Dentons offices supported UN Women by conducting research in 30 jurisdictions across the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia on gender-responsive procurement (GRP) as a tool to meet UN Sustainable Development Goals. Last week, I was given the opportunity to present our findings at Dubai Expo 2020, where I was joined by my colleague Mhairi Main Garcia, Head of Dentons’ Middle East Energy, Transport and Infrastructure Group, in discussing the report findings in a panel session titled, “Emerging trends in GRP in the public and private sectors.” Raghad Aljughaiman, Project Expert in the Office of Entrepreneurship at the UAE Ministry of Economy, and Nihal Hashish, Senior Purchasing Manager at P&G, joined our panel, which was moderated by UN Women Entrepreneurship Expert Jennifer Bland.
Our multi-year research across 30 jurisdictions around the
world makes clear that it won’t be possible to achieve the UN Sustainable
Development Goals unless women’s economic participation is promoted, and
women’s rights are protected.
To read more, see Dentons’ press release at https://www.dentons.com/en/about-dentons/news-events-and-awards/news/2022/january/global-law-firm-dentons-collaborates-with-un-women-on-survey-of-international-policy-measures.
Dentons and UN Women plan to launch the multi-jurisdictional GRP report on International Women’s Day on 8 March, 2022.
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| Our panel highlighted best practices found in Dentons' research across 30 jurisdictions. |
