#166: Gender smart investing, climate action and systems change in finance with Sana Kapadia

Sana Kapadia is Chief Catalyst at Heading for Change, investing in solutions that advance climate, nature, biodiversity and gender equality. Her career has spanned gender and climate finance, impact investing and equity research.

She is focused on leveraging capital as a tool for social change and to support deep and intersectional systemic shifts. 

We cover the following in our conversation:

00:00 Welcome

01:44 Heading for Change mission

04:51 Why gender lens matters

08:41 Suzanne Biegel legacy

12:18 Understanding the 2X Challenge

14:33 From niche to mainstream

18:54 Climate and gender nexus

25:25 Inner work of systems change

29:44 Generational shifts in capital

32:02 Care economy as infrastructure

36:08 Measuring inclusion and impact

38:46 ESG and DEI backlash

41:33 Staying the course together

44:54 Redesigning finance for equity.

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The reports mentioned in this episode are:

• Heading for Change
  •  Insights Reports
  • Investment Toolkit & Guidance
• Other  climate and gender Tools, Resources
  • Climate & gender investing overview
  • Tools
  • Metrics
  • Gender care and climate rubric 
• Project Catalyst & SAGE
• Criterion report

• Pivotal care economy report

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