Navigating Impact Project Gender Lens In Investment Theme Live Demo and Discussion February 14, 2019 1
Agenda 1. Context-Setting 2. Intro and Overview of Gender Lens Theme 3. Demo 4. Investor Perspective 5. Q&A and What’s Next 2
Today’s Speakers Naoko Kimura Jenny Järnfeldt Michelle Voon Sapna Shah Lissa Glasgo Christina Madden GIIN Swe wedfu fund Swe wedfu fund GIIN GIIN Crite iterio ion Ins nstitu itute Inter nternatio tional Inter nternatio tional 3
Context : The GIIN’s Vision for the Future of Impact Investing Sapna Shah Director, Strategy GII GIIN 4
We aspire to create a world in which all investments consider social and environmental impact alongside risk and return . 5
Roadmap | Future of Impact Investing • A collective action plan developed through consultations with 350 350 stak stakeholders and GIIN expertise • Assesses pro progress made over the past decade and ide dentif ifies prio priorit itie ies to address remaining gaps 6
Roadmap | Future of Impact Investing Six Six categor orie ies of of ac actio ion to to cha hange the the wa way inv nvestin ing is defin defined, des desig igned, and and deli delivered: 1. 1. Ide dentit ity 2. Behaviors & Expectations 3. Products 4. Tools & Services 5. Education & Training 6. Policy & Regulation 7
The Role of The Navigating Impact Project Draws on the insights 200+ experts to: • further the goal of IRIS: to offer a common language for communicating social and environmental impact • bring together IMM norms and rigorous evidence • help investors put them into action with clear metrics, guidance, and tools • set the foundation for IRI IRIS+, paving the way for data comparability and industry benchmarks 8
Overview and Approach: The Navigating Impact Project Gender Lens Theme Christina Madden Director of Engagement Cri Criterio ion Ins nstit itute 9
About Criterion Institute Criterion is a nonprofit think tank dedicated to expanding what’s seen as possible for using finance as a tool for social change. As a leader in the field of gender lens investing, Criterion works with governments, financial institutions, gender experts and more, looking at how gender analysis can inform investment decisions and help to uncover hidden or undervalued risks and opportunities. 10
Framing Gender Gender ≠ Women • • Gender intersects with race, ethnicity, class, ability and other factors that influence power dynamics • Gender is cross-cutting and shows up everywhere; it is not an “issue” or “sector” 11
Gender Lens is Cross-Cutting Affordable Clean Energy Smallholder Financial Health Housing Access Agriculture Inclusion Gender Lens 12
The Collaborators 80+ investors and gender experts weighed in on the development of the Gender Lens theme, including: 13
The Strategies • Sec ector ag agnostic ic: 5 strategies look at the impact companies in any sector can have on gender through their operations, products and services 14
The Cross-Cutting Writeups • Sec ector spe specif ific ic: 5+ strategies that apply a gender lens to existing Navigating Impact themes 15
The Metrics • Impact within operations • Impact in the world 16
The Metrics • Process metrics • Output metrics • Outcome metrics 17
Demo: The Navigating Impact Project Gender Lens Theme Lissa Glasgo Senior Associate, IRIS and Impact Measurement & Management GII GIIN 18
The Role of the GIIN The Global Impact Investing Network is a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the sc scale le and and effe effectiv iveness of impact investing around the world. 19
Building on IRIS as a Foundation For 10 years, the GIIN has managed IRIS, the system of standardized metrics used by a majority of impact investors. 20
Challenge: Connecting Objectives to Metrics IMPACT OBJECTIVES METRICS 21
Challenge: Connecting Objectives to Metrics IMPACT OBJECTIVES METRICS 22
www.navigatingimpact.thegiin.org 23
Each Strategy Includes Four Elements 1. An ove overvie iew of the strategy 2. An ev evid idence map 3. A starter kit of co core e met etrics 4. A set of cu curated ed res resources …as well as tags to the SDGs, additional metrics for further nuance, a downloadable version of the page, and other features. 24
Demo of Live Site www.navigatingimpact.thegiin.org 25
The Navigating Impact Project: Foundation for IRIS+ The Navigating Impact Project Common strategic goals IRIS+ Overviews aligned to • Clearer understanding of evidence- five dimensions of impact backed approaches (+investment examples) Evidence maps • IMM guidance for new and established Curated resources investors • Increased ability to compare SDG links performance 26
Investor Perspective: In The Navigating Impact Project in Action Michelle Voon Jenny Järnfeldt Investment Analyst ESG Manager Swedfu Swe fund Int nternatio ional Swe Swedfu fund Int nternatio ional 27
Questions? Please submit your questions via the “Chat” box on the left side of f your Rea eadyTalk lk scre creen. Naoko Kimura Sapna Shah Lissa Glasgo Christina Madden Jenny Järnfeldt Michelle Voon GI GIIN GIIN GIIN Crite iterio ion Ins nstitu itute Swe wedfu fund Swe wedfu fund Inter nternatio tional Inter nternatio tional 28
What’s Next …FOR THE GIIN’S GENDER LENS INVESTING INITIATIVE • March 8, International Women’s Day social media campaign: Let us know what your organization is doing! • Mar March 8, GLI GLI Re Resou ource Re Repo posit itor ory to be launched …FOR CRITERION’S WORK • Sign the letter of intent for our $1 tril trillio ion campaign to leverage the power of finance to address gender-based violence • Join our spo ponsor ored re research pl platfor orm on Gender Lens Investing and Market Risk (GLIMR) 29
What’s Next …FOR THE GIIN’S IMPACT MEASUREMENT & MANAGEMENT (IMM) WORK • Contribute to three new Na Navigatin ing g Imp mpact proj project themes: - Sustainable Forestry ( World Resources Institute ) - Sustainable Water Management ( Conservation International ) - Education ( FHI Ventures/FHI 360 ) • Join 200+ org working group for IRI RIS+, a flexible, all-in-one system that: - Directs users to core metrics sets, how-to guidance, implementation resources - Draws on the Navigating Impact project + SDGs + insights of over 500 stakeholders - Helps investors put emerging industry norms into action 30
Thank you! Criterion Inst nstitute Christina Madden, madden@criterioninstitute.org GIIN Mem embership Katharine Zafiris, kzafiris@thegiin.org and Naoko Kimura , nkimura@thegiin.org & GLI LI Ini nitiative GIIN IMM Lissa Glasgo, lglasgo@thegiin.org Please com omple lete the the post ost-webin inar surv rvey! 31
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