VANITY GROUP BECOMES SIGNATORY TO THE UN WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT PRINCIPLES

VANITY GROUP has proudly become a signatory to the United Nations Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs),reinforcing its commitment to promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment across the workplace, community, and hospitality industry.

The WEPs provide businesses with a framework for advancing gender equality and empowering women in the workplace, marketplace, and broader community. Developed by the UN Global Compact and UN Women, these principles are based on international labour and human rights standards, emphasising that businesses have both a role in and responsibility for promoting gender equality and empowering women.

By signing onto the WEPs, VANITY GROUP aligns itself with the gender equality targets outlined in the United Nations 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals. This commitment will be reflected throughout the entire organisation, as VANITYGROUP works collaboratively within multistakeholder networks to drive business practices that empower women, enabling them to thrive and achieve their full potential.

VANITY GROUP CEO, PaulTsalikis, who has been surrounded by strong, influential women since thebusiness was founded, shared his thoughts:

“At VANITY GROUP, empoweringwomen and championing gender equality is in our DNA. It sparks positive socialchange and unites our team.

I am a firm believer in creativity, innovation, and progress being fuelled by genuine collaboration, diversity, and inclusion. Gender parity isn't just important to us; it's essential. It brings unique perspectives and passion to everything we do.”
— Paul Tsalikis, CEO, VANITY GROUP.

“Females are formidableleaders. Yet often, our career paths don’t follow the same lineage as our malecounterparts. It’s imperative to create leadership pathways and tailoreddevelopment plans for our women in the workforce, and forge a culture that breedsinclusivity, heroes creativity and empowers the next generation ofchangemakers.”
— Naomi Rheinberger, Vice President - Sales & Marketing, VANITY GROUP.

Signing these principles builds on VANITY GROUP’s existing global presence and equality initiatives. As part of key initiatives like the ‘Welcome Here Project,’ which celebrates and embraces LGBTQIA+ diversity in the workplace, VANITY GROUP ensures that inclusivity remains central to its values, benefitting its diverse customer base, community, and business.

The Seven WEPs Principles:

  1. Establish high-level corporate leadership for gender equality
  2. Treat all women and men fairly at work – respect and support human rights and non-discrimination
  3. Ensure the health, safety, and well-being of all women and men workers
  4. Promote education, training, and professional development for women
  5. Implement enterprise development, supply chain, and marketing practices that empower women
  6. Promote equality through community initiatives and advocacy
  7. Measure and publicly report on progress to achieve gender equality

‍

Learn more at the UN Global Compact website, here.