Small businesses and AI: Accelerating innovation and inclusion

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Highly confident, women entrepreneurs still face systemic barriers

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How data and AI can drive change: 4 ways forward

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Unlocking the power of small businesses to drive climate-smart inclusive growth

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Women are often at risk of being left behind unless a gender intentional and intersectional approach is taken to support closing the gender gap in financial inclusion. 

BSR's HERproject® is now RISE: Reimagining Industry to Support Equality, an initiative to support collaborative industry action at scale to advance gender equality in global garment, footwear and home textiles supply chains.RISE brings together the four largest women’s empowerment programs in the apparel industry—from&nbsp;BSR’s HERproject,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gapinc.com/en-us/values/sustainability/empowering-women/p-a-c-e-and-empower@work" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gap Inc. P.A.C.E</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.care.org/work/womens-empowerment/dignified-work" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CARE International</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="https://betterwork.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Better Work</a>—to build from proven approaches, scale impact and improve efficiency.This unified approach makes it easier and more efficient for industry and wider stakeholders to drive accelerated and lasting impact on gender equality.

RISE

BSR's HERproject® is now RISE: Reimagining Industry to Support Equality, an initiative to support collaborative industry action at scale to advance gender equality in global garment, footwear and home textiles supply chains.

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Asia Pacific

Egypt's garment sector: Benefits for workers and business

Digital transformation

North America

Middle East & Africa

Europe

Latin American & Caribbean

Global

AI for social impact

Climate change

Data for good

Economic development

Financial health

Financial inclusion

Gender equity

Global development

Public-private partnerships

Small business