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Burberry debuts on Bloomberg's Gender Equality Index

Burberry has made it onto Bloomberg’s 2021 Gender Equality Index (GEI). It is the first time the British luxury goods brand has made the ranking. The GEI tracks the performance of public companies committed to disclosing their efforts to support gender equality through policy development, representation and transparency. The 2021 Index...

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Fast Retailing teams up with UN Women to empower female workers across supply chain

Fast Retailing Co., the parent company of Japanese casual brand Uniqlo, has signed a global partnership with UN Women to promote women’s rights and empowerment in the apparel industry. The two-year joint project will focus on three areas: promoting women’s career progression by providing leadership training to mid-career female workers;...

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Tech giants vow to double number of women managers by 2022

Forty-five tech giants committed Wednesday to doubling the number of women on their management boards to 30 percent by 2022, the French presidency said. Alibaba, BNP Paribas, Booking.com, IBM, L'Oreal and Uber were some of the high-profile companies to sign a pledge at the second "Tech for good" summit taking place in Paris. Businesses that...

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Kering is the European company with the most women on its board of directors

When it comes to gender equality on the board of directors, luxury conglomerate Kering is setting an example. Non-profit organizations European Women on Boards and Ethics & Boards ranked Europe’s 200 largest public companies according to the percentage of women on the board, the presence of a woman serving as chair of the board and the presence...

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Amfori to boost gender equality in supply chains in Bangladesh, China and India

Amfori, the global business association for open and sustainable trade, announced last Thursday that it has launched an ambitious programme to empower women in global supply chains, particularly in its three most important sourcing countries China, Bangladesh and India. The latter two will cover the textile and garment sectors, where women...

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#UnitedByHalf: Benetton launches gender equality campaign in India

London - Gender equality may not be a right most fashion brands strive for, but women empowerment and equality is definitely a priority for Italian fashion label United Colors of Benetton. On International Women's Day, taking place on March 8, the retailer is set to launch its latest campaign which is aimed at promoting gender equality in one of...