ANNUAL
REPORT
2018
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GLOBAL BUSINESS
&
DISABILITY NETWORK
The ILO Global Business and Disability Network (GBDN) is a unique employer-led initiative that works to promote the inclusion of people with disabilities in workplaces around the world. Our members include multinational enterprises, national business and disability networks, and international not-for-profit and disabled people’s organisations. Through their work, our members demonstrate the clear business benefits of employing people with disabilities and highlight the valuable contributions they bring workplaces of all kinds.
In 2015, the GBDN introduced its Charter which commits the company signatories to support its 10 principles which provide a framework towards full disability inclusion. The Charter is the core document of the GBDN and it serves as a map to guide the companies to reach both business success and equal opportunity and inclusion for persons with disabilities in the workplace.
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NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS
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NATIONAL BUSINESS AND DISABILITY NETWORKS
Austrian DisAbility Business Forum
Chile - Red de Empresas Inclusivas
China Chapter of the ILO Global Business and Disability Network
NATIONAL BUSINESS AND DISABILITY NETWORKS
- Australian Network on Disability
- Bangladesh Business and Disability Network (BBDN)
- Brazil - Rede Empresarial de Inclusão Social
- Canadian Business SenseAbility
- Costa Rica - Red de Empresas Inclusivas
- Egyptian Business and Disability Network
- El Salvador - Círculo de Empresas Inclusivas
- Ethiopian Business and Disability Network
- India Business Disability Network (IBDN)
- Indonesia Business and Disability Network (IBDN)
- Latin America - Red Iberoamericana de Empresas Inclusivas
- Mauritius - Business Mauritius
- Mexico - Movimiento Congruencia
- New Zealand - BusinessNZ
- Peru - Red Peruana de Empresas y Discapacidad
- Poland - Come CloSeR to Disability Task Force
- Saudi Arabia - Qaderoon Business and Disability Network
- South African Employers for Disability (SAE4D)
- South African Employers for Disability
- Spain - Foro Inserta Responsable (FIR)
- Sri Lanka - Network on Disability, Employers’ Federation of Ceylon
- United Kingdom - Business Disability Forum
- United States - National Business & Disability Council (NBDC)
- Uruguay - DERES
- Vietnam – Blue Ribbon Employer Council
- Zambia Business and Disability Network (ZBDN)
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COMPANIES
MEMBERS THAT JOINED BEFORE 2018
COMPANIES
NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS
MEMBERS
Members who joined in 2018
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TESTIMONIES OF SOME OF GBDN'S MEMBER COMPANIES AND ORGANISATIONS
COMMUNICATION TOOLS
6 GBDN NEWSLETTER ISSUES IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH TO SHOWCASE THE VARIETY OF GBDN MEMBERS ACTIVITIES IN 2018
- English GBDN newsletter subscriber base increased by 67% (from 530 to 887 subscribers)
- Spanish GBDN newsletter subscriber base increased by 42% (from 178 to 254 subscribers)
INCREASED SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE
Number of followers of the GBDN page increased by 114%
Number of views of the GBDN playlist increased by 27%
NEW GBDN WEBSITE
The website includes:
Charter-based self-assessment tool
Knowledge platform on mental health
The website is compliant with level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0
EVENTS
WEBINARS
RELEVANT ILO TOOLS
Translations into French, Spanish, Portuguese and Arabic of the joint ILO/UN Global Compact "Guide for business on the rights of persons with disabilities"
SETTING THE AGENDA FOR A BRIGHT 2019
Supporting National Business and Disability Networks:
- Launch of India Business Disability Network, in collaboration with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the Employers’ Federation of India (EFI)
- Promote the establishment of a Kenya Business and Disability Network as well as networks in other countries
- Increase support to existing national business and disability networks
Major initiatives/partnerships 2019
- Publication on the Future of Work for persons with disabilities, in collaboration with Disability Hub Europe (DHub)
- Valuable500 campaign
- Annual GBDN conference, aligned with the ILO’s centenary year celebrations
- Business Disability Forum’s global taskforce