Objectives
- Integrate studies and best practices into collective actions and common guidelines in order to improve the performance of corporate diversity and inclusion actions of member companies.
- Strengthening member companies’ restructuring processes and practices with the objective of limiting risks of long-term unemployment and preventing disproportionate negative externalities on certain categories of employees within the company and at a larger scale the local communities.
- Collectively develop and deploy digital inclusion initiatives to innovate and support the development of basic, intermediate, and technical skills with the objective of contributing to bridging the digital divide.
Workstreams & WG leads
- Resourcing companies with tools to improve Diversity & Inclusion practices with an initial focus on Ethnic Diversity.
- Ensuring responsible transformations through practical guidelines that promote social dialogue and inclusive actions.
Deliverables
Building an Inclusive Recovery : the B4IG coalition’s roadmap
This position paper clarifies the ambitions of the B4IG coalition through a roadmap built in collaboration with the member companies to advance Inclusive Growth. It covers key areas of action
To Recovery & Beyond: Building an Equitable and Inclusive Future of Work
This position paper clarifies the ambitions of the B4IG coalition through a roadmap built in collaboration with the member companies to advance Inclusive Growth. It has been prepared by the
Incubator Projects
B4IG Incubator – La Passerelle
Sodexo is setting up a multi-purpose facility to support social inclusion and improve employability in an underprivileged neighborhood. The Parisian suburb of
B4IG Incubator – The Industry Academy
The Industry Academy offers an industrial vocational training program that aims at improving the employability of long-term unemployed people. The initiative onboards
B4IG Incubator – Equality in Vocational Training
Facilitating the transition from school to employment for underprivileged youth! Every year, around 300 000 young people in Germany, who leave school
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B4IG publishes Key Learnings from its work cycle on Living Wage
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Business for Inclusive Growth (B4IG) Board Meeting
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