Gender Equality and Capital Markets

We are very excited to offer you an opportunity to elevate your organization's impact with our CPD-certified training program on Gender Equality in Global Capital Markets. This free training, facilitated by top experts from the UN SSE, UN Women, and the World Bank’s IFC, is designed to empower companies and market participants with the knowledge and tools to drive meaningful change.

Gender equality is a critical yet complex topic too often overlooked in the workplace. As a core element of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (Goal 5) and a fundamental human right, it is increasingly vital to capital markets and businesses worldwide. 

Participants will build awareness of sustainable finance through understanding the financial implications of gender (in)equality, identify ways to improve corporate reporting and literacy on gender equality, and evaluating market opportunities that these improvements afford.  

The training will provide a step-by-step practical guidance to help participants build the foundations needed to:

• Prepare your organization by understanding the landscape, language and purpose for gender equality
• Align your organizational objectives to global principles, local requirements and peer practices
• Implement your objectives in a way that capitalizes on market promotion and products
• Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders for maximum value realization

Participants will also have the opportunity to learn from guest speakers sharing their insights: 

• Heather Larson, Associate Director of Research, Equileap.
• Nitharshini Thevathas, Senior Index Business Developer, Euronext.
• Judith Stein, Investor Relations Officer, Euronext.

Format: A two-part online interactive workshop in English, with Q&A and live facilitation. The first two modules (Prepare and Align) will be presented in Part 1 of the training, and the second two modules (Implement and Communicate) will be presented in Part 2 of the training. Participants should join both parts of the training, as the second part builds on concepts developed in the first.

To receive the certificate of participation, attendance to both sessions is mandatory.

Date: 

• Part 1: Wednesday, 11 September 2024, 14:00 CET.
• Part 2: Monday, 16 September 2024, 14:00 CET.

Audience: This training has been developed to benefit both leadership levels (Board and C-suite) as well as operational level or management staff of any organization. No prior experience or expertise on the topic is necessary, and male participants are particularly encouraged to join.