Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Promoting Diversity, Equity, Inclusion to Fight Poverty

Digital Work and Refugees: How Businesses Can Tackle Poverty and Displacement Through Opportunity

With over 120 million displaced people worldwide, the digital economy offers an untapped opportunity to connect refugees to meaningful work. This article explores how businesses can close global talent gaps by integrating refugee workers through inclusive hiring and impact outsourcing. Featuring Na’amal Agency, it demonstrates how digital work can drive business success and social equity.
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How Can Collaboration Drive Fair Pay for Women in the Garment Sector

How Can Collaboration Drive Fair Pay for Women in the Garment Sector? Hosted with Primark Gain an insider’s perspective on a pilot project which
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How Can Outcome-Based Finance Drive Business Value While Advancing Women’s Equality and Climate Action?

Watch this Workshop with IFC on how we can advance women’s economic participation on a healthy planet. Outcome-based finance is unlocking investment for high-impact
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How Can We Report on Women’s Equality in the New and Evolving EU Regulatory Landscape?

Watch this Workshop with Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW), a programme of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) to explore how companies
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How can businesses and NGOs partner to help smallholder farmers tackle the intersections of climate change and gender inequality?

Watch this Fireside Chat with Diageo to explore how to optimise the outcomes of smallholder farmer initiatives for business and society. This interactive dialogue explored
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How Can Business Build the Bridges to a Fairer, More Resilient Future?

Watch this Workshop on how to tackle today’s biggest challenges, companies must break silos, align priorities, and connect with those most affected. This session
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How Can Collaboration Drive Fair Pay for Women in the Garment Sector?

Watch this Fireside Chat with Primark to gain an insider’s perspective on a pilot project which collected wage data and measured gender pay gaps
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Women’s Equality in the New and Evolving EU Regulatory Landscape

How Can We Report on Women’s Equality in the New and Evolving EU Regulatory Landscape? Hosted with Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW), a
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Businesses and NGOs Partner to Help Smallholder Farmers Tackle the Intersections

How can businesses and NGOs partner to help smallholder farmers tackle the intersections of climate change and gender inequality? Hosted with Diageo This Insights
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Advancing Outcome Based Finance for Social Impact

How Can Outcome-Based Finance Drive Business Value While Advancing Women’s Equality and Climate Action? Hosted with IFC This session looked at how we can
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Business Building Bridges to a Fairer, More Resilient Future

How Can Business Build the Bridges to a Fairer, More Resilient Future? To tackle today’s biggest challenges, companies must break silos, align priorities, and
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Navigating the DEI Pushback

How can Businesses Navigate the DEI Pushback While Advancing Fairness and Opportunity? Amid growing scrutiny and debate around DEI, companies face challenges in maintaining
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Empowering Women in Supply Chains: Celebrating the Impact of the WOW Programme

As we mark International Women’s Day 2025, the Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW) programme comes to a close after seven years of advancing women’s economic empowerment in global supply chains. Working across 12 countries, WOW has helped improve job access, working conditions, and financial independence while tackling broader issues like unpaid care, gender-based violence, and climate resilience. Its legacy highlights the ongoing challenges and opportunities in creating fairer, more inclusive economies.
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Women workers panning for precious metals.

The Evolving Landscape of Gender Equality

Despite progress, gender equality remains a complex challenge, further complicated by political and cultural pushback. The Partnership Collective advocates for an equity-driven approach, introducing the Fairness and Opportunity Framework to transform global value chains. By fostering inclusive participation, collective action, and accountability, businesses can create fairer, more sustainable systems that benefit all stakeholders.
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DEI for Business

DEI: Do or Die

The backlash against diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is intensifying, with political and corporate shifts challenging its future. However, DEI remains essential for fairness, business success, and innovation. This article explores strategies for navigating the debate, balancing meritocracy with inclusion, and ensuring workplaces remain diverse, equitable, and open to all.
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A Hmong Woman On Rice fields terraced of Mu Cang Chai, YenBai, Vietnam. stock photo

From Risk to Resilience: The Power of Women in Global Supply Chains

A new Toolkit, published by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s (FCDO) Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW) programme, provides guidance for multinational companies on boosting the resilience of their supply chains in low-and middle-income countries by investing in women. Integrating gender equity into ESG strategies can help to meet evolving human rights and environmental due diligence requirements, improving risk management while unlocking productivity, innovation, and brand value.
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Together for 2025

Business as a Force for Good: Key Priorities and Actions for 2025

In January 2025, over 200 members of the Business Fights Poverty community came together for a virtual Community Forum, bringing a wealth of experience and fresh perspectives to explore some of the most pressing social and environmental challenges of our time. Over the course of the event, participants shared their insights, successes, and cautions, all framed by one central ambition: to identify the critical priorities, actions, and collaborations necessary to drive maximum social impact in the year ahead.
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Taryn Davis and Chris Noble

Transformative Partnerships with Taryn from Cargill and Chris from CARE

Social Impact Pioneers Taryn Davis of Cargill & Chris Noble of CARE talk business and social good through transformative partnerships.
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Empowering Young Green and Social Entrepreneurs: A Call to Collective Action

Young green and social entrepreneurs are vital to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, but face barriers like funding gaps, market challenges, and regulatory hurdles. Youth Business International (YBI) and Development Solutions urge governments, financial institutions, and stakeholders to prioritize investment, legal support, and training to empower these innovators.
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David Nicholson, Mercy Corps and Thomas Beloe

David Nicholson, Mercy Corps and Thomas Beloe UNDP Talk Human Centred Climate Action

David Nicholson of Mercy Corps and Thomas Beloe from the UNDP talk human centred climate action, reflecting on COP29 in Baku.
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What do we mean by "Diversity, Equity and Inclusion"?

Learn about strategies that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion, fostering an environment where all individuals can thrive regardless of gender or economic status.

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