Impact Stories
Orange Bonds: Women's Livelihood Bond 5
"Investing in female education and empowerment is positively correlated to positive climate outcomes."
About this bond
Issued to fund enterprises focused on advancing gender equality through investing in women-owned and women-led enterprises.
Why Pathfinder Invested:
Investing with a gender lens is an approach that considers gender-based factors across the investment process to help close the gender gap.
Additionally, investing in female education and empowerment is correlated to positive climate outcomes. A growing body of evidence demonstrates that female political leaders are especially effective in creating environmental protection measures and more likely to ratify climate protective laws and treaties. (ref: GreenBiz Article).
These Bonds deliver stable returns and sustainable impact to investors. They provide investors with diversification benefits and empower women in emerging markets to advance climate action, economic growth, and community resilience.
How will your investment in this bond impact their aim?
The proceeds of this Women’s Livelihood Bond™ 5 will be used to make loans to high-impact enterprises in Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, and the Philippines that operate across six sectors: microfinance, small & medium enterprise lending, clean energy, sustainable agriculture, water and sanitation, and affordable housing.