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» The world bands together topromote gender equality withnew Global Goals

» Amina Mohammed of Nigeriahelps drive the global agenda

» The tradition of the TupperwareBrands’ Fountain Ceremony

October 2015

Last month the world committed to a new and ambitious future when the $12 Trillion

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Last month the world committed to a new and ambitious future when theUnited Nations officially ratified the Sustainable Development Goals (alsoknown as SDGs or Global Goals). Replacing the Millennium DevelopmentGoals, the SDGs shape the global policy agenda until 2030 through aseries of seventeen goals and 169 corresponding targets. These goalsrange from ending poverty to conserving the ocean to buildingsustainable industrialization.

Global Goal #5 aims to achieve full universal gender equality andempowerment for all women and girls. The targets for this goal includeending all forms of discrimination, violence and exploitation based ongender; achieving gender parity in political decision-making; andensuring women have equal rights to economic and technologicalresources, among other important initiatives.

It might have crossed your mind already, but it’s worth pointing it outdirectly: the Global Goals will not be achieved without a universalcommitment to gender equality, because women’s rights intersect with allaspects of the global policy agenda. In fact, the UN Secretary-GeneralBan Ki-moon declared as much at the Global Leaders’ Meeting onGender Equality and Women’s Empowerment last month, asserting, “Wecannot achieve our 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development withoutfull and equal rights for half of the world’s population, in law and inpractice.”

The Secretary-General is joined by a chorus of voices advocating forwomen’s rights. The Executive Director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, published an op-ed in The Huffington Post, concluding, “Withoutgender equality and a full role for women in society, in the economy, ingovernance, we will not be able to achieve the world we hoped for.”

While the UN was working hard to ratify the SDGs, we witnessed a majormilestone anniversary in the 20th commemoration of the BeijingConference, in which the Beijing Declaration was adopted to promoteinternational gender equality. To commemorate the day, 80 heads ofstate gathered and, one by one, took the stage to publicly announcetheir commitment to advancing the status of women both nationally andinternationally. President Michael D. Higgins of Ireland called genderinequality “the most persistent and prevalent form of human rightsviolation.” President Raul Castro of Cuba declared that the participationof women in society is necessary for “an equitable and just international

$12 Trillion

would be added to global GDP by2025 if every country matched the

gender parity of the fastest-improving country in its region

95%+of international agreements made at

the UN since 1995 have includedaspects of gender equality

1/5 of parliamentarians around the

world are women

90%of 173 countries surveyed by theWorld Bank have legislation that

impedes women’s economicparticipation

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of women in society is necessary for “an equitable and just internationalorder that eradicates poverty and hunger and puts an end to conflict,prioritizes human beings over capital and preserves the environment.”Meanwhile, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany reminded thegathering that, "Signals are good, actions are better."

Celebrities are getting in on the action too. Bollywood stars bandedtogether to promote Global Goal 5, by releasing a series of short videosthat present an alternate reality in which gender roles are reversed. Thefour-part “A Man’s World,” features actors such as Gaurav Pandey, KalkiKoechlin and Richa Chadda, and explores issues ranging from workplaceharassment to dowries to sexual violence. In doing so, the actors presenta strong case for the need for women’s empowerment in a country thathas recently come under heavy scrutiny for gender inequality.

The United Nations Foundation also recently announced singer JenniferLopez as the first Global Advocate for Women and Girls. In this role,Lopez is expected to mobilize action against the barriers facing womenand girls around the world, as a part of the UN Secretary-General’sEvery Woman, Every Child initiative. And during the Global CitizenFestival held in New York City, a number of international figures spokeout for gender equality, including Malala Yousafzai, First Lady MichelleObama, Beyoncé, Maya Angelou and Ronda Rousey.

Admittedly, we have a long way to go before we achieve universalgender equality; however, the Global Goals provide an importantopportunity to advance the status of women and girls around the world.

HELP US MAKE WAVES – A CALL FOR IDEAS!

Thanks for reading our monthly newsletter! Now, we’re turning the tablesto ask you to share your thoughts back with us.

