World Benchmarking Alliance+CSI.14.A Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Commitment+Republic Services+2024+Discussion

The company discloses that it provides equal opportunity and is committed to fostering a positive and diverse workplace that is safe and free from discrimination. Also, it discloses its target to increase its diversity in leadership positions, defined as supervisor and above, to 50% by 2030. Further, it states that it has partnered with the Forté Foundation, an alliance of talented women, influential companies, and leading universities, to help elevate women in the workplace and expand its leadership pipeline. Additionally, it states that it is committed to a diverse supply chain and is dedicated to spending $150M with certified diverse suppliers by 2025, including a 50% increase in spend with certified black- and/or women-owned businesses. However, no evidence found that the company has a public commitment to gender equality and women’s empowerment in broad sense.