56 private-sector companies sign GBC SDG 5 pledge in 2022
Another 18 private-sector companies have signed the UAE Gender Balance Council’s SDG 5 pledge to put women in 30% of senior roles by 2025.
SDG 5
The UN SDG 5 is the fifth of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) established by the United Nations in 2015 – gender equality. The UN says 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”.
15 American companies sign 30% women executives pledge
Fifteen American companies operating in the UAE have pledged to put women in 30 percent of their local leadership positions by 2025.
DEI and gender balance glossary
Aurora50’s guide to terms and acronyms used in the world of diversity and inclusion in the workplace and boardroom, from DEIA to NED.
The UAE and the UN’s 17 SDGs
As COP 27 convenes, we look at the UN’s 17 sustainable development goals, and how the UAE is aligned.
Six new UAE companies sign Gender Balance Council pledge
Some 24 private local and international companies have now signed the UAE Gender Balance Council pledge to ensure women take 30% of C-suite positions by 2025, including DP World.
UAE private sector commits to 30% women executives
As 18 UAE private companies – including Dubai Holding, Mars and PepsiCo – commit to putting women at the top, Aurora50 gives its view on building the pipeline of female business talent
