2X Certification
2X Certification Overview
2X Global and the 2X Challenge have been at the forefront of building the field of gender lens investing (GLI). Today, hundreds of companies and investors around the world use 2X Criteria as an industry standard for GLI.
An independent and universally available 2X Certification mechanism will take the previous standard setting work of the 2X Challenge and 2X Global to the next level.
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Why Do We Need 2X Certification?
The sustained increase in gender-smart funds, 2X-aligned companies, and instruments like 2X-aligned bonds and sustainability-linked loans has resulted in a significant demand among investors, companies, and financial institutions for an independent, universally available 2X Certification mechanism. This will enable them to move beyond self-assessments through third-party verification, assurance, and certification.
The 2X Certification mechanism will create more transparency, accountability, and credibility in the field of GLI by differentiating levels of rigour, providing a benchmark for different global actors in comparison to their peers, and lighting a path for finding concrete areas of improvement.
2X Certification is being developed for:
Companies (differentiating for SMEs and corporates),
Funds,
Financial Institutions,
Instruments and Products like gender bonds and sustainability-linked loans, and
Institutional Investors.
Co-created & Industry-shaped
2X Global welcomes interested GLI actors, industry bodies, and a broad set of stakeholders in developing a 2X Certification mechanism for the global field of gender lens investing across markets, sectors, and asset classes. This mechanism will use 2X Criteria as the baseline of what good looks like, while establishing what is better, best-in-class, and beyond.
Establishing the 2X Certification will use a phased approach as follows:
Development
Co-creation workshops
Benchmarking
Validation
2X Certification criteria, rating methodology and mechanism, including partnerships
Implementation of Pilots
Implementation of 2X Certification pilots
Evaluation, Refinement and Capacity Building for Scaling
Evaluation and refinement
Capacity building of certification team and partners / accredited certifiers
Stay involved
If you want to be kept updated about the development of the 2X Certification, be invited to participate in co-creation workshops, be considered to pilot the 2X Certification, or know when the post-pilot launch is, complete the form below. Your expression of interest does not imply a formal commitment.