Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Financial Inclusion
• SME Financing
• Climate Change Mitigation and Resilience

Environmental Achievements

• $345.6 million in outstanding loan portfolio across green lending products
• Nearly 300,000 MW of renewable energy capacity financed in 2022
• 16.5k MT emissions avoided

Social Achievements

• 19 million jobs supported at client organizations
• 6.9k net new employees added at portfolio companies
• Two-thirds of individual end clients are women; one-third of business clients are women-owned or women-led

Governance Achievements

• 88% of portfolio companies have workplace policies and practices that enhance gender equity
• Over half of portfolio companies meet three of the four 2X Challenge criteria

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Steep global inflation dampening demand in emerging markets
• Disruptions to production and supply chains driving food prices to record highs
• Underdeveloped taxonomies for tracking climate change mitigation, adaptation, and resilience in inclusive finance

Mitigation Strategies

• Investments in inclusive companies to help lower-income people build resilience
• Support and encouragement for portfolio companies to make progress on client protection and gender equity
• Active role in building the capacity of inclusive financial institutions to accelerate climate action

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Floods, droughts

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: IRIS+, Operating Principles for Impact Management, UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), 2X Global

Certifications: Cerise/SPTF Client Protection Standards

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• SDG 1
• SDG 5
• SDG 8
• SDG 9
• SDG 13

DWM's investments directly contribute to these SDGs and indirectly support others.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

• IA 50 Emeritus Manager (2022)

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Gender Equity
• Job Creation and Inclusive Economic Growth
• Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation

Environmental Achievements

• Increased green loans outstanding from $345.6 million to $771.6 million.
• 52% of portfolio companies offer climate-related financing.

Social Achievements

• Reached 25.1 million end clients, 69% of whom were women.
• Increased percentage of portfolio companies with a majority of women staff from 45% in 2020 to 56% in 2023.

Governance Achievements

• 79% of portfolio companies formally committed to implementing all eight Client Protection Standards.
• Increased share of portfolio companies with board-level review of climate risk (23% in 2023 compared to 17% in 2022).

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Climate-related disasters putting livelihoods at risk.
• Persistent gender gap in financial inclusion.
• Limited data on outcomes for MSMEs.

Mitigation Strategies

• Increased financing for climate change mitigation and adaptation.
• Partnering with 2X Global and publishing a gender-lens investing approach.
• Providing technical assistance to portfolio companies to enhance ESG risk management.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Flooding
• Droughts

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Operating Principles for Impact Management, IRIS+

Third-party Assurance: BlueMark

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• SDG 1
• SDG 5
• SDG 8
• SDG 9
• SDG 10
• SDG 13

DWM's three strategic impact goals are aligned with these SDGs.

Awards & Recognition

• ImpactAssets 50 Emeritus Manager