Costing the impacts of gender-based violence (GBV) to business: a practical tool

Until recently there has been little systematic attention to the economic costs of GBV at the level of individual businesses, as well as associated measurement methodologies […]. This study sets out a practical approach for calculating costs within a firm and presents findings from three firms reviewed for this pilot study in PNG. The following review of methodology, prevalence findings, company responses, discussion, conclusions and recommendations provide a series of lessons for businesses and business support organisations seeking to develop a comprehensive response to the factors that enable and perpetuate GBV and its impacts.

• Excerpt from case study

A copy of these resources are available from ODI, or you can download them directly from the links provided below. ODI also provide a short summary on “How to make a business case to end gender-based violence”.