Women Socio-economic Empowerment

DII is dedicated to advancing women’s socioeconomic empowerment and promoting gender equality internationally. We economically empower women by providing them with resources, skills training, and income-generating opportunities, which leads to increased economic participation and financial independence. Our programs also promote women’s leadership and meaningful participation in decision-making processes, ensuring that their voices are heard and their rights are protected. Addressing gender disparities and promoting women’s empowerment assists to create more inclusive and equitable societies in which women can thrive and contribute to long-term development.

We envision a world in which communities and societies become more prosperous, fairer and better governed, safer, healthier, and environmentally more sustainable. Integral to that mission is a commitment to uphold human rights and labor standards, promote environmental responsibility, and combat corruption in all its forms.

You can learn more about our commitment to Shaping a More Livable World by reviewing our Sustainability Report for the current and previous years below.

Sustainablity Report

2023

“In a year that saw the eruption or escalation of several crises, DII reacted accordingly and adapted to changing situations on the ground in Afghanistan, Haiti, Palestine, Ukraine, and other troubled places around the globe.”

Sustainablity Report

2022

“A sustainable business is a business whose operating standards and principles are conducive to the ‘more livable world’ we aspire to in our tagline: a company that protects the natural environment and seeks to mitigate climate change, respects and rewards its workforce, rejects discrimination, sees diversity as a strength, and upholds the highest ethical standards.”

Communication on Progress

2021

“In 2021, the environment—climate in particular—has been a point of emphasis for DII,” writes DII President and CEO Jim Boomgard in his introduction. “Under the leadership of longtime DII climate and environment specialist Donald Lunan, the Climate Practice is ensuring that we deliver a ‘whole of company’ approach to our efforts, leveraging our climate programming across the wide range of DII clients, technical disciplines, and geographies.”

Communication on Progress

2020

“The livable world at the heart of DII’s mission is inconceivable in the absence of a habitable planet,” writes DII President and CEO Jim Boomgard in his introduction. “Even as we fight the most lethal pandemic in a century, responsible companies must increasingly turn their attention to a pervasive threat that will remain the world’s biggest challenge long after COVID-19 has become a manageable disease: that threat is climate change.”

Communication on Progress

2019

“We have positioned DII to provide development services at the confluence of three great resource streams: donor-funded development assistance; direct investments by private enterprises seeking to operate in developing countries; and development finance,” writes DII President and CEO Jim Boomgard in his introduction. “These resource flows have the potential to lift billions of people out of poverty.”

Communication on Progress

2018

“As we look forward to 2019 and to our fiftieth year of operations in 2020, we are challenging ourselves to deliver greater and greater value to our partners around the world, and we find ourselves working in exciting new ways,” wrote DII President and CEO Jim Boomgard in his introduction. “In all of these endeavors, we remain committed to shaping a more livable world in the spirit of the UN Global Compact and its underlying principles.”