Yıldız Holding and its companies participated in various events and summits both in Türkiye and internationally throughout the year, sharing strategic route maps and sectoral opportunities for women to overcome the obstacles they face in the business world and society, and brought up many issues such as the importance of women's involvement in the economy and gaining access to equal opportunities.
Yıldız Holding Women's Platform Ambassador Begüm Mutuş attended the Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) and Sustainable Investment Forum Türkiye conference organized by the British Chamber of Commerce (BCCT) in Istanbul on October 26-27.
Yıldız Holding's vision of equal opportunity was conveyed at the Strong Women of Strong Türkiye Summit organized by Sabah Newspaper and A Para, where Yıldız Holding Women's Platform Ambassador Begüm Mutuş participated as a speaker.
In April, GODIVA's global CEO, Nurtaç Afridi, was awarded the 2022 Top Women in Retail honor award by The Women In Retail Leadership Circle and received the award at the conference held in Miami.
In October, Afridi attended the Women In Retail Leadership Circle's On The Road event in New York.
Lindsey Roberts, CFO of pladis UK&I, spoke at the UK CFO Summit on 24 November and discussed the role of CFOs in inclusion and diversity as part of a panel of CFO leaders from various industries.
Burcu Koçer, Director of pladis TREECA NPI, addressed 200 women students from universities all over Türkiye at 3iK Work of Women.
Jennifer Moss, R&D Director of pladis, participated in the "Confidence conversation" podcast hosted by Joy Burnford, CEO of Encompass Equality, a well-known gender equality pioneer and author.