EP. 5: Gender Equality

It’s a given that we all should have equal access to opportunities, but we are far from there. In this episode on SDG 5: Gender Equality, Danielle Sharaf, Founder and CEO at Switch ITC, and Meral Guzel, Partnerships Manager at the Women's Entrepreneurship Accelerator at UN Women, share insights on how female-led entrepreneurship can be a massive driver in reaching the targets set out in SDG 5, and how gender equality is not only a right but an important factor in economic development.

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This year, GRI is launching the second podcast series, building on our expertise in sustainability topics and SDG reporting, including the reporting tools mapping SDG targets to GRI disclosures as the basis. The new series will consist of 6 episodes with speakers, featuring business, civil society, international organizations, financial institutions and other organizations. The topics will cover human rights due diligence, agriculture and food, climate change, labour, and tax. The podcast is also aimed at creating awareness of the importance of impact reporting in relation to the SDGs. Double materiality and corporate reporting landscape will be highlighted as the context critical to understanding societal expectations and stakeholder requirements with regard to sustainability disclosure