5. Gender equality
Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world.While some forms of discrimination against women and girls are diminishing, gender inequality continues to hold women back and deprives them of basic rights and opportunities. Empowering women requires addressing structural issues such as unfair social norms and attitudes as well as developing progressive legal frameworks that promote equality between women and men.
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The Jakarta-based fashion start-up works directly with village craftswomen and grows 100 per cent of its own cotton – "hard choices" it's had to make because the majority of garment makers are still unfairly paid and material traceability is almost impossible.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Pakistan’s trans community battles climate catastrophe and exclusion
Despite progressive laws protecting their rights on paper, transgender people in Pakistan are overlooked in disaster responses, and shut out from government relief.
More Filipinas are getting involved in STEM but continue to struggle against social attitudes in school and in the workplace.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Wanted: More skills for workers as green jobs grow
Better understanding and promotion of green skills is needed for a just transition that protects the climate, nature and people.
Pangan & Agrikultur
Climate change compounding inequalities faced by women in agriculture, FAO says
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Kebijakan & Keuangan
Women health workers hold the key to eradicating polio
Female frontline workers in Pakistan are now being offered a seat at the policymaking table. The benefits are likely to last well after polio is defeated, argues this government official.
Future population size, which new research suggests has been overestimated, is not the primary factor behind planetary problems like climate change. Instead, the world's wealthiest are producing the largest material footprint.
When is the right time to hire a CSO? Do they need to be a permanent appointment? The level of environment and social risk a company faces determines the sort of CSO it needs.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
A blueprint from India for women's economic empowerment
With over 80 million women participating in 7.5 million self-help groups, India is fostering the world’s largest community development program, which is now a key component of the country’s economy.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Where did India’s millions of working women go?
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Inclusion is hard work, but is key to reversing The Great Resignation
Video
Karbon & Iklim
Women in STEM driving sustainability
Women play a key role in developing innovations to push for sustainability, but barriers remain to their entry into STEM careers. To celebrate International Day of Women & Girls in Science, EB Impact speaks to three women in science on making an impact and pursuing careers in STEM.
Studio EB
In an industry dominated by men, what can a palm oil company do to ensure gender equality?
Kebijakan & Keuangan
An environment minister's vision for Malaysia
Nine months after she was appointed to lead Malaysia's environment ministry, Yeo Bee Yin spoke to Eco-Business about gender equality, plastic pollution and boosting the country's green industry.
The IPCC's climate warning is an opportunity for the business world to show leadership, said UNDP's Achim Steiner in the opening speech at the Responsible Business Forum in Singapore.
Podcasts
In a region where large hydro projects and expanding biofuel plantations coincide with an upcoming coal phaseout, a laissez-faire approach could worsen existing inequalities and mar the success of a clean energy buildout.
Karbon & Iklim
Competence greenwashing: Are questionable ESG credentials putting climate goals at risk?
Former Monetary Authority of Singapore sustainability chief Darian McBain and recruiter Paddy Balfour tell the Eco-Business podcast why people are exaggerating their ESG expertise and why that's a problem in a key region for sustainable development.
The stories of Malaysia’s indigenous tribes are now being captured through the fresh lenses of young female filmmakers. In this bilingual podcast recorded in English and Bahasa Melayu, they tell Eco-Business why they've picked up the camera.
The World Economic Forum – best known for its Annual Meeting in Davos since 1971 – has been a dynamic platform bringing together the best in business, politics and society to shape global industry agendas. How is WEF helping to shape China’s economic goals alongside its environmental and societal priorities?
