GBV Campaign

“We need to end violence against women, and to do that, we need to use all of our power, including the power embedded in our financial systems.”

GBV is increasingly recognized as material to many interconnected issues on the global political agenda, from responsible AI to political instability and the climate crisis. This is the moment to bring together a consortium of partners already working on solutions to strengthen the bridges between finance and the GBV movement, accelerating the creation of new infrastructure and partnerships, and radically expanding the capacity to act. The five-year Financing the Reduction of GBV program seizes on that momentum, building on the progress being made to bridge the gap between finance,

government and GBV movement actors. It will bring together diverse leaders who share a commitment to action but seldom sit at the same tables. It will surface what is already being done by social change organizations and investors alike, making it visible and credible across the financial ecosystem. It will generate insights and prototypes that expand investors’ and organizations’ imagination of what finance can do and build the pathways for them to act with confidence. This is not about starting from scratch. It is about elevating and expanding what is already working and creating the infrastructure to sustain change.

A West and East Africa gender-based violence due diligence tool

December 2, 2025

The West and East Africa Gender-Based Violence Due Diligence Tool is designed to equip investors with a structured way to identify, assess, and mitigate the material risks gender-based violence (GBV) poses to their investments, particularly within the sociopolitical contexts of West and East Africa.

Gender-based Violence Due Diligence Tool

August 27, 2024

Criterion Institute, in partnership with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, created a guide for investors in the Pacific region to understand the risk their investments are exposed to as a result of gender-based violence, and to incorporate that risk assessment into their existing due diligence process.

#67: Financing the Reduction of GBV: From Insights to Infrastructure

December 4, 2025

Joy Anderson discusses the intersection of finance and gender-based violence, emphasizing the need for transformative systems change. She reflects on the insights gained from Donella Meadows' work on leverage points in systems change and the importance of building infrastructure to support gender-based violence solutions.

A bold multi-year campaign to create a systemic shift in the way finance is used in the reduction of gender-based violence

“We need to end violence against women, and to do that, we need to use all of our power, including the power embedded in our financial systems.”

Selected Resources

Roadmaps

Roadmap for Christian Denominations to Use Finance to Reduce Gender-based Violence

Valuing the State of Victoria’s (Australia) Plan to End Family Violence Impact on Investment Opportunities

Addressing Gender-Based Violence through Direct Investments in the Safety Sector

Due Diligence Guides

A West and East Africa gender-based violence due diligence tool

Gender-based Violence Due Diligence Tool

Covid-19 Diligence Tool UNICEF-Criterion

Podcasts

#68: Clarity is Relational: Leadership in Complex Systems

#67: Financing the Reduction of GBV: From Insights to Infrastructure

#66: Designing Finance for Context: A Conversation with Joanna Levitt Cea

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