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HERproject Partner Profile From Bangladesh: Awaj Foundation

Amaya Gorostiaga, Former Manager, Advisory Services

Note: This is the third blog in a three-part series highlighting the impact of HERproject in Bangladesh. The first blog explored impacts within and beyond factory walls through the stories of HERproject peer educators. The second blog shared a participating brand’s perspective on health and business impacts she has seen, and this blog profiles one of our NGO partners. Read more →

Posted: February 24, 2012 | Topics: Community Engagement & Development, Supply Chain, Women & Sustainability

HERproject: A Perspective From Primark

By Libby Annat, Senior Ethical Trade Manager, Primark

Note: This is the second blog in a three-part series highlighting the impact of HERproject in Bangladesh. The first blog explored impacts within and beyond factory walls through the stories of HERproject peer educators. This blog shares a participating brands’ perspective on health and business impacts she has seen, and the third blog profiles one of our NGO partners. Read more →

Posted: February 17, 2012 | Topics: Consumer Products, Supply Chain, Women & Sustainability

Talking to HERproject Heroes in Bangladesh

Racheal Meiers (née Yeager), Director, HERproject

Note: This is the first blog in a three-part series highlighting the impact of HERproject in Bangladesh. This first blog explores impacts within and beyond factory walls through the stories of HERproject peer educators. The second blog shares a participating brands’ perspective on health and business impacts she has seen, and the third blog profiles one of our NGO partners. Read more →

Posted: February 14, 2012 | Topics: Women & Sustainability

Conflict Minerals and Local Development Concerns

Marshall Chase, Associate Director, Advisory Services

Note: This is the second of three blogs highlighting the critical issues that risk getting lost in the rush to implement due diligence on conflict minerals. Our first blog discussed the local impacts of supply chain policies, and the next will explore the connection with global responsible sourcing issues. Read more →

Posted: January 24, 2012 | Topics: Conflict Minerals, Economic Development, Environment, Human Rights, Supply Chain, Women & Sustainability

Women’s Empowerment and HIV/AIDS: A Call to Action on World AIDS Day

Racheal Meiers (née Yeager), Director, HERproject

When I was in college, I thought “women’s issues” was a soft political science—post-conflict reconciliation and diplomacy, poverty alleviation, and democratization were the tough issues that required the most attention on the global stage. Years later through my work on BSR’s HERproject and global research on gender inequality, I now understand that in fact women’s empowerment lies at the heart of solving (or failing to solve) most global development challenges—including the fight against HIV/AIDS. Read more →

Posted: December 1, 2011 | Topics: Women & Sustainability

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