Inequality is a collective challenge! Given the multidimensional nature of inequality and its negative impact on the whole society, private businesses play a key role in promoting equal opportunities for all.
The project is thus collecting information private initiatives that businesses have established to reduce inequality in FEALAC member countries, through:
Initiatives implemented at the workplace, including, among others, scholarships for employees’ children, wage caps for CEOs or senior management, equitable benefit distribution (e.g. bonuses, health insurance or other) and childcare facilities
Initiatives benefitting communities, including, among others, businesses that source materials from local producers, build infrastructure and run programmes to increase community access to education, health and other basic services
Businesses can engage with the project in two ways:
Survey of good practices: companies that have adopted an inequality-reducing initiative are invited to fill in a short online survey describing their initiative, including details on motivation, impact, challenges and sustainability. Selected initiatives will be developed into case briefs published on the project’s online portal.
In-depth case studies: of the good practices collected through the online surveys, four of the most impactful, sustainable and replicable private initiatives - two in Latin America and the Caribbean and two in Asia and the Pacific - will be selected for a closer study, using a multi-stage, mixed-method. These initiatives will be featured in United Nations publications, in accordance with the Guidelines on Cooperation between the United Nations and the Business Sector.
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Has your company adopted any inequality-reducing initiatives?
For more information on the project, please contact: escap-sdd@un.org.