Yuriko Backes, Minister of Finance, announced the launch of the Luxembourg Gender Finance Task Force, to support, drive and stimulate gender finance in the Luxembourg financial center. The task force aims to identify key opportunities focusing on both “finance for women” and “women in finance”. This initiative underlines the growing importance of gender finance both nationally and globally, for sustainable finance.
The task force aims to identify key opportunities focusing on both “finance for women” and “women in finance”.
The task force is composed of a diverse group of experts from the financial sector and is chaired by the Head of sustainable finance at the Ministry of Finance, Jennifer de Nijs.
Empowering women is not just a personal or political pursuit, it is a core element for economic growth and sustainable development, says Minister Backes.
With this task force, Luxembourg reaffirms its commitment to leveraging the financial sector for positive impacts in the world.
Luxembourg has historically demonstrated leadership in sustainable finance and continues to solidify its status as a pioneer and leader in the field. This new gender finance task force further strengthens Luxembourg’s efforts to support new and emerging trends in sustainable finance.
For more information on the Luxembourg Gender Finance Task Force, contact Jennifer.denijs@fi.etat.lu.
Press release by the Ministry of Finance