Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs)

We launched the Global Supply Chain Coalition at COP30: a partnership between UN Women and the German federal Government aimed at making global supply chains gender-inclusive and sustainable. The coalition builds on the #WEPs framework, which already guides over 12,000 companies worldwide. The global energy transition cannot succeed without people. The world is striving to triple renewable capacity by 2030 but labour shortages and persistent gender gaps threaten to slow progress.    Susanne Friedrich, Director Agentur für Wirtschaft und Entwicklung opened the event: “Climate action and gender equality are inseparable. We cannot achieve a just and sustainable transition without the full participation and leadership of women”. Read our full summary: https://lnkd.in/eXwcTGf6 📺 Watch the event: https://lnkd.in/eRcERdME

Today marks the start of the #16Days of activism against gender based violence. This year the focus is on online and digital spaces. Everyone in the workplace - managers and employees alike - has a critical role in addressing violence against women. #WEPs provides its signatories with a roadmap for building workplaces where violence and harassment have NO place, and where every employee can thrive. Learn more about #16Days - https://lnkd.in/dKzgQ4rE

🌐Did you know that UN Women has WEPs programmes being implemented in more than 60 countries around the globe? This year, our UN Women Country Office in Georgia marked the International Day of Care by celebrating an important milestone with the private sector. Twenty-six representatives from 24 Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) signatory companies successfully completed the workshop on Care-Responsive Workplaces, delivered by UN Women. 🎓💼 Over two intensive days, participants deepened their understanding of the care economy, explored its impact on the labor market, and examined the private sector’s responsibility in shaping supportive and equitable workplaces. The training equipped companies with practical tools to: ✔️ Integrate care-responsive practices into business strategies and HR systems ✔️ Identify care-related challenges within workplaces ✔️ Develop family-friendly policies that support work–life balance ✔️ Promote parental leave, flexible work arrangements, and other inclusive mechanisms This is more than a training—it's a growing movement toward workplaces that value and support the people who make them thrive. ✨ We encourage more companies around the globe to join us in building care-responsive, inclusive, and empowering work environments. #UNWomenGeorgia #CareEconomy #WEPs #PrivateSector #GenderEquality #FutureOfWork

#2025WEPsForum kicked off today in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 😍 We also want to hear from you. "Gender equality in business is ___________." Share your thoughts in the comments!

Today marks the launch of the Global Supply Chain Coalition (GSCC): a bold partnership between UN Women and the Agentur für Wirtschaft und Entwicklung (AWE - German Agency for Business and Economic Development) inaugurated at COP30 Brazil. A supply chain connects thousands of businesses worldwide - creating employment and opportunities far beyond any single company's walls. That's why we’ve just launched the Global Supply Chain Coalition with the German Agency for Business and Economic Development. Now, supply chains can offer something more: a pathway to embed gender equality across entire industries. When one company commits to gender equality in their supplier standards, the impact cascades. From one WEPs signatory to hundreds of suppliers – transparency and procurement power accelerate transformation across networks. Now imagine what a coalition of companies can achieve together. By leveraging collective procurement power throughout the supply chain, we can ensure women have equal access to the education, jobs, and leadership roles shaping our economic future. Learn more about GSCC here. https://lnkd.in/dwxdfC88 Special thanks to Bundesverband Erneuerbare Energie e.V. (BEE) #WEPs #GenderEquality #Supplychain #procurement

Happening now at German Pavilion in COP30 Brazil in Belem. Watch the event live here: https://lnkd.in/dAR6VTBP Susanne Friedrich, Agentur für Wirtschaft und Entwicklung Ana Carolina Querino, UN Women Karolina Gutiez, Schneider Electric Rosana Santos, E+ Institute Eduarda Zoghbi, MPower Brasil Bundesverband Erneuerbare Energie e.V. (BEE)