In the next issue, we’ll be shining a light on the role of men in thewomen’s empowerment movement. Are there any male leaders standingup for women’s rights who you admire? Or is there an example you’d liketo share? We’ll be featuring some of your answers in the next issue.Send your answer to WMW@tupperware.com!

Amina Mohammed, UN Special

Adviser (photo via

@AMB_A_Mohammed)

Amina Mohammed is the UnitedNational Secretary General’sSpecial Adviser on Post-2015 Development Planning,playing a key role in the creation ofthe Global Goals. Mohammedpreviously served as the SeniorSpecial Assistant to the Presidentof Nigeria – her home country –under three differentadministrations and as thecoordinator of the Task Force onGender and Education for theUN’s Millennium Project from 2002to 2005. In a recent interview withGreenBiz, Mohammed spokecandidly about the critical role thebusiness community will need to

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Research finds women are underrepresented atevery corporate level

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Facebook COO addresses the role of women in the businessworld

In an essay publishedearlier this month, SherylSandberg, the COO ofFacebook and author ofLean In, announcedfindings of a new studyconducted by McKinseyand her organization,LeanIn.org. “Women inthe Workplace 2015”analyzed data from 118U.S. companies and30,000 employees inorder to examine genderinequality in thecorporate world. Theresearchers found thatwomen are

underrepresented at every corporate level—a result of facing morebarriers to advancement than their male counterparts. As a solution,Sandberg is calling for increased transparency, training and mentorship.(via Wall Street Journal)

Nobel Prizes awarded to women in medicine, literature

business community will need toplay to advance the Global Goalsover the next 15 years: “We've hadengagement that has surprised us,that has gone further thanwe expected beyond theconversation on corporate socialresponsibility to really looking atcompanies’business models.”(via GreenBiz)

Business-led coalition works toadvance SDGs through employeevolunteerism

Companies commit to

corporate volunteer programs

with IMPACT 2030

Earlier this month, fourteen globalcorporations came together toestablish IMPACT 2030, a

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This month, Tu Youyou, a researcher at the Academy of TraditionalChinese Medicine in Beijing, earned a Nobel Prize in medicine for makinga groundbreaking discovery that led to a cure for drug-resistant malaria.The discovery is particularly notable for the way Tu employed tactics oftraditional Chinese medicine to inform her research, ultimately using thetext of a 1,600 year old recipe to develop her artemisinin-based cure.Meanwhile, the Nobel Prize in literature was awarded to SvetlanaAlexievich from Belarus, to recognize her powerful writings on femaleRussian soldiers during WWII and the consequences of the Chernobylnuclear accident. Alexievich is the first nonfiction writer to win the award inover half a century. Tu and Alexievich are the 48th and 49th women toreceive a Nobel Prize since the award’s inception – compared to 825 men.(via Bustle, Fortune)

Women crowdsource product donations for female refugees

Refugees need to travel lightly whenthey flee for their lives. Often womenrefugees carry as little as medication,baby supplies and personal documents.As a result, it is common for thesewomen to lack access to basic but vitalfeminine care products, like pads andtampons. Three women from Essex,England used their previous experienceproviding sanitary and menstrualproducts to homeless women to build acrowdfunding campaign that wouldprovide the same products to womenrefugees. After issuing a call to action intheir hometown, the trio was able todonate 3,000 feminine care productsand three new tents to women living in arefugee camp in Calais. (via Ms. blog)

establish IMPACT 2030, acommitment to involve corporatevolunteers in the missions set forthby the SDGs. Driving IMPACT 2030is the belief that companies are auniquely valuable resource that canbe leveraged to global challenges.This is the first time a coalition ofcompanies has united tocollaborate via employeevolunteering in response to theGlobal Goals. Since the launch ofthe initiative, the number ofbusinesses involved has expandedbeyond the original fourteen andincludes Google, Ritz-Carlton,Johnson & Johnson, Bank ofAmerica and many others. (via JustMeans)

More companies are recognizinggender equality means a safersupply chain

It’s no secret that women workingin supply chains—such as garmentworkers and farmers—often faceunfair labor practices because oftheir gender. Pax WorldManagement’s CEO Joe Keefe iscommitted to diminishing thesepractices by improving the conditionof women laborers around theworld. The recipient of the UN’sWomen’s Empowerment Principles

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Crowdsourcing for women

refugees

Tupperware Austria sales force members attend

the Fountain Ceremony

Tupperware Brands’ Fountain Ceremony tradition continuesWhen the Gaylin OlsonFriendship Fountain infront of the Orlando,Florida TupperwareBrands headquarters wasdedicated over 40 yearsago, we poured in waterfrom all the Tupperwarecountries around theworld, in a gesture offriendship, unity and theshared passion forchanging lives. Thisgesture ultimately becamea tradition that continuestoday each time adelegation of visitingsales force memberscomes to ourheadquarters.

