GRP Alliance

??Procurement as a Driver for Gender Equality ?? Public procurement accounts for 15-30% of GDP in many countries. An immense opportunity to drive gender equality through smarter, more inclusive purchasing. But are we leveraging this potential in our non-profit and impact sectors? Did you read OECD - OCDE resource, Promoting Gender Equality Through Public Procurement (?? https://lnkd.in/dgwdQ9W3) underscoring how (governments and) organizations can integrate gender-responsive procurement (GRP) into their policies, ensuring that public spending contributes to a more inclusive and equitable economy. The GRP Alliance, we are dedicated to accelerating this shift by supporting NGOs and impact driven agencies in embedding gender equity into procurement strategies. We are looking for partners to accelerate the launch. Join the GRP Alliance! Let's collaborate to ensure procurement works for everyone. Connect with us to today! #GenderResponsiveProcurement #GRP #SustainableProcurement #EqualityInBusiness #SDG5 #gendergap?

It’s been a while since we last shared an update here, but rest assured, the silence was intentional—and full of purpose. Behind the scenes, we’ve been hard at work fostering meaningful conversations, building #partnerships, and crafting a bold vision for the Gender-Responsive Procurement Alliance (GRP Alliance). We’re thrilled to announce that we’re gearing up for an impactful launch in 2025! Next week, our Partnership Director will be attending the World Economic Forum in Davos. This is a fantastic opportunity to engage with enablers, trailblazers, future members, and partners committed to driving gender equity through procurement. If you’re in #Davos and share our vision of creating inclusive and sustainable markets, we’d love to connect! Let's explore how we can work together to create systemic change. Reach out to us directly here or via email to learn more, join the conversation, or partner with us. Together, we can build a future where procurement empowers progress for all. #GRPAlliance #GenderEquality #SustainableProcurement #WEF2025 #Davos2025 #InclusiveEconomy #PartnershipsForImpact #SystemChange #FutureOfBusiness

?? Announcement! Solvoz in partnership with SheSupplies will present GRP Alliance on next 25th September at Jaarbeurs in Utrecht!!! Discovering how we are supporting international NGOs (#INGO) and donors to drive gender equality and social sustainability through procurement and supply chain processes, while progressing the Sustainable Development Goals (#SDGs) #TakeTheLead #SDGactionweek #SDGactionday

?? Empower Social Impact through Gender-Responsive Procurement (GRP)! ?? The GRP Alliance is here to help international NGOs (#INGO) and donors make procurement more inclusive, impactful, and sustainable. By collaborating with leading donors, NGOs, and suppliers, they’re unlocking new opportunities to drive gender equality and social sustainability through procurement. ?? Why does it matter? #GRP creates better working conditions, empowers women in the supply chain, and promotes supplier diversity—all while supporting the Sustainable Development Goals (#SDGs). Join us to scale your impact and lead the change toward a more equitable world. ?? Learn more and get involved: GRPAlliance.org ═══════════════════════ #GenderEquality #SustainableProcurement #SocialImpact #SupplierDiversity #WomenEmpowerment #Inclusion #Sustainability #DonorPartnerships #Solvoz #GRPAlliance

?? ???? ???????? ??????’?? ?????????????????????? ????????????-????????????????????? Many large international development and humanitarian NGOs (#INGO) spend 60-80% of their budgets on procurement. Yet, less than 1% of this goes to women-owned businesses (#WOB). This gap highlights a crucial opportunity for change! ?? ?????? ????????????????: The GRP Alliance helps NGOs adopt gender-responsive procurement (#GRP) policies, ensuring that procurement practices align with Sustainable Development Goals (#SDG5: Gender Equality & #SDG8: Decent Work).? By working with gender-responsive suppliers, NGOs can foster positive social change and drive sustainable growth! ?? ???????? ?????? ??????-???????????????? ?????? ???????? ?? ???????????????????? ??????????: GRPAlliance.org ═══════════════════════ Gender equality can’t wait - SheSupplies.org ? #GenderResponsiveProcurement #GRPAlliance #Sustainability #InclusiveProcurement #NGOs #WomenOwnedBusinesses #SupplyChainDiversity #SocialImpact

Did you already check out the European Commission's #GenderEquality Index 2023? Explore the insights in the Gender Equality Index 2023 here: https://lnkd.in/gexuheQT Noting that?? European Union scores 70.2% for the first time. Biggest area for improvement at EU level? The domain of power measures gender equality in decision-making positions across the political, economic and social spheres. The Gender Equality Index for the European Union (EU) has surpassed 70 points for the first time, showing a growth of 1.6 points since 2022. The increase in the overall EU score is the highest year-on-year rise since the first edition of the Index in 2013. Explore the insights in the Gender Equality Index 2023 here: https://lnkd.in/gexuheQT #genderequality #cyprus #netherlands #sweden #europeanunion

On #ResourceTuesday this week on GRP Alliance we highlight academic contributions towards the case of Gender-Responsive Procurement. Did you already read the article of Barbara J. Orser, Xiaolu (Diane) Liao, Allan Riding, QUANG DUONG, and Jerome Catimel: "Gender-responsive public procurement: strategies to support women-owned enterprises" in the Journal of Public Procurement ?? https://lnkd.in/dTvhUFsD The "paper aims to inform strategies to enhance public procurement opportunities for women-owned small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). To do so, the study examines two research questions: To what extent are women-owned enterprises under-represented among SME suppliers to government; and Do barriers to public procurement – as perceived by SME owners – differ across gender?" #SMEs #womenowned #genderequality #genderequity #womenenterpreneurship #womeninvaluechain SheSupplies Solvoz #genderresponsiveprocurement

??On #ResourceTuesday of the GRP Alliance we like to hightlight the issue brief of International Labour Organization and UN Women "Rethinking gender-responsive procurement: enabling an ecosystem for women's economic empowerment" ?? https://lnkd.in/dKKBUd_u The issue brief, prepared by the International Labour Organization and UN Women, proposes an evolved vision of #gender-responsive procurement (#GRP) that leaves no one behind and creates outcomes for gender equality and women’s empowerment, not only opportunities. Starting from the “buy from women-owned” approach, which seeks to offer equal opportunities for women’s enterprises to access markets, the brief then takes a step forward to consider the potential to leverage gender-responsive procurement for expanded benefits to all women in value chains as a means to address gender inequality. #leavenoonebehind #genderequality #genderequity #womenenterpreneurship #womeninvaluechain SheSupplies Solvoz #genderresponsiveprocurement

Are you interested to become one of the founding partners? Is your #NGO interested to learn more? Are you as a donor interested to drive change towards #genderequality, #genderequity and closing the #gendergap? We are looking forward hearing from you! #sustainabledevelopmentgoals #genderequity #genderequality #genderresponsiveprocurement #procurement SheSupplies Solvoz

?? On #ResourceTuesday we highlight this week the report "The Business Case for Global Supplier Diversity and Inclusion" of WEConnect International. ?? https://lnkd.in/dspEWWGd With this #report, you can explore the diversity of approaches and the #diversity of reasons why corporations want to build more inclusive global value chains. You’ll also discover the critical contributions of women and other #underutilised #suppliers that add to corporate success. #genderequality #genderequity #womenenterpreneurship #womeninvaluechain SheSupplies Solvoz #genderresponsiveprocurement