📅 5 March 2024
Washington, D.C., USA & Virtual
During this event, the World Bank will discuss the important role of procurement in promoting gender equality and economic empowerment for women.
The forum will serve as a platform to discuss procurement’s impact on gender equality, share the WBG’s achievements in surpassing its target of doubling corporate procurement from women-owned businesses, and set forth the 2030 goals for the supplier diversity & inclusion program.
Participants will hear from experts on strategies for strengthening private-sector partnerships and fostering collective action with international peers to enhance the participation of women-owned and diverse suppliers in procurement processes.