Event Report: Gender Lens Investing Impact Measurement & Management (IMM) Workshop

On March 15, 2024, the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF) convened a 90-minute webinar on Impact Measurement and Management (IMM) for Gender Lens Investing (GLI) in partnership with 2X Global and Brightlight, SPF’s impact advisor. The key objective was to share SPF and Brightlight’s experience and learnings in integrating gender lens investing into an investment fund, from the design of a gender lens investment thesis through to constructing an impact rating system and manager engagement. Over 50 participants attended the online webinar from all over the world consisting of primarily investors and gender lens practitioners. An opening poll revealed over a third pf attendees were in process of developing an IMM framework, highlighting that this workshop was timely. In addition, the other 50% of participants indicated they are already conducting IMM activities signalling that there is a growing movement of GLI practitioners in the field.

The webinar ended with a Q&A session where there were robust discussions around the design of impact rating and risk scorecards, the integration of 2X criteria alongside other frameworks such as EU taxonomy, and the growing trend of incorporating gender and climate and the challenges of executing on both mandates.

 

Participants who are keen to find out more on SPF and AWIF’s approach to IMM can refer to the Asia Women Impact Fund IMM Report 2023.