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By Jennifer Ayer, Michael Tiedemann & Without image Published April 7, 2023
Gender-based violence has enormous costs to the people who endure it, but also to society and the economy. While efforts focusing on using finance to address gender-based violence are still in the early days and many obstacles remain, there are a number of avenues investors can pursue.
More than 29,000 acts of rape or sexual assault are committed against women in the U.S. while at work each year. In the U.S. alone, the annual cost of lost productivity due to domestic violence is estimated as $727.8 million, with over 7.9 million paid workdays lost each year. A 2018 report found that the total economic costs to the U.S. economy caused by intimate partner violence were a staggering $3 trillion over the victims’ lifetimes.
While there have been significant innovations in using finance to create social and environmental change in the last few decades, efforts focusing on addressing gender-based violence are still in early days and many obstacles remain. In particular, data about companies, governments and other institutions and their contribution to gender-based violence is still scarce. However, for investors who want to be part of the solution, there are a number of avenues to pursue.
We partnered with Criterion Institute, a leading non-profit think tank engaged in research, analysis, and innovation around using finance to create positive social change. With Criterion, we developed a detailed guide on how investors can start moving capital in alignment with ending gender-based violence. Here is a summary of our recommendations. You can also download our full whitepaper below.
Four approaches for investing for change
Investing to reduce gender-based violence can take any of four basic forms.
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Interested in learning more? Read our whitepaper.
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About the authors
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Jennifer Ayer
Jennifer Ayer is Managing Director of Impact Investing at AlTi. She co-leads impact investing strategy in the U.S. and directly oversees the firm’s Inclusive Innovation theme, which incorporates gender and racial equity into the firm’s work.
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Michael Tiedemann
This is a short bio about Mike Tiedemann, the CEO of Alvarium Tiedemann AlTi.Michael has always been a proponent of innovation and finding a better way to serve clients. His visionary leadership that led to the creation of Alvarium Tiedemann | AlTi is supplemented by his considerable experience as a founder and executive.
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