Columbia's Impact
Since 2008, Columbia has supported 46 workplace programs in 5 countries. Through these programs, over 101,000 workers have benefitted from the education and resources that RISE provides. Of this total, women-identifying workers made up over 80,000 of the RISE program participants.
Unified Approach
RISE aims for sustained progress on gender equality and women’s empowerment in the supply chain through continual learning from partners and members, adapting to industry changes, and responding to the evolving needs and priorities of women workers.
RISE brought together the four largest women’s empowerment programs in the apparel industry - BSR’s HERproject, Gap Inc. P.A.C.E, CARE and Better Work - to build from proven approaches, scale impact, and improve efficiency. These organizations have worked with over 50 of the world’s largest apparel brands and have reached over five million women workers around the world.