Date: 4 November 2025
Time: 16:30 - 19:00 JST
Venue: Daiwa Securities Group, GranTokyo North Tower 9-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6751, Japan
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Overview
Addressing human rights and gender inequalities is not only a matter of intrinsic value and a moral imperative. It can also enhance growth, productivity, competitiveness and the sustainability of economies.
In November 2021, UN Women, IFC and ICMA launched a practical guide to using sustainable bond issuances to advance gender equality, Bonds-to-Bridge-the-Gender-Gap. The information provided in this guide was meant to aid the ecosystem of the debt market including new and existing bond issuers, borrowers, underwriters, arrangers, and external reviewers to take action to integrate gender equality objectives into sustainable debt products.
Where does the market stand 4 years later? Experts from prominent organisations will take stock of the progress made since the publication of the guide.
Save the 4th November 2025 in your calendar to join us and be the part of the conversation advancing gender equality.
Registrations for this event will open in due course.
If you have any questions, please contact ICMA events.
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| 11:30 | Networking lunch | |
| 12:00 | Introduction and welcome remarks Erik Ljungberg, Head of Group Brand, Communication and Sustainability, Swedbank Bernadette Stroeder, President of Women’s Initiative for Networking & Success, S&P Global Ratings Angela Brusas, Director of Nordic Investment Bank and Chair, ICMA Women's Network |
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| 12:10 | Swedbank Group Treasury's Diversity Ambition Statement, including discussing how dealers’ DEI credentials inform Swedbank syndicate choices Gregori Karamouzis, Head of Swedbank Group Treasury, Swedbank Disa Hammar, Senior Debt Manager, Region Stockholm |
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| 12:30 | Why Sweden lags in the Global Inequality Index Suzanne Standfast, Secretary General, Oxfam Sweden Disa Hammar, Senior Debt Manager, Region Stockholm |
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| 12:50 | Making positive change happen: what firms/the industry need to do to embrace and embed gender inclusivity, and what women can do to help themselves, based on speakers’ experiences Moderator: Christa Clapp, Global Head of Sustainable Finance Market Analytics, S&P Global Ratings Panellists:
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| 13:30 | Networking coffee | |
| 13:30 | Closing remarks Angela Brusas, Director of Nordic Investment Bank and Chair, ICMA Women's Network |
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| 14:00 | Event close |
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