Tag Archives: sustainability

Itaú Women Entrepreneurs Program

Itaú Women Entrepreneurs Program: Female enterprise as part of a sustainable performance strategy

This report from Itaú Unibanco shares the bank’s Women’s Market journey and presents the main findings that guided the creation of their value proposition for the Itaú Women Entrepreneurs Program.

How Stock Exchanges Can Advance Gender Equality UN

How Stock Exchanges Can Advance Gender Equality

How Stock Exchanges Can Advance Gender Equality

Building on the 2016 Sustainable Stock Exchange Report on Progress from the United Nations, which highlights five specific targets of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that exchanges are well placed to influence, this report examines the contribution exchanges can make toward SDG target 5.5: ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision making in political, economic, and public life, as well as the gender-specific targets under the other 16 SDGs.

Mercer - When Women Thrive Businesses Thrive

When Women Thrive, Businesses Thrive

When Women Thrive, Businesses Thrive

Building on considerable research that proves the link between diversity, innovation, and profitability, When Women Thrive leverages Mercer’s extensive experience with thousands of companies around the world to help understand the actual drivers of success in building gender diversity. The study covers 583 organizations in 42 countries, representing 3.2 million employees, including 1.3 million women.

Everyday Moments of Truth

Everyday Moments of Truth

Everyday Moments of Truth

Bain & Company surveyed more than 1,000 men and women in the US at all career levels, asking specifically about their interest in pursuing a top management position. They discovered that over time, women’s aspiration levels drop more than 60 percent, while men’s stay the same.

Women in Business

Women in Business

This is a presentation made by Alliance CEO Inez Murray at the IFC/Financial Times “Sustainability Days” conference in February 2013. It is a good source of statistics and information on the business case for serving the Women’s Market, an overview of the steps to take in building a Women’s Market program, and a presentation of the cases of Fleet Bank Boston and Westpac Australia. It also offers an extensive discussion of customer segmentation.

Westpac Case Study

Estudio de Caso: Westpac

Estudio de Caso: Westpac

Westpac, un pionero internacional en la provisión de servicios bancarios para la emergente economía de las mujeres, ha reconocido el potencial de las mujeres en Australia durante los últimos 15 años. (English version)

A Path to Empowerment: The Role of Corporations in Supporting Women’s Economic Progress

A Path to Empowerment: The Role of Corporations in Supporting Women’s Economic Progress

A Path to Empowerment: The Role of Corporations in Supporting Women’s
Economic Progress

There is a growing recognition that the private sector, from multinational corporations to microenterprises, will be central in helping to achieve the agenda of women’s economic empowerment. This report is the summary of a series of roundtables on the subject convened by the Harvard Kennedy School Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Corporate Citizenship Center. The report is intended to help frame further discussion and catalyze action.

Progress of the World's Women 2015-2016

Progress of the World’s Women 2015-2016

Progress of the World’s Women 2015-2016

Drawing on promising experiences from around the world, this United Nations report proposes a comprehensive agenda for key policy actors— including gender equality advocates, national governments and international agencies—to make human rights a lived reality for all women and girls.

The World Survey on the Role of Women in Development 2014

The World Survey on
the Role of Women in
Development 2014

As the global community grapples with the challenges of sustainable development and the definition of the Sustainable Development Goals, the United Nations’ 2014 World Survey on the Role of Women in Development asserts the central role of gender equality.