Every time we host the visit of another Tupperware market, all associatesfrom the Orlando office greet them in front of the fountain, welcomingthem with their national flag. In a special ceremony, they then add waterfrom their country to the fountain--like it was done at the fountain's

Leadership Award, Keefe workswith investors to direct theirinvestments toward businessesthat promote gender parity. Workingin partnership with Ellevate AssetManagement, Keefe launched thismonth the Ellevate GlobalWomen’s Index Fund, the firstmutual fund in the US that focusesentirely on investing in the highest-rated companies empoweringwomen across the globe. (viaGreenBiz)

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Sales force members toss coins into the fountain

from their country to the fountain--like it was done at the fountain'sdedication--in order to celebrate their success and encourage futuregrowth. We also invite each one to collect a sample of water from thefountain to take home with them as a reminder of their achievement andwhat it means to belong to the Tupperware Brands family. Finally, salesforce members are then given a bronze coin and are asked to turn theirback to the fountain and toss the coin into the water while making aspecial wish. The ceremony is usually a very emotional and memorablemoment for our sales force after having worked hard to earn thepossibility to participate in this rewarding experience.Our most recent FountainCeremony took place onOctober 20, 2015 with275 representativesattending on behalf ofTupperware Austria. Theirtrip to Orlando and theheadquarters wasorganized to celebrate the50th birthday ofTupperware Austria!

TUPPERWARE WOMEN OF THE MONTH

Our women of the month for October is Uruguay’s Ximena Varón. Ximenais Social Responsibility Manager for Nuvo and Tupperware Uruguay.Read on to see how she makes health and well-being a top priority.

1. Ensuring good healthand well-being is numberthree on the UN’s list of

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Ximena Varón

three on the UN’s list of17 sustainabledevelopment goals—making this issue a topglobal priority. How areyou working to advancethis goal at Tupperwarethrough your work withlocal schools inpromoting healtheducation?

In Tupperware Uruguay weare convinced that workingwith new generations is ourfuture. Children have theability to absorb all of thenew habits that we teachthem. Uruguay has a largenumber of children suffering

from obesity, and because of that, we try to help to improve this situation asa company.Through the work we do at local schools, we get to influence childrenexperimenting with food and learning how to cook. By working with schools,we are in fact working with the whole community surrounding it, and throughthat process we’re able to spread Tupperware’s values.

2. Why is this work important to you?

I do believe that working with such relevant topics which have a direct impactin our community is also part of our role as a company. It allows us to reachdifferent groups, show ourselves as a global company and make adifference in the lives of women in our country.

3. What has been your favorite experience with helping othersthrough Tupperware?

One of the most enriching experiences I’ve ever had was when we workedwith the UN to organize a campaign to help women realize the importance of

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with the UN to organize a campaign to help women realize the importance oftheir rights. Mainly, about the right to work and be empowered by beingeconomically independent. We worked for a year and at a particular eventto award the best Tupperware sales, one women came to me and whispered“Thanks for helping me realize how much I could reach.” That night, I felt that all of our work was worth it. It’s like the starfish moralstory. You might not rescue them all by returning them from the shore to thesea, but if you can do it with one, the world has already become a betterplace.

4. When you think about a “sustainable future,” what does that looklike to you within the walls of Tupperware Brands? Outside ofTupperware’s walls?

It’s important to meet the needs of our present generation withoutcompromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Toachieve this goal, we need personal and institutional commitments, wherecitizens, companies and governments can work together.Within Tupperware, we intend to be involved with the development of theSDGs by taking a committed and active role.

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