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ILO Global Business and Disability Network
20 March 2020
MissionSupports companies in making their employment policies and practices inclusive of persons with disabilities
around the world
A network for companies, by companies
24 multinational enterprises
32 national & 1 regional business
and disability networks
9 supporting non-business organizations
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A network for companies, by companies
24 multinational enterprises
32 national & 1 regional business
and disability networks
9 supporting non-business organizations
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A network for companies, by companies
23 multinational enterprises
32 national & 1 regional business
and disability networks
9 supporting non-business organizations
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Governance structure
Annually rotating Chair & Vice-Chair
Steering Committee
Multinational enterprises (Accenture, AccorHotels, Adecco Group, IBM, L'Oréal (Vice-Chair 2020),
MSD/Merck, Repsol (Chair 2020), Sodexo)
International Disability Alliance
National business and disability network (The Employers' Federation of Ceylon’s Network on Disability, Sri
Lanka)
Technical Secretariat hosted by ILO
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Generate cutting-edge knowledge
Four concrete benefits of membership
Access country-specific business
and disability insights
Showcase your disability inclusion work
Learn from and share with other global leaders
Learn from and share with other global leaders
Conferences and seminars, e.g.
“Making the Future of Work inclusive of persons with disabilities” (Nov 2019)
Annual global conferences
Regional conferences, e.g. Southern Africa (July 2017), Latin America (Sept 2017), North America (June 2018)
Webinars, e.g.
“Disability inclusion in COVID-19 responses in the World of Work” (March 2020)
“Globalising employee resource groups on disability” (May 2019)
“Disability data for business change” (Oct 2018)
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Access country-specific business and disability insights
Promotion of national business and disability networks
Regional conferences for exchange among national networks
Establishment of networks in India (Jan 2019), Paraguay (July 2019), Philippines (Jan 2020), Kenya (2020)
Country-specific profiles for companies on disability
Relevant legislation, including quota systems
Relevant organizations, including international NGOs
National Business and Disability Networks or initiatives
Local presence of GBDN company members
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Generate cutting-edge knowledge
Guides and publications
Making the Future of Work inclusive of persons with disabilities (2019)
National Business and Disability Networks – Principles & Guidelines (2017)
Report on mental health at work (2016)
Work streams in 2020
Initial recruitment of workers with disabilities
Digital accessibility
Neurodiversity
Global company policies and practices on workplace adjustments
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Generate cutting-edge knowledge
Model self-assessment tool, based on the 10 principles of the GBDN Charter
23 multiple choice questions
Tool can be adapted to the particular circumstances of a company and/or national context
If used online, an automatically generated file indicates areas for improving company’s disability inclusion
policies and practices
Resources to address gaps in policies and practices are provided
Global companies can collect the answers from their subsidiaries and undertake an internal benchmarking
exercise
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Showcase your disability inclusion work
Global and regional events
Website businessanddisability.org
GBDN bi-monthly newsletter in English and Spanish
LinkedIn page of the GBDN
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