Driving Gender Equality: The Power of Supply Chains

14:00 – 15:00 EDT | 19:00-20:00 CET | 26 March, 02:00-03:00 SGT | +++ Register here (it’s free!): Registration link +++

This session explores how procurement can actively drive gender equality and women’s empowerment. It will highlight the power of supply chains as a practical lever for change and share guidance on putting gender-responsive procurement into action.

Participants will explore:

• Why procurement matters for advancing gender equality — and the power it holds to influence supply chains
• How to embed gender equality across the full procurement cycle, including practical tools for gender-responsive procurement
• Lessons learned from private sector companies, United Nations entities, and other organisations that have implemented gender-responsive procurement

You will leave with a clear understanding that gender equality is not an add-on, but a fundamental pillar of sustainable and resilient supply chains — and a responsibility procurement can lead.

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