International Women’s Day: Nestlé continues to empower women

Nestlé is committed to enhancing gender balance in its workforce, and to empowering women across its value chain. This commitment was highlighted by Mauricio Alarcon, managing director of Nestlé Nigeria, in a keynote at the International Women’s Day talk in Lagos.
The company’s efforts to drive gender balance and women empowerment tie in with this year’s UN International Women’s Day theme “Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50-50 by 2030,” which focuses on rallying support to change the world of work into a more gender inclusive environment.
In 2016, Nestlé launched the Diversity and Inclusion Framework, which encompasses all aspects of diversity. Gender balance remains the main focus of the company, but is complemented by other areas such as striving to create a cross-generational and multicultural environment.
This year, Nestlé Central and West Africa Region (CWAR) is driving the theme ‘Leading Together – women and men of all generations,’ which brings women and men together to discuss how Nestlé can accelerate its Diversity and Inclusion journey across all countries in the region, including Nigeria.
Women empowerment conferences and workshops were organised across the region. In Nigeria, the team hosted a talk with three panellists: Funmi Victor-Okigbo, Chioma Omeruah (Chigurl) and Adefunke Adeyemi, who inspired women to be intentional about their lives, get organised, learn to understand themselves, own their career aspirations and blend every area of their lives to create the life they desire.
The discussions built on Alarcon’s call on the women to be involved in creating a more gender-balanced environment in Nestlé Nigeria