Target Gender Equality Accelerator Round 6
Gender equality is a fundamental human right and a powerful driver of business success. Companies have both the responsibility and the opportunity to lead in advancing gender equality across their operations, supply chains, and communities.
The Target Gender Equality Accelerator is a high-impact, six-month programme designed for companies participating in the United Nations Global Compact. In collaboration with UN Women, the programme helps businesses translate their gender equality commitments into concrete actions, aligned with best practices and international standards, such as the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs).
This programme supports companies in moving beyond one-off initiatives and building a holistic, sustainable approach to gender equality. Participants engage in performance analysis, capacity-building workshops, peer-to-peer learning, and receive expert guidance to help them advance gender equality across their workplace, supply chains, and communities.
Whether you’re just beginning your gender equality journey or aiming to scale your efforts, the Target Gender Equality Accelerator offers the resources and support to help your company thrive as a leader in gender equality.
What you will learn
- How to identify gender equality priorities across your operations—workplace, community, and supply chains—based on the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs)
- How to set and align measurable targets tailored to your business environment
- How to integrate gender equality into your organization’s policies, strategies, and operations
- How to understand and prepare for emerging EU gender equality legislation and its impact on your business
- How to communicate your gender equality progress through the Communication on Progress, the annual reporting requirement for UN Global Compact participants
What you will gain
- The expertise to navigate evolving gender equality regulations and position your company as a leader in compliance and best practices.
- Knowledge and strategies to build internal buy-in and drive commitment to gender equality across your organization.
- Insights into emerging & under the radar gender equality topics like inclusive leadership and gender pay gap reduction
- Practical tools, and best practice to measure and address gender equality gaps within your organisation
- Access to a network of peers, UN partners, and experts to support your gender equality journey.
Who can participate
In order to take part in Target Gender Equality Accelerator, companies are required to be members of the UN Global Compact or willing to join and meet the following criteria:
- Currently engaged with a UN Global Compact Country Network in your region or willing to join
- Able to designate two working-level representatives to engage in sessions and Accelerator activities, with an additional executive-level representative to track programme developments, offer support, and engage in high-level event
- Ready to participate in a self-assessment using the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) tool to uncover gender equality gaps and opportunities across your operations, supply chains, and communities
- Committed to developing an actionable plan to address the gender equality opportunities and risks identified during the self-assessment
- Committed to completing the programme and integrating gender equality learnings into your company’s strategy, operations, and culture
Information Sessions
We invite you to register for our virtual live Q&A session on 23 April to help you better understand the inner workings of the Accelerator, what you can expect to learn and achieve, and provide answers to any other questions you might have. Select the session that works best for your time zone:
