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Browse the latest 2X Global (formerly 2X Collaborative and GenderSmart) updates, and 2X member news below.
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Open Capital is thrilled to announce it has joined 2X Global, a membership and field-building organisation focused on unlocking gender-smart capital at scale.
“There is much discussion around gender lens investing, but nearly not enough action to truly have an impact. We require bolder actions to change the status quo,” said Nathalie Gogue Ebo, Partner at Open Capital, and Head of its Gender Practice.
Tope Lawani, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Helios Investment Partners, commented:
“As a B Corp certified and impact-driven investor, we are excited to join 2X Global. Our mission has always been to deliver globally competitive investment returns and measurable impact. Our two decades of investing in African markets has taught us the power of purposeful investing and we are dedicated to improving the lives of women across sectors. Joining 2X Global is therefore a natural progression for us and we look forward to collaborating with other members to help shape a future where gender-smart investing and inclusivity are at the core of financial decisions.”
The significant response to the first round of funding under USAID’s Climate Gender Equity Fund (CGEF) underscores that there is both “massive need and huge opportunity” for deepening investment in gender-smart climate finance.
As we head into the next phase of this work, we are excited to be launching a Learning Lab and Pilot programme, which is focused on strategic learning, live testing of the user experience and deep dive into the content and overall methodology.
2X Global is delighted to announce the selection of Kuramo Capital Management LLC (“Kuramo”) as the manager for the 2X Ignite Africa Investment Facility for Warehousing Capital (“2XI Africa Warehousing Facility” or the “Facility”).
The 2XI Africa Warehousing Facility is one of the strategic initiatives created by 2X Global to support female-led/gender-balanced fund managers with gender lens investing strategies in Africa in their fundraising.
Social impact investors, particularly those working at the nexus of climate finance and gender finance, now have a new resource to help inform and guide them.
The 2023 Annual Members Meeting of 2X Global will see twice as many participants as its 2022 precursor, setting the stage for a major, cross-sectoral convening of power players and stakeholders in gender finance.
Nearly 250 representatives of development finance institutions, pension funds, family offices, foundations, philanthropy and donor agencies, investment banks and other industry stakeholders, will gather in Luxembourg’s capital on September 28 and 29 for the Meeting, co-hosted this year by the European Investment Bank (EIB).
Over the last months, we have been deep in co-creation with experts, practitioners and key stakeholders across the gender finance field to develop the 2X Certification Methodology. We are excited to share an early working draft and to hear what you think.
The 2X Challenge, a flagship initiative under 2X Global, first launched at the G7 Summit 2018 as a joint commitment by the Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), announced today that it has exceeded its ambitious US$ 15 Billion target.
The initiative raised gender lens investments totaling US$ 16.3 Billion from 2021-2022, benefitting 473 businesses across Asia, Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean.
The Ministry of Finance of Luxembourg is proud to announce its multi-year support to 2X Global, a global non-for profit membership and field building organisation dedicated to unlocking gender-smart capital at scale. Over a four year period, this €1 million catalytic support will further enable 2X Global in its efforts to empower women entrepreneurs and gender-smart businesses, and increase their access to capital and financial services, in particular through its 2X Challenge, 2X Ignite, and a new 2X Certification mechanism.
Join us on March 14, 2023, at 5:00 - 6:00 pm CET for the launch of our new report, Inclusive gender and climate finance: Centring frontline, underrepresented and underserved communities in investment. In this free session, we will explore different entry points on how investors can use a gender, climate and justice lens to channel more finance towards social and environmental progress.
We are thrilled to announce the first Africa Cohort of the 2X Ignite GP Sprint. The 2XI GP Sprint is a 6-month acceleration programme for 7 female-led or gender-balanced fund managers with gender-smart investing strategies across Africa. The Sprint’s ambitious goal is to accelerate these fund managers’ timeline to a first or subsequent close in 2023.
A comprehensive overview of the learnings, achievements and activities deployed under the 2X Challenge and 2X Collaborative banners.
GenderSmart, the Women in Finance Climate Action Group and the 2X Collaborative have launched a call to action for the financial sector in advance of COP27.
Pro Mujer, the social enterprise that has been working to advance gender equality in the region for more than 32 years is delighted to announce that it has joined the 2X Collaborative, a global industry body focused on increasing the volume and impact of capital directed towards women’s economic empowerment worldwide.
The 2X Collaborative announces today the members of its inaugural Board of Directors, comprised of multi-sector experts representing the spectrum of investors and capital providers, thought leaders and innovators in gender lens investing, uniting investment acumen and a broad governance skillset with lived experience in entrepreneurship and gender equality.
Tetra Tech is furthering our commitment to inclusion in our projects and across our global operations by joining 2X Collaborative, a global group driving gender-smart investment in climate, energy, health, and other sectors.
Kuramo Capital Management is delighted to announce that it has joined the 2X Collaborative. Kuramo will be the first indigenous African investment manager to join the 2X Collaborative.