Human Rights and Governance

Advancing Human Rights and Governance

Women and the Care Economy

Gender Equality Depends on Business Becoming Co-Responsible for Care Work

Accelerating progress on SDG 5 for gender equality requires new approaches to age old realities. Despite many efforts by business and donors to address gender equality since 2015 – be it through increasing women’s access to finance or increasing the numbers of women in leadership positions, a fundamental or structural barrier has often been ignored – the care economy. While urgent public investment is needed. Businesses have a relevant role to play.
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Supporting Care Economy Enterprises Across Global Value Chains

Listen to our webinar with IDRC on how businesses can support entrepreneurs in the care economy, and their critical, yet undervalued, work that underpins our
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Harnessing Generative AI for Social Impact: Driving Access to Quality Education

PLEASE RETURN TO THIS PAGE ON THE 6TH OF OCTOBER TO WATCH THE FULL VIDEO Watch this hybrid workshop with Pearson to learn about
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Global Goals Summit 2023 – Day 1 – Webinar

Read about the insights from our webinar with IDRC on how businesses can support entrepreneurs in the care economy, and their critical, yet undervalued, work
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Global Goals Summit 2023 – Day 1 – Workshop 1

This hybrid workshop with Visa Inc inspires and teaches us about stories of trailblazing refugee women, their incredible impact on their communities and what
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The Role of Men in Women’s Empowerment with Dorothea and Ravi

The Role of Men in Women’s Empowerment with Dorothea Arndt from Hand in Hand and Ravi Verma from ICRW
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Overcoming Challenges and the Journey Ahead for Refugee Women

THE FULL VIDEO IS AVAILABLE TO VIEW ABOVE – LOG IN/SIGN UP IS OPTIONAL UNTIL 31 OCTOBER 2023 The hybrid workshop with Visa Inc
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10 Businesses Making the SDGs their Business

Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a huge challenge but also the business opportunity of a lifetime. If we seize this, we can help our economies transition to a more sustainable, inclusive and healthier world.
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Five Reasons Why Businesses Should Prioritise Supporting Women in Global Garment Supply Chains

During Global Goals Week, RISE: Reimagining Industry to Support Equality presents five reasons why businesses should prioritize supporting women workers in global garment supply chains and how by doing so, they can improve workers’ lives, strengthen the supply chain, catalyze systems change and contribute to meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Empowering Women in Cotton Farming: Building Resilience Amid Climate Change Challenges

As the climate crisis worsens, women are crucial to the success of cotton-growing communities. Here’s the support they need.
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How can businesses support care economy enterprises across the value chain?

This report underscores the pivotal role of businesses in advancing SDG 5 for gender equality through the care economy. It highlights the increasing demand for care services and the innovative solutions offered by social entrepreneurs. With insights from global corporations, the report presents a framework for businesses to collaborate with care enterprises, emphasizing the urgency to address the care crisis and champion gender equality. With IDRC.
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Investment in the Health Women and Children

Delivering Healthier Futures for Women, Children and Adolescents: What is the role of business?

Join us for this live written discussion with a panel of experts to explore the role of business in improving maternal, child and adolescent
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Beyond Doing Good: Why ESG Makes Great Business Sense for African Fintechs

African fintechs are recognizing that embracing Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles not only enhances their investment appeal but also drives sustainable business growth. This article uncovers how fintechs are embracing responsibility for sustainable advancement.
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Catalysing Investment in the Health of Women, Children, and Adolescents

The health of women, children and adolescents should be a concern for all of us, including multinational business. This article explains how the Global Financing Facility for Women, Children and Adolescents is helping to catalyse investment in this critical area, including through partnerships with the private sector.
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Improving Human Wellbeing in the Coffee Supply Chain

Better data and social performance benchmarks are critical to achieving more sustainable and equitable value chains. Tom Adams and Madeline Copp of 60 Decibels discuss the need to listen to farmers directly and at scale in order to improve their livelihoods.
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Weathering COVID-19: Small and Micro Businesses in Pakistan

Amid the pandemic, women entrepreneurs suffered due to school closures and business shutdowns, highlighting gender inequalities and SDG challenges. Seizing hope from stories like Seema, who embraced digital tools, calls for collaborative efforts. Southern Voice’s article enriches SDG discussions with diverse Global South perspectives, advocating for inclusive policies and knowledge-sharing to empower women entrepreneurs
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Achieving Decent Work and Economic Growth by 2030

Global businesses are leveraging responsible digital payments to accelerate progress towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a focus on aiding small retailers, smallholder farmers, and low-income workers. Digitization not only enhances efficiency but also drives financial inclusion, benefiting millions by offering secure, accessible transactions.
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Eco-Green Teens Project: Empowering Nigerian Youth for Sustainable Agriculture

The Eco-Green Teens Project, initiated by a team in Nigeria, addresses the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on food insecurity and rising prices. Through financial literacy and sustainable agriculture education, rural teenagers learned to cultivate staple foods and embrace a bio-circular economy. Empowered by the Global Youth Mobilization, the program fosters entrepreneurship and addresses UN SDGs.
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Investors and Female Entrepreneurs, with Sanjukta and Heather

Investors and Female Entrepreneurs, with Sanjukta and Heather

Attention investors and female entrepreneurs. Heather Matranga & Sanjukta Mitra share why <2% of investment goes to female-led businesses.
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Why Doesn’t the Private Sector Talk More About Socio-Economic Inequality?

Enlightened businesses recognise their opportunity to lobby governments to tackle inequalities, as well as behaving responsibly. But few seem willing to speak out about socio-economic inequalities. Read on for nine reasons why businesses should speak out about the need for a fairer Britain
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What do we mean by "Human Rights and Governance"?

Explore initiatives that advance human rights and promote effective governance, driving global change, enforcing equity and alleviating poverty.

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