Bonds to Bridge the Gender Gap: A Practioner's Guide to Using Sustainable Debt for Gender Equality

In today’s capital markets, there are instruments that can be used to address gender inequalities. This guide provides practical guidance on how to use sustainable bonds to credibly access financing for projects and strategies that advance gender equality objectives. It offers examples that illustrate how to identify gender-related use of proceeds and establish gender-related commitments. In doing so, this guide builds on existing global frameworks—the Social Bond Principles (SBP),1 the Sustainability Bond Guidelines (SBG),2 and the Sustainability-linked Bond Principles (SLBP)3 —and, thus, should be considered alongside these documents.