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CSR4Women - The Untapped Potential

CSR4Women – The Untapped Potential was a remarkable speakers at the event agreed upon adopting a human-centric
event presented by the UN Women in Islamabad, supported and market-based approach for supporting women.
by the Norwegian Government, and chaired by Sima Kamil,
Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan. Business Responding to questions during the panel discussion,
leaders, CEOs of private companies, heads of Chambers of Humayun Khan highlighted the initiatives taken by Interloop
Commerce, development partners, and Corporate Social Limited towards women empowerment and inclusion. He
Responsibility (CSR) experts were part of the convention. The talked about equal opportunity and conducive work
purpose was to deliberate on the potential role of CSR towards environment for all at Interloop, anti-harassment policy, family
nurturing inclusive economic opportunities for women. Oystein friendly practices like world-class daycare centers, extended
Baken, Chief People Officer (CPO) Telenor Pakistan, Asad maternity benefits, reconnect program for women, gender
Soorty, Director Soorty Enterprises, and Humayun Javed Khan, balanced graduate intake, representation at all forums, women
GM Corporate Communication Interloop Limited represented management representatives at all plants and many more. He
their respective organisations at a panel discussion during the suggested that UN Women and the Government should create
event. an effective platform to bring stakeholders together and
enable the private sector to take collective initiatives towards
The conference provided an opportunity to acknowledge the building an economically secure future for women. The
role of women Home-Based Workers (HBWs) while recognising participants also signed a pledge wall, committing to facilitate
potentials for their economic advancement in the CSR space. women’s economic empowerment through their business
Prospective approaches to improve financial access for women activities. Interloop pledged to increase diversity across its
and ways to develop their digital skills by considering the businesses to 30% in the next 5 years, in line with its Vision2025.
socio-economic obstacles limiting HBWs were discussed. The

Business leaders at the CSR4Women Conference organized by UN Women Pakistan and the Norwegian Government

COVID-19 Vaccination Drive at Interloop

short time frame at all its manufacturing facilities in
Faisalabad and Lahore. This phase included inoculation
through public-private partnership model. Efforts are in
place to vaccinate all at Interloop.
Interloop started its vaccination campaign soon after
declaration by the Government of Pakistan. The company
also offered its employees free pick & drop to nearby
Government Vaccination Centers during working hours.
The HR department has now also made the provision of
vaccination certificates mandatory at the time of hiring.
During the outbreak, Interloop spent around PKR 70
million to help the community fight this pandemic. The
Employees getting vaccinated against COVID-19 at various
Manufacturing Facilities of Interloop well-being of its people has always been its top priority
and Interloop has taken actions to transform its business
COVID-19 has gravely affected people and the economy practices, safeguarding the health and safety of its people
all over the globe. As more and more people have started including awareness campaigns, preventive and control
getting vaccinated, the spread of the pandemic has been measures, medical assistance, and policy changes.
curbed - consequently improving the situation.
Interloop took major steps to safeguard the health and
safety of its people. It ensured the continuity of business
during the global crisis, by assessing organizational
exposure and positioning itself to appropriately support
key stakeholders, employees, and customers. Interloop
also rolled out a detailed policy and pandemic recovery
plan in this regard as well.

During the current year, Interloop made a great breakthrough
by ensuring vaccination of 100% of its employees within a Interloop inoculating its workforce against COVID-19

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