Human Rights and Governance

Advancing Human Rights and Governance

Seeing Purple!

December 3rd was the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. When businesses and governments and international development agencies and influencers are thinking about how to progress the SDGs, many of those SDGs will only be fulfilled if there is a far more joined up and proactive approach to involving disabled people.
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How Women Farmers and Entrepreneurs Can Build Resilience during COVID-19

Because of pervasive inequalities, women are vulnerable to the lasting economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. This article highlights some of the ways we can strengthen the resilience of women farmers and entrepreneurs during the crisis and aid their post-pandemic recovery.
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Jocelyn Williams

Jocelyn Williams, Director for Business Development at Every1Mobile, shares 10 years of experience that they have built up implementing programmes in 17 African and Asian countries. Every1Mobile design and implement digital solutions that help people improve their quality of life such as: access to good health advice, encouraging people to create savings and helping young mums get information on motherhood – in countries including Kenya, Nigeria, Zambia, and Uganda.
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Listening to women cotton farmers’ voices: The human cost of climate change

The effects of climate change are seriously impacting the lives of cotton farmers, especially women. CottonConnect’s discussions with women cotton farmers in India and Pakistan identified how climate change affects all areas of women’s lives – on the farm, caring for livestock, and in the home – and results in reduced income, time and health.
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Gender equality matters to business

Gender equality matters to business. Companies having more women at top level positions are not only more profitable, but also more sustainable. WBCSD launched LEAP, a new education program aimed at women and companies. It is designed to help women reach senior positions and ensure that sustainability is both embedded in their leadership and included in their company strategy. 
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How to boost GDP in emerging economies? Invest holistically in girls

New research from Citi GPS and Plan International argues that 100% upper secondary school completion rates for girls by 2030, could lift GDP in emerging economies by 10% on average compared to a business-as-usual scenario. Structured cross-sectoral collaboration is vital, with the role of business paramount to effectively tackle the barriers that adolescent girls face.
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Gender Summit 2020 – Webinar 2

Our webinar focused on the business role in responding to the surge in gender-based violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. Panelists discussed actions companies can
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Gender Summit 2020 – Webinar 1

Our webinar explored “Women’s Entrepreneurship Showcase,” providing a platform for women entrepreneurs to share their experiences and insights on supporting women’s economic empowerment. Through
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Covid: no ‘great leveller’ when it comes to women workers’ rights

As we mark this year’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, measures to tackle COVID-19 continue to exacerbate gender inequality worldwide. If we truly want to build back fairer, then businesses, civil society and governments must put women’s rights squarely at the centre of post-pandemic recovery plans, says the Fairtrade Foundation’s Alice Lucas.
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How the development of women leadership generates positive impact

What would happen in your community if women who wanted to start their own business or pursue a professional career had the opportunity to do it? From addressing closing the pay gap, to finding new caregiving solutions, we need governments, business leaders, and investors to make gender equality happen. Find out more in this article.
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The COVID-19 Pandemic is Jeopardizing Women’s Ability to Earn a Living. Here’s How We Can Respond.

The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting farmers, entrepreneurs, and workers across the globe, but its economic impact on women is particularly severe. How can the private sector, governments, and civil society ensure that women can continue to do business amid the pandemic?
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Fred Brown

Fred Brown is the President and CEO of The Forbes Funds. A capacity builder and catalyst for non-profits in the Pittsburgh area, USA. The work Fred is leading goes far beyond simply helping NGO’s up their performance. Fred has been creating innovation labs, frameworks to ensure anti-racism within organisations and impact measurement tools, among other things. During our conversation, you will hear what Fred expects to be the big themes for not just the next five years, but the next 30! Get your pens and paper out, it is worth taking notes.
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The Business Fights Poverty Fortnightly Round-Up

In the last fortnight, Business Fights Poverty joined with other business networks to call for renewed commitment to international aid; and highlighted how business is supporting young entrepreneurship, anti-racism, decent jobs, gender equality and tackling modern slavery. Plus, don’t miss our Rebuild Better Virtual Summit on Gender Equality on 3rd December 2020. 
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Addressing gendered and other inequalities will be central to COVID-19 recovery

As part of their series on lessons from the coronavirus pandemic, IIED look at how COVID-19 has increased gender inequality and the need to tackle multiple forms of disadvantage in the global South.
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Making agricultural trade unions accessible to women workers

In October, THIRST organised a discussion to learn from Oxfam’s Juliet Suliwa and COLSIBA’s Adela Torres and Iris Munguia how unions in the Latin American banana sector have been successfully opened up to women, and how Malawian tea unions are starting to do the same. Read more in this article from Sabita Banerji CEO of The International Roundtable for Sustainable Tea
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Anti-Racism in Business: Examples and Actions to Drive Real Change

The B Corp community moves beyond words into action as we share a new resource guide that includes commitments, actions, and ideas for business leaders ready to shift toward anti-racist business practices. This article includes excerpts from the guide that highlight Black leaders from the B Corp community and three ways that B Corps are stepping up for racial justice.
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Business Fights Poverty Rebuild Better Summit: Gender 2020

We had a day of inspiring and engaging content, live events, and peer networking to explore how we can #RebuildBetter and drive gender equity.
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The Business Fights Poverty Fortnightly Round-Up

Last week, as the US Presidential election played out, the Business Fights Poverty team spent some days reflecting on the events of the past six months and looking ahead to the future. We were all struck by the way that networks such as Business Fights Poverty can provide a source of insight and resilience, as we face up to the significant global challenges that lie ahead. Read more in Annabel Beales’ Fortnightly Round up.
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Vilified or Vaulted? How the private sector is our best hope for a more sustainable future

In John Pabon’s new book, “Sustainability for the Rest of Us: Your No-Bullshit, Five-Point Plan for Saving the Planet,” the pragmatic altruist thinks back on nearly two decades in the sustainability business to take a no-holds-barred, unorthodox look at what needs to change. This excerpt looks at his experience helping female factory workers in China and why he believes the private sector must lead a more sustainable future.
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How Africa is using medical drone delivery to combat COVID-19

Zipline helps national health systems react effectively to medical emergencies in remote communities. Here they share their past experience in combatting Ebola in West Africa, and their current role in Ghana and Rwanda’s efforts to plan and respond to COVID-19.
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