This Product Supports a Disadvantaged Women's Program - Self Declared is one of the declarations under the Ekko Score Systemic Sustainability Standard.
This Product Supports a Disadvantaged Women's Program - Self Declared means that this product is either made by a disadvantaged women's group or that the income from the program in the form of revenue or profits, supports a disadvantaged women's group. The group could be in Australia or off shore. Check the Place of Origin certifications to find out or go to the business website.
The World Bank reports that women make up 70% of the world's working hours and earn only 10% of the world's income and half of what men earn. This leads to greater poverty, slower economic growth and a lower standard of living. In developing countries, millions of women also die each year as a result of gender-based violence.The money women earn by themselves is more directly beneficial to their families. Supporting products or services made by disadvantaged women gives women more economic freedom and their households more prosperity.
This Product Supports a Disadvantaged Women's Program - Self Declared sits in the COMMUNITY Family under the Societal Standard: Systemic Sustainability of Ekko Score. One set of weighted Ekko Score points are gathered from each Family.
These are the claimable declarations & certifications under the Societal Standard: Systemic Sustainability. Please note that different certifications and declarations may be relevant to each category.
Yes, where the impact of the claim is similar. This is how it works.
IMPORTANTLY, SELF DECLARATIONS ARE GOVERNED BY CONSUMER LAW. IT IS AGAINST THE LAW FOR BUSINESSES TO MAKE FALSE CLAIMS (INCLUDING IMPLIED CLAIMS IN A CONTEXT LIKE EKKO SCORE).
EVEN IF A PRODUCT HAS A FORMAL CERTIFICATION, THAT CERTIFICATION DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ENTIRE INTEGRITY OF THE PRODUCT'S MAKE UP.
An example might be a Handmade, Australian, Certified Organic chocolate that contains Palm Oil. Under Ekko Score, this product would claim Certified Organic and would self declare: Zero Waste Production and Australian made, but could not claim the No Palm Oil declaration. This would mean a lower score under the No Exploitation Standard, making the inclusion of Palm Oil clear to potential consumers, without detracting from its other assets.
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