Nestlé Pakistan signs WEP

LAHORE: Nestlé Pakistan signed the CEO statement of support for the women empowerment principles (WEPs), signaling the support for gender equality and the guidance provided by the principles, a statement said on Tuesday.

The event was organised with the facilitation of UN Women. WEP is a set of considerations to help businesses, like Nestlé, achieve key elements, which are imperative to ensure gender equality at workplace, it added.Becoming a WEP signatory is part of Nestlé Pakistan’s commitment for the advancement of gender equality to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 5, the statement said. The organisation has several initiatives aligned with the principles. Nestlé launched the Lahore Chapter of the “Lean In” circle in 2016, it added.