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Acceleratg LGBTI Equaly through the Power of Bs LearshipThe Partnership for Global LGBTI Equaly (PGLE) is a aln of anizatns mted to leveragg their dividual and llective advocy to accelerate LGBTI equaly and cln the workplace and the broar muni which they operate. The Partnership is supported by the Office of the Uned Natns High Commissner for Human Rights and is operated llaboratn wh the World Enomic Challenge: Uneven Progrs LGBTI EqualyFifty years after the Stonewall rts New York Cy and the birth of the gay liberatn movement, discrimatn agast lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex people ntu to affect lns of people worldwi every day. Dpe recent landmark lgs advancg the protectn of LGBTI rights, there rema at least 69 untri where homosexualy is crimalized, very few untri legally regnize the inty of trans people and only a handful protect the rights of tersex people. Lookg at the workplace, only 77 untri have employment non-discrimatn laws that protect the rights of LGBTI workers. Abe, discrimatn and persecutn based on sexual orientatn and genr inty not only vlat universal basic human rights, also adversely impacts the long-term enomic prospects of dividuals, bs and untri. The timated global st of LGBTI discrimatn is USD100 billn per year. The Objective: Acceleratg Equaly and Social and Enomic Incln for LGBTI PeoplePGLE leverag the power of bs to promote a culture of rpect and equaly and take wir rponsibily not jt for the impact they have on their employe liv but also on the broar muni which they partners work together to:Operatnalize the five Uned Natns Standards of Conduct for Bs Tacklg Discrimatn Agast LGBTI People by providg tools and rourc for pani to advance and implement LGBTI cln globally (see here)Support mted bs lears through the World Enomic Fom acceleratg LGBTI workplace cln and promotg human rights for allShare bt practic and benchmarks to assist pani meetg their mments and rponsibili to global LGBTI equalyThe UN LGBTIQ+ Standards Gap Analysis ToolThe UN LGBTIQ+ Standards Gap Analysis Tool is a self-asssment and learng platform to help pani of all sectors and siz to operatnalize the Uned Natns Standards of Conduct for Bs: Tacklg Discrimatn Agast Lbian, Gay, Bi, Trans, and Intersex (LGBTI) People. Compani n intify their strengths, gaps and opportuni to improve their performance on LGBTIQ+ equaly the workplace. It was lnched September 2021 as a jot project by the Uned Natns Global Compact and the Office of the High Commissner for Human Rights wh support om the Partnership for Global LGBTI Equaly, llaboratn wh the World Enomic Fom and nsultatns wh over 15 LGBTIQ+ rights civil society anizatns reprentg all global regns. While many pani have one-off polici and programs to advance LGBTIQ+ equaly wh their pany, very few pani are takg advantage of the full spectm of ways which they n have posive impacts on LGBTIQ+ people and fend LGBTIQ+ rights. Completg the self-asssment will allow pani to learn bt practic on advancg LGBTIQ+ equaly om around the world, measure progrs over time, benchmark agast peers and dtry standards, and leverage rourc for ntuo improvement. By pletg the self-asssment, pani will also ntribute to the llectn of valuable data, which, ed at the aggregate level, n rm future programmatic work on LGBTIQ+ rights, and help intify diverse opportuni and challeng different untri of e the tool and plete the self-asssment, please create an acunt at History of the PartnershipThe Partnership was announced at the Fom’s Annual Meetg on January 22, 2019. The foundg members are leadg multatnal pani, notably Accenture, Boston Consultg Group, Cis, Delote, Dtsche Bank, Elman, EY, Masterrd, Microsoft, Procter & Gamble, PepsiCo, PwC, Salforce, Stiabank and The Co-Cola Uned Natns Standards of Conduct for Bs Tacklg Discrimatn Agast Lbian, Gay, Bi, Trans, and Intersex (LGBTI) People were issued by the former UN High Commissner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hse, on September 26, 2017 New York Cy:“The origal ia for velopg the Standards me om a panel discsn I was volved at the World Enomic Fom Annual Meetg Davos 2016. It was a turng pot a long-overdue nversatn among proment bs lears and activists about what practil measur pani n and should take to tackle LGBTI discrimatn - beyond the kd of ternal diversy and cln polici already place large rporatns, val though the are.”A Holistic and Integrated Approach to Diversy, Equy, Incln and Social JticeThe iative origat om the World Enomic Fom’s New Enomy and Society Platform, which is foced on buildg prospero, clive and jt enomi and societi. In addn to s work on enomic growth, revival and transformatn, work, wag and job creatn, and tn, skills and learng, the Platform tak an tegrated and holistic approach to diversy, equy, cln and social jtice, and aims to tackle excln, bias and discrimatn related to race, genr, abily, sexual orientatn and all other forms of human diversy. It produc data, standards and sights, such as the Global Genr Gap Report and the Diversy, Equy and Incln 4.0 Toolk, and driv or supports actn iativ, such as the Communy of Chief Diversy & Incln Officers, Partnerg for Racial Jtice Bs, The Valuable 500 – Closg the Disabily Incln Gap, Hardwirg Genr Pary the Future of Work, Closg the Genr Gap Country Accelerators, or the Global Future Council on Equy and Social Jtice.   * global alliance for lgbt education *