📢You are invited! - Official launch of the Global Supply Chain Coalition (GSCC) at COP30 Brazil 💔The green economy is sustainable, low-carbon and growing fast - but women are being left behind. As industries accelerate investments in decarbonization, circular business models, and renewable energy, women remain critically underrepresented in technical and leadership roles. This isn't just unjust - it's unsustainable. ⚙️A company's supply chain connects hundreds, even thousands, of businesses worldwide. Transforming those networks into forces for equality multiplies impact exponentially. 🙌That's why we're launching the Global Supply Chain Coalition with the Agentur für Wirtschaft und Entwicklung (German Agency for Business and Economic Development) at COP30 on Energy Day! 📢Join us to: ✅ Address structural barriers keeping women out of green sectors ✅ Challenge gender stereotypes in STEM and environmental leadership ✅ Build pathways for women in renewable energy, circular economy, and sustainable development 👭If you are at COP30 Brazil join us in person! 📺The event will be livestreamed also. --- Event Details 📍 German Pavilion, COP30 Blue Zone and online 📅 15 Saturday November, 11:00 - 12:00 PM (Brazil)/ 3:00 - 4:00 PM (Germany) 🔗 Watch it live: https://lnkd.in/dAR6VTBP 📢Guest Speakers: Susanne Friedrich, Agentur für Wirtschaft und Entwicklung Ana Carolina Querino, UN Women Eduarda Zoghbi, MPower Brasil Karolina Gutiez, Schneider Electric Special thanks to the co-organizer of this event Bundesverband Erneuerbare Energie e.V. (BEE) #WEPs #COP30 #JustTransition #GreenEconomy #ClimateAction #ClimateJustice #Womensleadership #GenderEquality #GSCC

📢COP30 in Belem launches today — a pivotal moment to remind us that climate action and gender equality must move together. 💔Climate change affects everyone, but not equally. Women and marginalised communities are often on the front lines of climate impacts, yet under-represented in decision-making and access to finance. 💪When women have equal opportunities to lead, innovate, and invest, climate solutions become stronger, more inclusive, and more effective. ⁉️For business, this isn’t just a moral imperative — it’s a strategic advantage. ➡️Diverse leadership and gender-balanced teams consistently drive higher innovation, better risk management, and more resilient results. ➡️As investors, consumers, and regulators demand credible ESG action, companies that integrate equality into their sustainability strategies are the ones that will earn trust and long-term growth. 🙏When gender equality powers climate action, everyone benefits — society, the planet, and business alike. #WEPs #COP30 #GenderEquality #Women #Leadership #ClimateAction #Climate #ESG

🌎 Gestern startete die Klimakonferenz in Belém COP30 unter dem Motto „Global Mutirão: Realising Just Transitions“ 🇧🇷   💡 Auch das BEE-Team ist mit Hanna Ahrenberg und Serafina Funk vor Ort! Am Thementag Energy, dem 15. November von 11:00–12:00 Uhr (UTC-3), gestalten wir gemeinsam mit der Agentur für Wirtschaft und Entwicklung und UN Women ein spannendes Event im German Pavilion in der Blue Zone unter dem Titel: “Diversity along the value chain - building a sustainable workforce for the energy transition”   Im Mittelpunkt steht die Frage: 👉 Welche Rolle spielt Diversität für eine gerechte und beschleunigte Energiewende? Auf dem Panel sprechen Susanne Friedrich, Ana Carolina Querino, Eduarda Zoghbi und Karolina Gutiez! Moderation: ☀️ Katie Gallus   Unterstützt durch die deutsche Bundesregierung wird zudem eine neue Initiative für mehr Geschlechtergerechtigkeit in globalen Lieferketten im Rahmen der Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) vorgestellt.   📅 Interessiert? Jetzt anmelden: https://lnkd.in/ePcH-_HG 📺 Oder von Zuhause live dazuschalten (15–16 Uhr deutscher Zeit): https://lnkd.in/e7f-QpxS   #TeamErneuerbare #3xRenewables #GenderEquality #JustTransition #BEE #supplychain Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) ---------------------------------- 🇬🇧 🌎Yesterday, the climate conference in Belém #COP30 kicked off under the motto “Global Mutirão: Realizing Just Transitions.” The BEE team is also on site, with Hanna Ahrenberg and Serafina Funk! On Energy Day, November 15, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (UTC-3), we are organizing an exciting event in the German Pavilion in the Blue Zone together with the Agentur für Wirtschaft und Entwicklung and UN Women under the title: “Diversity along the value chain - building a sustainable workforce for the energy transition.” The focus question:  👉 What role does diversity play in a fair and accelerated energy transition? Susanne Friedrich, Ana Carolina Querino, Eduarda Zoghbi, and Karolina Gutiez will speak on the panel! Supported by the German federal government, a new initiative for greater gender equality in global supply chains will also be presented as part of the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs). 📅 Interested? Register now: https://lnkd.in/ePcH-_HG 📺 Or tune in live from home (3–4 p.m. German time): https://lnkd.in/e7f-QpxS