Boyner Group’s Supply Chain Strengthens Women in Business
In May 2015, the Boyner Group, in a joint initiative with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), launched the Boyner Group’s good for business program, working with female managers and owners of companies that are suppliers to the Boyner Grou...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC
2016
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/624941477993847788/Case-study-Boyner-group-s-supply-chain-strengthens-women-in-business http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25392 |
| Summary: | In May 2015, the Boyner Group, in a
joint initiative with the International Finance Corporation
(IFC), launched the Boyner Group’s good for business
program, working with female managers and owners of
companies that are suppliers to the Boyner Group. The
program is part of Boyner Group’s broader goal of promoting
equal opportunity for men and women and establishing gender
equality within the company and its supply chain. Women-led
companies make up 17 percent of all direct suppliers to the
Boyner Group. The program aims to raise their productivity
and business performance, building the participants’
capacity through classroom training, coaching, guest
lectures, and access to market opportunities through
networking events, and a vendor fair. After the successful
completion of the pilot phase, the Boyner Group good for
business program aims to engage more of its female suppliers
through further sessions of the program. The objective of
this study is to inspire and inform corporates, donors, and
others interested in developing similar programs and to
share some of the learning from the pilot phase of the good
for business program. |
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