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Global EQUITY

5 - 6 March 2025

Online | London | NAIROBI

Advancing Fairness, Opportunity, and Resilience for Business and Society.

As we mark 30 years since the landmark Beijing Declaration on advancing women’s rights and look ahead to International Women’s Day, join us for the Global Equity Summit—our flagship gathering of leaders from business, civil society, and government.

Together, we’ll explore practical solutions that expand opportunity, strengthen resilience, and drive long-term success for business and society.

Key SESSIONS

How Can Business Expand Opportunity and Fairness in the Workplace and Beyond?

Thirty years after the Beijing Declaration, progress on women’s equality remains uneven, and broader inequities persist for racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and other underrepresented communities. As businesses navigate evolving expectations, how can they sustain efforts that create value for business, employees, and society? This session will explore lessons learned, practical approaches, and partnerships that can help businesses foster long-term success while advancing fairness and opportunity for all.

5 March | Online 

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How Can Collaboration Drive Fair Pay for Women in the Garment Sector?

Gain an insider’s perspective on a pilot project which collected wage data and measured gender pay gaps in garment supply chains. Join us to hear from Primark and industry experts as they discuss the challenges, key lessons, and successes from this pioneering initiative. Learn practical strategies for identifying gender pay gaps and pursuing living wages for all factory workers.

5 March | Online 

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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 connect with those most affected. This session explores five critical bridges businesses must build to unlock both commercial and social value—helping to drive systemic change while strengthening long-term business resilience. Join us to co-create solutions for 2045 and beyond.

5 March | Online 

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What Is Outcome-Based Finance and How Can It Increase Investments That Advance Women’s Equality and Other Social and Environmental Outcomes?

The carbon market is the most established platform for outcome-based finance, with buyers purchasing carbon credits. Join us to explore the potential for leveraging outcome-based finance to increase investment in sectors that deliver women’s equality and other social and environmental impacts. This session will draw on the latest report from the International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, which investigated how outcome-based finance can facilitate funding for clean cooking, distributed renewable energy, and small-scale agribusiness.

6 March | Online, London, Nairobi 

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How Can Businesses and NGOs Partner to Help Smallholder Farmers Tackle the Intersections of Climate Change and Inequality by Putting Women at the Centre?

Join this session to explore how to optimise the outcomes of smallholder farmer initiatives for business and society. This interactive dialogue will explore how to design gender transformative programmes at the intersection between climate change and inequality that support shared resilience and growth. Diageo and CARE will share honest insights from their collaboration with smallholder farmers, grounding the discussion in their latest case study and practical experiences.

6 March | Online, London, Nairobi

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How Can We Integrate Women’s Equality into the New EU Regulatory Landscape?

Join the FCDO’s Word and Opportunities for Women Programme to explore how companies can report on women’s economic empowerment activities within the landscape of current and emerging EU sustainability reporting regulations.  A panel of experts will share insights from WOW’s recent analysis on how gender-focused activities can be reported in line with regulations such as CSRD, CSDDD, SFRD and EUDR. In breakout groups, attendees will then be able to discuss their experience of these regulations, and the challenges they have faced from a gender-reporting perspective. 

6 March | Online, London, Nairobi

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Who Should Attend

Whether you’re a business leader, sustainability professional, policymaker, or early-career professional, this summit is for you. It’s an essential gathering for anyone passionate about business’ role in driving equity and keen to make a real-world impact.

WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND

By attending, you’ll gain invaluable insights, connect with global peers, and learn from best practices in sustainability. You’ll leave equipped with practical advice and the inspiration to drive equity within your organisation.

What You Can Expect

Expect interactive workshops, engaging peer circles, inspiring talks, and safe-space sharing sessions. Our track record speaks for itself: across our Summits, 98% learned something valuable, and 97% would recommend them. Reserve your place today!

Agenda

WEDNESDAY 5TH March

How Can Business Expand Opportunity and Fairness in the Workplace and Beyond?

Thirty years after the Beijing Declaration, progress on women’s equality remains uneven, and broader inequities persist for racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and other underrepresented communities. As businesses navigate evolving expectations, how can they sustain efforts that create value for business, employees, and society? This session will explore lessons learned, practical approaches, and partnerships that can help businesses foster long-term success while advancing fairness and opportunity for all.

Location: ONLINE (75 mins)

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 collected wage data and measured gender pay gaps in garment supply chains. Join us to hear from Primark and industry experts as they discuss the challenges, key lessons, and successes from this pioneering initiative. Learn practical strategies for identifying gender pay gaps and pursuing living wages for all factory workers.

Location: ONLINE (45 mins)

Join us for the opportunity to connect with your peers and build new relationships.

Location: ONLINE (30 mins)

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 connect with those most affected. This session explores five critical bridges businesses must build to unlock both commercial and social value—helping to drive systemic change while strengthening long-term business resilience. Join us to co-create solutions for 2045 and beyond.

Location: ONLINE (90 mins)

THURSDAY 6th March

How Can Outcome-Based Finance Drive Business Value While Advancing Women’s Equality and Climate Action?

Hosted with IFC

Outcome-based finance is unlocking investment for high-impact projects in clean cooking, renewable energy, and agribusiness. But how can we expand engagement beyond impact investors and governments to include businesses seeking both financial and social returns? This session will explore the business case for outcome-based finance, emerging models, and strategies to scale investment that delivers social, environmental, and commercial benefits.

Location: ONLINE | LONDON | NAIROBI (75 mins)

How Can Businesses and NGOs Partner to Help Smallholder Farmers Tackle the Intersections of Climate Change and Inequality by Putting Women at the Centre?

Hosted with Diageo

Join this session to explore how to optimise the outcomes of smallholder farmer initiatives for business and society. This interactive dialogue will explore how to design gender transformative programmes at the intersection between climate change and inequality that support shared resilience and growth. Diageo and CARE will share honest insights from their collaboration with smallholder farmers, grounding the discussion in their latest case study and practical experiences.

Location: ONLINE | LONDON | NAIROBI (45 mins)

Join us for the opportunity to connect with your peers and build new relationships.

Location: ONLINE | LONDON | NAIROBI (30 mins)

How Can We Integrate Women’s Equality into the New EU Regulatory Landscape? 

Hosted with Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW), a programme of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)

Join the FCDO’s Word and Opportunities for Women Programme to explore how companies can report on women’s economic empowerment activities within the landscape of current and emerging EU sustainability reporting regulations.  A panel of experts will share insights from WOW’s recent analysis on how gender-focused activities can be reported in line with regulations such as CSRD, CSDDD, SFRD and EUDR. In breakout groups, attendees will then be able to discuss their experience of these regulations, and the challenges they have faced from a gender-reporting perspective. 

Location: ONLINE | LONDON | NAIROBI (90 mins)

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