Diversifying your suppliers provides business benefits, as well as benefits to the local economy and marginalised business owners. Business benefits can range from loyalty from employees and customers who recognise the importance of supply chain diversity and...
Female entrepreneurship has a lot to offer the market like innovation, leadership, skilled labour, potential for high profit and more. Creating opportunities for women in business to thrive will be highly beneficial to the economy. Also, creating an inclusive...
Women have become active members of the workforce and their contributions to the labor market are significant. Whilst great progress is being made in most industries, there are still some industries that remain male dominated. Certain industries present more hurdles...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...