Top retail company receives gender equality certification

IN its efforts to reinforce strong gender balance and an inclusive workplace culture, top Philippine retail company, Stores Specialists Inc. (SSI Group), received the Economics Dividend for Gender Equality (EDGE) Certification and is the first specialty retail company to get certified in the Philippines and in South East Asia.

EDGE is the leading global assessment methodology and business certification standard for gender equality. They assess policies, practices, and numbers across five different areas of analysis, namely equal pay for equivalent work, recruitment, promotion, leadership development training and mentoring, as well as flexible working and company culture.