ILO Global Business and Disability Network

Newsletter March 2024

08/03/2024

 
 
 

ILO GBDN News

ILO Global Business and Disability Network
 
March 2024
 
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Easy-to-read version: Making the green transition inclusive for persons with disabilities
 
Fundación ONCE and the ILO Global Business and Disability Network published an easy-to-read version of the 2023 publication "Making the green transition inclusive for persons with disabilities" which takes a closer look at the transition to a greener world of work and how it affects opportunities and challenges for the inclusion of persons with disabilities.
 
UN Global Compact & the ILO GBDN : A powerful partnership to drive disability inclusion in business – globally and locally
 
The collaboration between the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) and the ILO GBDN spans over a decade and continues to grow stronger.
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Two international NGOs join the GBDN
 
The Sustainable Hospitality Alliance joins the ILO GBDN. The Sustainable Hospitality Alliance creates initiatives and partners with other organisations to promote disability inclusion in the hospitality sector.  ShareQ provides support to companies that want to recruit persons with disabilities and improve their inclusion, as well as helping persons with disabilities find job opportunities. 
A dynamic working space at Orange, with several tables and chairs and a couch area. There is also a coffee and water counter for employees
 
Inclusive sound environments at Orange
 
Workspace management at Orange now integrates disabilities in the conception of work environments to ensure that the needs of all employees are taken into account. This creates more inclusive work environments for persons with disabilities. Three different sound environments were created, which is inclusive to different sensorial needs: quiet and calm; confidential; and dynamic and lively.