UK Launch of WEPs Gender Gap Analysis Tool
Date and time
Location
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
65 Fleet Street London EC4Y 1HT United KingdomDescription
Inspired by the Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs) initiative, the WEPs Gender Gap Analysis Tool was launched in New York on 15 March 2017.
The WEPs Gender Gap Analysis Tool helps the global business community identify gaps in gender equality and enables companies to make informed decisions on setting goals and strategies. More than 190 companies worldwide were consulted in the design of this too.
This event will introduce companies to the joint UN Global Compact/ BSR WEPs tool and touch on how companies can be supported to uptake the tool.
Participants will also hear about the experiences of companies who piloted the tool and they will also provide some insight into how they are interpreting the results.
Agenda
14:30 – 14:40 Welcome and Tour de TableGlobal Compact Network UK
14.40 – 14.55 SDG 5 Deep Dive
Steve Kenzie, Executive Director, Global Compact Network UK
Outline the SDG targets and indicators that link to gender issues
14:55 – 15:30 Interactive break out session Participants will explore how the WEPs fit into the broader context of the SDGs
15.30 – 15.45 Participants report back
15.45 – 16.00 Coffee Break
16.00 – 16.35 Introduction: WEPs Gender Gap Analysis Toolkit Lauren Shields, Manager HERproject, BSR Video: Introducing the WEPs tool
16.35 – 16.55 Piloting WEPs Gender Gap Analysis Toolkit Helen Sheppard, Corporate Responsibility Project Manager, RELX Group
16:55 – 17:00 Wrap up
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The Global Compact Network UK is the focal point for UK-based signatories of the UN's voluntary corporate citizenship initiative, the UN Global Compact. The UK Network aims to further the Global Compact's 10 principles that cover human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption and serves members through regular meetings to share best practice and knowledge.