EDGE Certification – Global Business Certification Standard for Gender Equality
The EDGE Global Standards are a set of leading standards for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I), centred on a workplace gender and intersectional equity approach. Intertek is the first certification body fully approved to certify companies against the EDGE Standard.
Key Benefits
Demonstrate Commitment
Drives ESG Investor Interest
Gain employee trust
About the Standard
The EDGE Global Standards are a set of leading standards for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I), centred on a workplace gender and intersectional equity approach. Intertek is the first certification body fully approved to certify companies against the EDGE Standard.
EDGE Certified Standard (Economic Dividends for Gender Equality) was developed and tested through 2009 and 2010 with the input of experts in gender equality from leading academic institutions and top multinational companies. EDGE Certified Standard ensures that companies certified at the EDGE Standard have a structured and systematic approach to measure, track and close the corporate gender gap by looking at both quantitative and qualitative indicators, including:
- Equal pay for equivalent work
- Recruitment & promotion
- Leadership development training & mentoring
- Flexible working
- Company culture
The EDGE Global Standards are a set of leading standards for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I), centred on a workplace gender and intersectional equity approach.
The Standards – EDGE (gender-binary) and EDGEplus (gender and intersectionality) – offer a holistic framework against which organisations can measure where they stand in terms of gender and intersectional equity.
The framework consists of requirements and specifications against which conformance is audited by an independent third-party leading to EDGE Certification.
EDGE Certification is an effective instrument for sustainable progress based on objective, measurable evidence of an organisation’s current status and progress; with clear standards of performance that create transparency and accountability for change in relation to workplace gender and intersectional equity.
EDGE Certification brings internal and external credibility to an organisation’s DE&I progress through independently verified certification conducted by a third-party auditor.