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Women in Cotton

Our Path to Sustainability Must Include Women: Lessons from Cotton Farming and Climate Resilience

Women play a vital yet often overlooked role in agriculture and climate resilience. CottonConnect CEO Alison Ward highlights how women cotton farmers are disproportionately impacted by climate change—and why they must be central to sustainability strategies. Through education, training, and recognition, women can lead transformative climate action from the ground up.
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Young African Farmer with Tablet

When Opportunity Knocks: Three Keys for Creating Inclusive Growth through Sales-Agent Models

Sales agent models have the potential to improve access to goods and services while creating economic opportunity for women and youth. Drawing on work from Rwanda and Mozambique, TechnoServe’s Sophie Duchanoy and Sarah Bove share three key factors in making these approaches work.
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Business-NGO partnerships for social impact. Amanda Smith, Amayaa Wijesinghe, and Thomas Ongogo

Business-NGO Partnerships for Social Impact, With Diageo and Care
How can business-NGO partnerships for social impact tackle climate, gender, and economic challenges together? Diageo and CARE share lessons from their work with smallholder farmers—offering five actionable insights for inclusive, sustainable impact.
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Max Cuvellier

Mobile Technology and International Development with Max Cuvellier
How can mobile technology drive social impact? Max Cuvellier of GSMA shares how mobile innovation is advancing inclusion, gender equality, and climate resilience in underserved communities.
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Winny Cherono - Empowering Women in Supply Chains

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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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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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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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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