Have you chosen your candidate for the Female Leadership Award yet? Click on the link to vote: https://biblioteca.cebds.org/premio-lideranca-feminina-2019
Now that the nomination phase has ended, people can now mobilize to choose the female leader spontaneously nominated by the public for the 2019 CEBDS Female Leadership Award. In its third edition, the vote can be made until 11:59 p.m. on August 30, and the results will be announced on September 5, during the CEBDS Vision 2050 Seminar: The Future is Made Now, in São Paulo. Each person will only be able to vote once.
In total, 32 candidates were nominated by the public for the category. In addition to the Popular Vote category, three other categories include representatives from the private sector, government and third sector: Associated Companies, New Leaders Initiative and Social Project. The first two categories will be judged by a jury composed of notable women in their fields, including the executive director of the Climate and Society Institute, Ana Toni; the director of the Instituto Identidades do Brasil (ID_BR), Luana Génot; the former Minister of the Environment and Senior Fellow for Sustainability, Climate Change and Agriculture at CEBRI, Izabella Teixeira; Anielle Guedes, from Urban 3D; and Ana Bavon, from Business for People.
The initiative is from CEBDS, which represents 60 of the largest business groups in the country and promotes environmental and social sustainability. The award aims to boost Brazil's achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5, which aims to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls by 2030.
Women's Leadership Award recognizes women working for sustainable development
— The Women’s Leadership Award aims to promote the achievement of SDG 5 in Brazil, which aims to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls by 2030. After all, according to data from the Women in Business 2019 survey, women occupy only 29% of senior positions in companies. And to turn the game around and encourage them to show their full potential, there is nothing better than recognizing positive initiatives led by women. There has already been progress in organizations, but real changes in leadership positions have been very slow. And the proposal is to accelerate this process. This is the third edition of the award and we want it to gain more and more strength each year, until it is no longer necessary — says Marina Grossi, president of CEBDS.
About CEBDS
Founded in 1997 by a group of major Brazilian businessmen, CEBDS (Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development)) is a non-profit civil association that promotes sustainable development through partnerships with governments and civil society, in addition to disseminating the most current concepts and practices on the subject. The Council brings together around 60 of the largest business groups in the country, with revenues equivalent to 40% of the GDP, and responsible for more than 1 million direct jobs. The Council is the representative in Brazil of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) network, and operates through six Thematic Chambers (forums) that bring together representatives of associated companies to build and develop projects related to Sustainability themes: Water, Biodiversity, Climate, Social Impact and Finance.
