STUDY SERIES: Innovative Financing for Gender Equality via Bonds

Banner: Tanzania – Social Bond Issued by a Commercial Bank; hands holding leaves in background.

Tanzania: SOCIAL BOND ISSUED BY A COMMERCIAL BANK

CASE STUDY SERIES: Innovative Financing for Gender Equality via Bonds

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Asia and the Pacific: GENDER BOND PROGRAMME BY A MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANK

CASE STUDY SERIES: Innovative Financing for Gender Equality via Bonds