The Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) is the largest third-party certifier of businesses owned, controlled, and operated by women in the United States. WBENC, a national 501(c)(3) non-profit, partners with 14 Regional Partner Organizations to provide its world class standard of certification to women-owned businesses throughout the country. WBENC is also the nation's leading advocate of women-owned businesses as suppliers to America's corporations. For more information, please visit: www.WBENC.org.
WEConnect International is a corporate driven global non-profit that facilitates sustainable economic growth by increasing opportunities for women-owned businesses to succeed in new markets. WEConnect International identifies, educates, registers, and certifies women's business enterprises based outside of the U.S. that are at least 51% owned, managed, and controlled by one or more women, and then connects them with multinational buyers. For more information, please visit: www.WEConnectInternational.org.
About Walmart’s Global Women’s Economic Empowerment Initiative
In September 2011, Walmart announced its global Women’s Economic Empowerment Initiative. The program’s key goals were formed through conversations with leaders from government, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), philanthropic groups and academia and include increasing sourcing from women-owned businesses, empowering nearly 1 million women through training, and promoting diversity and inclusion representation within our merchandise and professional services suppliers. In addition to these key focus areas, Walmart will support its Women’s Economic Empowerment Initiative with more than $100 million in grants from the Walmart Foundation and donations directly from Walmart’s international businesses to drive progress against its goals.
About Walmart’s Global Women’s Economic Empowerment Initiative
In September 2011, Walmart announced its global Women's Economic Empowerment Initiative. The program’s key goals were formed through conversations with leaders from government, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), philanthropic groups and academia and include increasing sourcing from women-owned businesses, empowering nearly 1 million women through training, and promoting diversity and inclusion representation within their merchandise and professional services suppliers. In addition to these key focus areas, Walmart will support its Women’s Economic Empowerment Initiative with more than $100 million in grants from the Walmart Foundation and donations directly from Walmart’s international businesses to drive progress against its goals.
About Walmart’s Global Women’s Economic Empowerment Initiative
In September 2011, Walmart announced its global Women’s Economic Empowerment Initiative. The program’s key goals were formed through conversations with leaders from government, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), philanthropic groups and academia and include increasing sourcing from women-owned businesses, empowering nearly 1 million women through training, and promoting diversity and inclusion representation within our merchandise and professional services suppliers. In addition to these key focus areas, Walmart will support its Women’s Economic Empowerment Initiative with more than $100 million in grants from the Walmart Foundation and donations directly from Walmart’s international businesses to drive progress against its goa