(IN BRIEF) In a proactive move towards advancing the green transition and fostering climate resilience, women leaders from the EU private sector have inaugurated the Women Climate Leaders Network, hosted by the European Investment Bank Group (EIB Group). With the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Media, News, Society
Tagged Barbara Balke, Climate Action, EIB, EIF, EU, gender equality, inclusivity, Laura Piovesan, leadership, Marjut Falkstedt, Nadia Calviño, network, partnership, Private Sector Women, sustainability, Women Climate Leaders Network, women empowerment
(IN BRIEF) The Central Bank of Malta has proudly received the Equality Mark from the National Commission for the Promotion of Equality (NCPE), highlighting the institution’s dedication to fostering a discrimination-free work environment and its commitment to gender equality. With … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Banks, Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Malta, Management, News, Society
Tagged Awards, Central Bank of Malta, equality, gender equality, inclusivity, society
(IN BRIEF) The University of Exeter has received recognition for its dedication to gender equality across various departments in the latest Athena Swan Charter Awards round. Five departments, including Health and Care Professions, University of Exeter Medical School, Ecology and … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Education, Environment, Healthcare, Industrial, Management, News, Science, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Athena SWAN awards, Awards, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Ecology and Conservation, engineering, gender equality, Health and Care Professions, Professor Lisa Roberts, Professor Sallie Lamb, society, University of Exeter, University of Exeter Medical School
(IN BRIEF) In a time marked by disruptions in education for over 5.3 million children due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, Star For Life Ukraine, a non-profit organization, is dedicated to promoting informal tech education. The aim is to … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Non Profit, Science, Society, Technology, Ukraine
Tagged Blockchain, charity, Computer for Kids, Education, Empowering Ukrainian children, gender equality, Girls in Tech project, inclusiveness, IT skills, Kateryna Tkachenko, mental health, scholarship, Scratch Lab for kids, Star for Life Ukraine, Summer Tech Camps, tech education, Tech Labs, Tech School, UKRAINE, Ukrainian tech talents, war in Ukraine
(IN BRIEF) Professor Susan Banducci from the University of Exeter will lead the Infra4NextGen research project, funded by the European Commission with €9.75 million over four years, to address inequality, racism, and xenophobia in Europe. The research aims to support … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Industrial, Management, News, Science, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Bielefeld University, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Cardiff University, discrimination, Europe, gender equality, inequality, Infra4NextGen, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, NTNU: Norwegian University of Science and Technology, partnership, Professor Susan Banducci, racism, research project, society, TÁRKI Social Research Institute, University of Exeter, xenophobia
(IN BRIEF) Fincantieri, a global shipbuilding company, has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting gender equality at work by endorsing the seven United Nations Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs). These principles include fostering a corporate culture focused on gender equality, ensuring the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Italy, Management, News, Society, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Fincantieri, gender equality, leadership, Luciano Sale, society, UN Women's Empowerment Principles
(IN BRIEF) Banque Mauritanienne de l’Investissement (BMI) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed a memorandum of understanding to provide support to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-caps in Mauritania. The partnership, under the new 2023-2027 agreement between … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Generali, as the presenting sponsor of the Barcolana sailing event, is supporting sustainability, diversity, equity, and inclusion. The event, organized by the Barcola and Grignano Sailing Club, will include the ‘Generali Women in Sailing’ Trophy, awarded to the … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Insurance, Italy, Marketing, Media, Sports
Tagged #WomenInSailing, Andrea Sironi, Barcolana, Barcolana 55, climate change, Dee Caffari, diversity, equity, female skipper, gender equality, Generali, Generali Women in Sailing, Grignano Sailing Club, Inclusion, sailing, sailing event, sustainability, Vicky Song, Wendy Schmidt, women sailors
(IN BRIEF) NatWest, a renowned bank, has been included in the Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality list for its consistent commitment to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. The list, established in 2006 and curated by Business in … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Global health NGO DSW has released its 2023 Donors Delivering for SRHR report, highlighting the state of global funding for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and related areas. The report shows that total funding for SRHR … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, European Union, Healthcare, Non Profit, Society
Tagged 2023 Donors Delivering for SRHR report, Child Health, DSW, Family Planning, fight against AIDS, fight against HIV, FP, funding, gender equality, global health, Jutta Urpilainen, Lisa Goerlitz, Maternal, neonatal, NGO, ODA, OECD DAC, Official Development Assistance, reproductive, RMNCH, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, sexually transmitted disease control, SRHR
