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Sustainable Development Goals for the New Year
As the New Year has rolled around it’s a great time to start looking at improvements we can make on our business practices. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a perfect place to start if you are trying to achieve a more just and equal supply chain, and eliminate...
Sourcing for the Holiday Season
With the holiday season upon us it’s a great opportunity to start gender responsive sourcing and procuring. With something as simple as office gifts or party planning! If you are responsible for buying the company gifts and placing a bulk order, it might be nice to...
Supplier Development Programmes
All sectors have unique challenges when it comes to gender equality. In some industries, the workforce is predominantly made up of women. Textiles, for example, have a very high density of female labour. The majority of these women are often low skilled, low paid,...
Policy for Gender Equality Implementation
When selecting suppliers it is important that they have thorough policies that keep their employees safe. But policy alone is not enough. There are more steps that need to be taken to ensure that everyone within the company not only is aware of the policy, but also...
Measuring Progress for Gender Equality
If your business plans to take a proactive approach to gender equality, it is important to develop clear goals and indicators to facilitate the monitoring and evaluation process. Measuring progress is crucial to see if the implemented measures are actually enhancing...
Utilizing Humanitarian Organization’s Procurement Budget
Humanitarian organizations exist to support those in need around the world. Oftentimes humanitarian aid comes in the form of delivering goods, particularly in times of crisis. In order for these organizations to provide goods and services to people, they first need to...