– This is the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEP), an initiative promoted globally since 2010, which was recently signed by the company’s general manager.
– This new milestone is in line with other measures that Blumar has promoted in the matter, such as the creation of the Executive Committee for Gender Equality.
As part of the commitment assumed by Blumar in terms of gender equality, the fishing and salmon company has promoted initiatives such as the creation of the Executive Committee for Gender Equality, as well as regional working groups, to advance in a concrete and traceable way.
Along these lines, the company incorporated the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEP) into the work carried out by the committee. This is a project led by the Global Compact and UNO Women, which allows for a constant evaluation of the gaps between men and women.
The seven principles contained in the project have to do with promoting equitable treatment, promoting the professional development of women, evaluating and spreading the progress made, and promoting gender equality from senior management, among others.
“Gender equity is part of our people strategy. Incorporating WEPs allows us to challenge our roadmap with a world-standard methodology, which makes us very happy and proud,” commented Blumar general manager, Gerardo Balbontín.
The company’s People Deputy Manager, Natalia Alfaro, stated that the incorporation of WEPs implies “accessing different tools and learning programs to promote the implementation of these principles, in line with other guidelines that we have adopted.”
In this sense, he highlighted the Target Gender Equality program, which seeks to accelerate the representation and leadership of women in companies participating in the United Nations Global Pact.
The person in charge of relations with the private sector at UNO Women, Paz García, indicated that “Blumar’s commitment to the Women’s Empowerment Principles is a reflection of how the private sector can contribute to close gender gaps and contribute to the advance on the sustainable development agenda, to which we have subscribed as a country.”
For her part, the executive director of Global Compact Chile, Margarita Ducci, stated that “I know closely the process that Blumar has carried out in gender equality, with important steps and a very enriching and productive internal dialogue, which has been developing over time.”
“Participation in the Global Compact’s Target Gender Equality (TGE) program, as well as the sign of the WEPs, are the culmination of this stage, but the path continues, although there are many aspects already achieved, such as full conviction from the highest level of leadership, that is, the board of directors, general management and the Gender Committee.”
