“Inclusion doesn’t happen by accident. Our Gender Accountability Champions ensure it happens by intention.”

With these words, Ignacio Packer, Executive Director at Caux Initiatives of Change, reaffirms both his personal and organisational commitment to advancing gender equality. As a International Gender Champion, Ignacio is committing not only for himself, but also on behalf of the Caux Foundation, ensuring that gender equality is embedded into how the Foundation plans, facilitates, and evaluates its work.

From Intention to Deeper Implementation 

In 2026, this commitment moves decisively from initial steps to deeper, organisation-wide practice.

Through trained Gender Accountability Champions and a gender-inclusive facilitation framework, every Caux Forum and all events organised by the Caux Foundation will integrate concrete gender objectives, inclusive facilitation standards, and structured reflection and reporting.

Gender equality shouldn't be an add-on, but a core element of organisational culture and shared responsibility.

Ignacio Packer, Executive Director at Caux Initiatives of Change

Building on Strong Foundations

These 2026 commitments build on important progress made in 2025 and are structured around two core organisational commitments.

Commitment 1: Gender Accountability Champions in Every Forum and Encounter

In 2026, Gender Accountability Champions within our events organising teams will play a central role in embedding gender equality into programme design and delivery.

These Champions will:

• Receive targeted training in gender-sensitive programme design, facilitation, and reporting
• Ensure that each event includes at least one concrete gender equality objective
• Submit a short Gender Inclusion Reflection Report after each Caux Forum or general event feeding directly into organisational impact reviews

This distributed leadership model shifts accountability from a single focal point to shared team responsibility, supporting deeper and more sustainable organisational transformation.

Commitment 2: A Gender-Inclusive Facilitation Framework

In parallel, Caux Initiatives of Change will continue implemening a gender-inclusive facilitation framework across all major events organised or co-organised at the Caux Palace and elsewhere in Switzerland.

In 2026, this framework will ensure:

• At least 50% gender-balanced representation among moderators and facilitators
• Clear guidelines for inclusive language
• A structured feedback loop on participants’ experiences of gender safety, participation, and representation

This framework ensures that inclusion is visible, measurable, and consistently applied — strengthening both participant experience and organisational accountability.

A Shared Responsibility for Inclusion

At the Caux Foundation, we see gender equality not as a side initiative, but as a core way of working and a practical driver for meaningful impact.

Every step counts. Through executive leadership, trained Gender Accountability Champions, and organisation-wide standards, we are committed to making gender equality a shared value and standard that shapes how we convene, lead, and foster greater inclusion - together!

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