On November 11, 2024 in Dhaka, impact investment fund Truvalu and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation hosted a roundtable for bankers, impact investors and women entrepreneurs to explore ways and means of increasing access to capital for women-owned businesses addressing climate change through energy efficiency, clean energy, recycling or other green products and services. The session was kicked off by Ameena Chowdhury of the Swiss Embassy and Truvalu’s Managing Director Sharawwat Islam, and facilitated by Truvalu’s Machteld Ooijens. Best-practices were shared across lending institutions and investment funds. Ted Jackson, President of Jackson and Associates, spoke about experiences in Latin America with interest-rate reductions on loans for large-scale solar and wind farms that incentivized companies to hire more women in good jobs, especially during the construction phase of these projects. See the article reporting on the roundtable HERE