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has committed €30 million as a cornerstone investment in the ‘IB Deuda Impacto España’ fund, which supports Spanish businesses investing in high social impact areas. MicroBank, CaixaBank’s social arm, has also contributed €10 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Luxembourg, Small Business, Spain
Tagged Arturo Benito, CaixaBank, circular economy, Climate, Cristina González Viu, EI, Environment, fund manager, gender equality, IB Deuda Impacto España, Impact Bridge Asset Management, InvestEU, labor inclusion, Marjut Falkstedt, MicroBank, Paolo Gentiloni, rural development, Spanish businesses, sustainable agriculture, The European Investment Fund
(IN BRIEF) 2X Global, an initiative launched by Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), has exceeded its target of raising $15 billion in gender lens investments. From 2021 to 2022, the initiative raised a total of $16.3 billion, benefiting 473 businesses across … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Small Business, Society
Tagged 2X Global, ADP III, African Development Partners III Fund, development finance institutions, DFIs, DPI, female-led MSMEs, G7 Summit, gender equality, gender finance, gender lens investments, gender-smart businesses, HCGF IV, Horizon Capital, Jessica Espinoza, Kashf Foundation, Lori Kerr, SDGs 5, The 2X Challenge, Thomas Östros, UKRAINE
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has granted a €50 million loan to Türk Ekonomi Bankası A.Ş. (TEB) to expand financial opportunities for women-led small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Türkiye. This loan is part of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Small Business, Turkey, United Kingdom
Tagged EBRD, gender equality, loan, SMEs, TEB, Türk Ekonomi Bankası A.Ş., Türkiye, Türkiye Women in Business II, TurWiB, TurWiB II, women-led SMEs
(IN BRIEF) Sanofi has appointed Elisabeth Moreno, former French Minister for Gender Equality, Diversity and Equal Opportunities, to its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) Board for the next three years. The advisory council was created in 2022 to support Sanofi’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, France, Management, Pharma & Biotech
Tagged appointment, Caroline Casey, DE&I Board, Dell, diversity, Dr. Rohini Anand, Elisabeth Moreno, Emmanuel Macron, Equal opportunities, fight discrimination, France Télécom, gender equality, Hewlett Packard, human rights, Lenovo, Paul Hudson, Sanofi
(IN BRIEF) The University of St Andrews in Scotland has signed The R&A Women in Golf Charter, committing to gender equality and diversity in the golf industry. The charter, launched in 2018, promotes the recruitment, retention and progression of women … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Management, News, Society, Sports, United Kingdom
Tagged diversity, Education, gender equality, golf, Ian Muir, R&A Women in Golf Charter, Saints Sport, society, sports, University of St Andrews, WOMEN
8 March is also a day to reflect on gender-based violence against women online (IN BRIEF) Despite the end of the pandemic, gender-based violence against women online remains a significant issue, with cases increasing by 70% during and after the … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 24-Nov-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Skanska (STO: SKA-B), a world leading project development and construction group, has announced that the company has made the green stock exchange list of Allbright, an independent and non-profit foundation on the quest … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) UTRECHT, 14-Oct-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Solidaridad, an international civil society organization active in over 40 countries with 8 regional offices on 5 continents, has announced its support for the Tea Association of Malawi, the representative body of all … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Industrial, Management, Netherlands, Society
Tagged discrimination, gender equality, harassment, labor force, MALAWI, RECLAIM Sustainability, Rural women working, safer workplaces, Solidaridad, TAML, tea sector, The Tea Association of Malawi, training, Women Welfare Committee, workplace harassment
(PRESS RELEASE) THESSALONIKI, 7-Sep-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — On the 1st of September 2022, the FIERCE project successfully kicked-off having a consortium full of enthusiastic partners already eager to collaborate and co-create. On that date the partners met online to prepare … Read the full press release
Posted in Denmark, European Union, France, Greece, Italy, News, Poland, Slovenia, Society, Spain, Turkey
Tagged anti-feminist, anti-gender movement, civil society, diversity, European Union, feminist, feminist movement, FIERCE, FIERCE project, gender equality, gender-based violence, Greece, health, Horizon Europe Research and Innovation programme, Labour Market, LGTBQ+ rights, MIGRATION, political decision makers, reproductive rights, Thessaloniki
(PRESS RELEASE) DÜSSELDORF / HAMBURG , 27-Jul-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Henkel (ETR: HEN3), a German chemical and consumer goods company, has announced the names of the first three winners of its newly launched research award in support and recognition of … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Awards, Germany, News, Science, Technology
Tagged Andrea Sättler, Andria Constantinou, Beauty Care, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Dr. rer. nat. Marta Bertolini, female scientists, gender equality, gender parity, hair research, Henkel, Henkel Beauty Care, holistic diversity, Martha Schwarzkopf Award, Martha Schwarzkopf Award for Women in Science, Medical University of Warsaw, Prof. Dr. hab. med. Lidia Rudnicka, research award, Skin & Hair Research Solutions GmbH, Sylvie Nicol, WOMEN
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