DDB Group Philippines named 2022 Philippines WEPs Awards champion for Gender-Responsive Marketplace
DDB Group Philippines has been chosen as the champion in the Gender Responsive Marketplace Category of the 2022 Philippines WEPs (Women’s Empowerment Principles) Awards. This is one the national WEPs Awards of the UN Women Asia-Pacific hosted by UN Women’s WeEmpowerAsia programme.
The Gender-Responsive Marketplace Award recognizes companies for creating a more inclusive marketplace, going above and beyond to integrate gender equality as a strategic part of their business operations. They support, embrace, and empower women entrepreneurs, champion supplier diversity and create gender-responsive marketing and advertising.
“We at DDB Group Philippines are always guided by our vision to set the new norm for our children and grandchildren’s future workplaces. We want to have the peace of mind that the companies they work for will be able to provide them safe and respectful workplaces. My message for my fellow business leaders is that parity is not just the right thing to do. It’s also a great business strategy. When more of us succeed, we can help more Filipinos,” said DDB Group Philippines Group Chairman and CEO Gil G. Chua.
Other winners in the said category were Unilever Philippines (1st Runner-Up), and First Philippine Holdings (2nd Runner-Up).
