As 2X Global works to develop a new certification process for gender lens investors, we set out why greater transparency must be integrated into this process. Our new working paper provides four recommendations for improving the disclosure of 2X investments – so that we can understand their impact on women and girls, and ensure we are making the most effective use of our scarce resources.
To help development finance institutions (DFIs) address perceived barriers to transparency and to guide improved disclosure, Publish What You Fund has compiled the Disclosure Example Book. It is intended to show what is possible in terms of DFI disclosure and to be a useful resource for anyone working to strengthen DFI transparency.
With Planned reforms and expanded lending, the transparency of the World Bank Group and IFC is vital. Join our conversation at the Civil Society Policy Forum on 13 April on how the WBG should reform its approach to disclosure.
Reflecting on the findings of the DFI Transparency Index and the discussions which took place at its launch, George Ingram and Sally Paxton ask what we know now about how DFI resources are deployed, what change has happened and what needs to happen next.
Catch up on the launch of the first DFI Transparency Index on 25 January 2023 and hear the views of DFIs, CSOs, shareholders and government on the findings and the future.
The first ever ranking of the transparency of development finance institutions (DFIs) highlights a startling lack of public disclosure. The inaugural edition of the DFI Transparency Index examines the transparency of 30 DFI operations, with combined assets of $2 trillion. It reveals that across the board DFIs are insufficiently transparent.
