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Mainstreaming gender-lens investing in the private sector
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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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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?