Investing in Women for a Better World

UN Women’s Empowerment Principles and HERproject

Levi Strauss VP blogs about the UN Women’s Empowerment Principles and HERproject

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BSR and HERproject Partners Release Guidance on Improving Women’s Health in Supplier Factories

Based on our collective experiences and growing expertise, we developed five major recommendations to help companies and their suppliers better address women’s health challenges in the workplace. As we’ve seen so far, addressing these challenges can reduce absenteeism and turnover, improve worker morale and worker-management relations, and boost productivity and production quality.

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Now is the Time for Women and Girls

Everyone is talking about women and girls this week in Washington, D.C.—from Ban Ki-Moon, the White House’s Valerie Jarrett, the State Department’s Melanne Verveer to Arianna Huffington, the former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, and Melinda Gates. Companies are talking too: Coca Cola, Newmont Mining, Exxon Mobile, Goldman Sachs, Johnson & Johnson, Gap, Inc., and Vestergaard Frandsen, among others.

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BSR Conference 2010| Nov 2-5

The BSR Conference spread over four days will provide you the opportunity to engage with industry leaders, provocative thinkers and a community of practitioners who will provide you with new ideas and practical solutions for your business.