Sustainable Investing Perspectives: Investing with a gender-lens
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Tiffany Agard, Strategist on the UBS Global Investment Management Sustainable and Impact investing team is joined by Preeti Sayana, Portfolio Manager with Fidelity Investments, for a discussion around advances in gender-lens investing, opportunities to advance gender equality, an
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The desk identifies a growing momentum in gender-lens investing, which presents both social responsibility and economic opportunity. Per the full note from UBS, investments aimed at supporting gender equality still have the potential for significant return, especially considering that only 1.3% of VC funding has been allocated to women-founded companies. This theme intertwines with the broader institutional trend towards ESG investments, emphasizing sustainability and impact. Market participants may be inclined to reassess portfolios in line with this strategy as demand for gender-aware investment tools rises.