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Our CEO Janet Ledger recently joined our GIDA partners for a presentation on Centring Marginalised Voices at Work at the NGO CSW68, a forum run in parallel to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. Janet provided an Asian perspective, reflecting that, "the research we do at Community Business equally advocates for engagement with and listening to those with lived experiences to shape any DE&I strategies with ‘voices’ at the heart of work." As well as presenting at the forum, watch this episode of Up for Discussion to learn more about:👉SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals and how crucial this pillar is in meeting the SDG targets👉The relationships between funders and NGOs and how to demonstrate allyship in a partnership👉The interrelationship between the climate crisis, economic crisis and care crisis #IMPACTxAsia #GenderEquality #partnerships #esg #business #ngo #gender #caregiving

Struck by the slow progress on gender equality in her industry, Nasrine co-founded the Hong Kong Board Directors Investor’s Initiative in 2018 with the goal of influencing the investor/investee sphere to act on the important topic of board diversity.She is passionate about driving change at the top levels in Hong Kong when it comes to board diversity, using both her day job to highlight the corporate governance aspects of board diversity, as well as the Investor’s Initiative to drive the conversation at the wider level.Listen or watch our CEO Janet Ledger interview Nasrine about:👉The need for board diversity👉What companies in Hong Kong with all-male boards should focus on to meet HKEX’s target👉Evaluating the success of voluntary and mandatory quotas

“Humanising difference is important, because when we start to humanise difference, people start to realise actually we’re all the same.”-Shalini Mahtani, Founder and CEO of The Zubin Foundation, Founder of Community BusinessShalini Mahtani, the founder of Community Business, is a pioneering and much sought-after voice for good in the DE&I, CSR and wellbeing space. Her accolades speak for themselves. In 2009, Shalini was honoured by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader and a year prior she was awarded an MBE from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for her services in corporate social responsibility in Hong Kong.Today, Shalini is the founder and CEO of The Zubin Foundation, a charity devoted to reducing suffering for Hong Kong's ethnic minorities, racial integration and special education needs of local non-Chinese speakers.Our Director of DE&I Dimuthu de Silva hosted this episode and spoke to Shalini about:👉The origins of The Zubin Foundation and Shalini’s personal journey👉The Hong Kong context around racial inequality👉The initiatives The Zubin Foundation runs to improve the lives of ethnic minorities in Hong Kong👉What organisations can do to accelerate equality for ethnic minorities in Hong KongSubscribe to our YouTube channel to watch the video, or catch the audio versions on Apple Podcasts, Castbox, SoundCloud or Spotify.Learn More: www.communitybusiness.org/#IMPACTxAsia #Racism #Race #EthnicMinority #EthnicMinorities #Equality #SDG10 #SDG5 #Intersectionality #Equality #Equity

“There are so many amazing skillsets and the more you harness that and the more you bring that together, it will bring even more change, social justice, social impact for so many more people.” - Catherine Husted, Head of Social Impact, Allen & Overy Our first Up for Discussion episode features our CEO Janet Ledger interviewing Catherine Husted on the power of partnerships between corporates and NGOs. Drawing on her experience spearheading Allen & Overy’s CSR activities as pro-bono partner, as well as her work with the Zubin Foundation, this episode features discussions about: 👉Catherine’s experience on both sides of a corporate and NGO partnership 👉The benefits for both parties in a partnership 👉How to get the most out of your partnershipLearn More: https://www.communitybusiness.org/ 

In recent years, Hong Kong has seen its status as a global economic player decline, with companies and individuals choosing to relocate elsewhere in the face of geopolitical turmoil, the fallout from the 2019 protest movement and a slow recovery from strict COVID-19 measures. Considering these challenges, as well as growing competition from other regional and global players, organisations in Hong Kong must up their game to ensure they can continue to compete on the world stage. There are several strong, evidence-based arguments to support diverse boardrooms as well as gender parity at the senior management level, including:1. Futureproofing Your Business2. Attracting and Retaining Top Talent3. Walking the Talk as a Responsible EmployerLearn More: www.communitybusiness.org/latest-news-…g-kong%C2%A0

Through our networks and campaigns, we at Community Business have been exploring the concepts of intersectionality and multiple identities for several years with our members and clients. Our DIAN India network explored Intersectionality & Multiple Identities to great success back in 2017. The session, which tackled the concepts in detail as well as giving some examples of practical application, was summerised in an earlier edition of IMPACTxAsia which can be accessed through our website.Learn More: https://www.communitybusiness.org/latest-news-publications/intersectionality-multiple-identities