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Sustaining Progress: Our 2025 Annual Report

Sustaining Progress: Our 2025 Annual Report

December 10, 2025
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Together, we made important strides in 2025. Three years in, RISE has supported over one million workers through our workplace programs.

The case for investing in workers in Central America

October 2, 2025
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The case for investing in workers in Central America

Together, we can build a more resilient and equitable garment and footwear industry in Central America. One that delivers for workers, communities, and businesses alike.

RISE at Financial inclusion Week

September 24, 2025
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RISE at Financial inclusion Week

Watch RISE's sessions on how wage digitalization accelerates financial inclusion in global supply chains and boosts garment workers' financial health & security.

Weaving Fairness: How Women Workers Hold the Key to Climate Resilience in the Garment, Footwear, and Textile Sectors

August 27, 2025
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Weaving Fairness: How Women Workers Hold the Key to Climate Resilience in the Garment, Footwear, and Textile Sectors

Climate change is already hitting the garment, footwear, and textiles sectors hard. Its impacts are rapidly compounding for both workers and businesses in countries like Bangladesh and Cambodia. 

45% and rising: A decade of wage digitalization globally

July 31, 2025
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45% and rising: A decade of wage digitalization globally

How RISE helped drive the global transformation from cash to digital wage payments revealed by the Global Findex 2025, contributing to increased financial inclusion worldwide.

How Garment, Footwear and Textile Businesses Can Improve Women Workers’ Career Advancement

June 3, 2025
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How Garment, Footwear and Textile Businesses Can Improve Women Workers’ Career Advancement

Women are the majority of garment workers but underrepresented in leadership. This report reveals how to unlock diverse career pathways and build resilient factories through insights from 100+ workers.

#WhenWomenRISE: Digital wages are a win for workers and business in Cambodia

March 6, 2025
#WhenWomenRISE: Digital wages are a win for workers and business in Cambodia

For millions of workers in the garment industry, including women, receiving their wages digitally instead of in cash is a gateway to financial security and independence.

Collaborative Action toward Gender Equality in Supply Chains: our 2024 Annual report

December 12, 2024
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Collaborative Action toward Gender Equality in Supply Chains: our 2024 Annual report

2024 Annual report: Collaborative Action toward Gender Equality in Supply Chains

Five years of the ILO C190: what collaborative action against gender-based violence means in global garment supply chains

November 26, 2024
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Five years of the ILO C190: what collaborative action against gender-based violence means in global garment supply chains

C190 informs RISE Respect programmatic work to address gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) in global garment supply chains.

Advancing Financial Inclusion and Resilience in Global Supply Chains: A Practical Guide for Financial Service Providers

October 14, 2024
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Advancing Financial Inclusion and Resilience in Global Supply Chains: A Practical Guide for Financial Service Providers

In this guide for financial service providers developed by RISE and Mastercard, we share insights and recommendations to acquire new customers at scale through responsible wage digitalization; drive account usage of a range of financial products and services; and expand product offering to build financial security.