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2025 Target Gender Equality Accelerator – a six-month programme, designed in collaboration with UN Women, to help participating companies of the United Nations Global Compact set and reach ambitious corporate targets for women’s representation and equal pay in business.
| Why join? With investors, clients and employees paying closer attention to equality-related legislation and diversity requirements around the world, companies participating in the Target Gender Equality Accelerator have the opportunity to deepen implementation of the Women’s Empowerment Principles and to strengthen their contribution to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). |
What you will learn
- How to identify gender equality priorities across your operations—workplace, community, and supply chains—based on the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs)
- How to set and align measurable targets tailored to your business environment
- How to integrate gender equality into your organization’s policies, strategies, and operations
- How to understand and prepare for emerging EU gender equality legislation and its impact on your business
- How to communicate your gender equality progress through the Communication on Progress, the annual reporting requirement for UN Global Compact participants
What will you gain?
- The expertise to navigate evolving gender equality regulations and position your company as a leader in compliance and best practices.
- Tools to future-proof your gender equality strategy and effectively navigate the shifting regulatory and social landscape
- Knowledge and strategies to build internal buy-in and drive commitment to gender equality across your organization.
- Insights into emerging & under the radar gender equality topics like inclusive leadership and gender pay gap reduction
- Practical tools, and best practice to measure and address gender equality gaps within your organisation
- Access to a network of peers, UN partners, and experts to support your gender equality journey
Who can participate
In order to take part in Target Gender Equality Accelerator, companies are required to be members of the UN Global Compact or willing to join and meet the following criteria:
- Currently engaged with a UN Global Compact Country Network in your region or willing to join
- Able to designate two working-level representatives to engage in sessions and Accelerator activities, with an additional executive-level representative to track programme developments, offer support, and engage in high-level event
- Ready to participate in a self-assessment using the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) tool to uncover gender equality gaps and opportunities across your operations, supply chains, and communities
- Committed to developing an actionable plan to address the gender equality opportunities and risks identified during the self-assessment
- Committed to completing the programme and integrating gender equality learnings into your company’s strategy, operations, and culture
Accelerator Timeline:
Company registration: 12 March – 31 May, 2025
Programme begins: September, 2025
Information Sessions:
23 April, 1 pm – Register
23 April, 6 pm – Register