The Orange Bond Initiative™ is the world’s first asset class built by and for the Global South and the 99% as a solution to financing gender equality. The Initiative’s mission is to empower ~100 million women and girls worldwide through unlocking US$10 billion by 2030.
The Initiative’s name is derived from the color of UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5: Gender Equality. Despite significant progress and research, gender inequality has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the climate crisis and now some estimate it will take 130 years to eradicate the global gender gap. The Orange Bond Initiative™ will tap into the US$100 trillion bond market to place women at the forefront of capital markets as solutions to achieve the UN’s 17 SDGs and build a more inclusive, climate-resilient future for all.
There are three core objectives of The Orange Bond Initiative™:
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Building a gender-empowered financing system that works better for everyone by supporting and applying a set of global standards, indices, and performance metrics for investing in gender equality.
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Mobilizing new sources of capital for women’s empowerment at scale by providing the tools, training, and knowledge products that enable gender lens investment product development.
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Fast-tracking gender equality and women’s empowerment by using capital in ways that value women and girls as solutions to a more resilient, green future.
Bringing together a global set of stakeholders to develop a gender equal world.
The Initiative is driven by a Steering Committee representative of those driving gender equality through their work in a variety of industries.
As Steering Committee members we are jointly responsible for developing the Initiative across many different aspects. From developing the Bond Standards that will ensure gender lens products are driven by impact, to hosting Roundtables with a variety of stakeholders to gather insights, to providing the necessary tools to maximize impact. The Committee regularly meets to strategize and drive the Initiative forward.
Gender-Equal Future
We invite all changemakers across the ecosystem to join us and contribute as part of this collaborative global Initiative.