25% of
participants secured business opportunities with P&G and its partners
through the holistic ‘Women Business Empowerment program’ organized with
partner ‘WeConnect’
Procter
& Gamble (P&G) has committed itself to sourcing US$30 million from
women-owned businesses across India over the next three years
Mumbai,
June 12, 2018: Procter & Gamble (P&G) India along with its partner
WEConnect International recently concluded the Women Business Empowerment
Program in India. 20 women entrepreneurs, who were selected via an application
process graduated from the four-week program aimed at developing capability of
women entrepreneurs. As part of the program, P&G conducted training and
workshops with real-time case studies covering various aspects of building a
sustainable business including professional skills like consumer engagement,
digital marketing, legal and tax system, effective communication etc. Taking
this a step further, the holistic program also provided women entrepreneurs
access to business opportunities with P&G and its partners. Through the
holistic Women Business Empowerment program, 25% of participants secured
business opportunities with P&G and its partners.
The
training sessions and workshops were mentored by senior leaders from P&G
and prominent women leaders and entrepreneurs from across industries including
Richa Arora, COO, Consumer Business, TATA Chemicals; Simran Hoon, Executive
Vice President – Viacom18; Poorvi Chothani, Founding and Managing Partner,
LawQuest; Prof. Vineeta Dwivedi from SP Jain Institute of Management and
Research (SPJIMR); Richa Pai, FMCG Merchandising head, Aditya Birla Retail
Limited; Aarti Bindra, Managing Director, ACPL Systems Pvt Ltd.; Kalpana
Anantraman, CEO, Avion Systems and Gauri Sawant, transgender activist and
Managing Trustee, Sai Savli Foundation and Founder ‘Aaji Cha Ghar’.
Procter
& Gamble (P&G) India has committed itself to sourcing US$30 million
from women-owned businesses across India over the next three years. This
initiative to support women entrepreneurs is built on P&G’s global
commitment to promote greater gender equality in line with the United Nation’s
Sustainable Development Goals.
Madhusudan
Gopalan, CEO, P&G India Sub Continent said, “We are delighted to
conclude the first edition of the Women Business Empowerment program (WBEP).
Through this initiative, we conceived a holistic capability platform which will
help women entrepreneurs build their businesses sustainably. This initiative is
in line with our global commitment to empower women-owned businesses which is
an important aspect of our citizenship efforts. We are committed to source
US$30 million from women-owned businesses across India over the next three
years. Through this commitment, we believe, we will not only be able to
stimulate economic growth but also bring about a social change via empowering
women entrepreneurs.”
Gender
Equality is a priority focus area of P&G’s Citizenship efforts. P&G has
been steadily working to improve gender equality by leveraging its unique
strengths in partnership and collaboration with industry stakeholders. P&G
has also announced a series of measures designed to support a push towards
gender equality across the Indian Subcontinent, Middle East and Africa region
and the recent initiative in India is another strong statement in that
direction.
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