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Mainstreaming gender-lens investing in the private sector 

Private market investors are

We can now say, with 

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Bridging the water gap

With nearly 800 million people lacking access 
to clean drinking water, individual goverments cannot tackle this crisis alone or deliver the financial investment needed. Private capital 
will play a key role in providing viable solutions

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Downing’s Roger Lewis speaks 

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There are billions of dollars being invested in solar and the capacity keeps increasing. It’s the number one investment’

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Roger Lewis’s biography

Raya Papp, founder, Sagana

Water infrastructure 

Praveg Patil

Roger Lewis, head of sustainability and responsible investing, Downing

Roger Lewis is head of sustainability and responsible investing at Downing.

For millions of people across the world, access to clean water remains a distant reality. With the UN highlighting almost 800 million people lack basic drinking 
water, this crisis impacts health, dignity, social inequality and economic development. Factors such as demographic and climate change ensure this problem will only get worse. 

Case studies: 
Livpure and Gradiant

Gender-lens investing (GLI) is a relatively new area in the investment space – there is a small but rising number of funds that take into account gender-based factors across the investment process to drive progress towards gender equality, and enhance returns.

How long has Downing been investing in private markets, and how has that evolved over the years?