Women’s Livelihood Bond™ 5 - Women's Livelihood Bond

WLB5 Deal Terms

Issuance Size: US$50 million
Issuance Date: December 2022
Maturity Date: December 2026
ISIN: XS2563979512 (REGS)
ISIN: XS2563978381 (144A)

Financial and Impact Performance Reports

Press Release

Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) Closes the Women’s Livelihood Bond 5 – the Fifth Issuance in the Women’s Livelihood BondTM Series and the World’s First Orange Bond

The US$50 million WLB5 is the world’s first Orange Bond, a new asset class for gender-lens investing. The WLB5 comprises a multi-continent, multi-sector portfolio that will collectively empower ~300,000 women and girls to build economic resilience and advance environmental sustainability.

‘You can read more about the Orange Movement™ and join the movement here.

Portfolio Composition

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Impact Performance

Impact Performance
Indicator (cumulative through Q4 2024)	Target	Actual	Status
Women Directly Impacted	54,389	55,045	Exceeded
Social Return on Investment (SROI)	$4.00	$3.86	Partially Achieved

Impact Monitoring and Verification

IIX collects and verifies women-centric impact data for each WLB™ Bond on a semi-annual basis. This data is provided by borrowers’ via in-person and mobile-enabled stakeholder surveys through IIX Values™. Using IIX Values™, IIX can provide investors with impact reports that are verified by women on the ground, giving their voices a value in the market.

WLB5 Official Video

See more information on the world’s first Orange Bond below: