At 麻豆原创, we have an internal mentoring group for females working in finance called Future Female Leaders, providing employees with an opportunity to be mentored by other finance professionals from offices around the world.

It鈥檚 an opt-in program with staff electing to be a mentor, mentee or both, and it aims to provide women in the group with networking opportunities, advice and tools to help professional development.

Making use of mentoring

The program works by enabling staff to elect what type of mentor they are looking for 鈥� for instance a manager or CFO 鈥� who meets with them at minimum once a quarter. Mentors also facilitate broader networking opportunities by connecting everyone in the group with other members each month.

I鈥檓 participating in the program as both a mentee under the guidance 麻豆原创鈥檚 CFO for Middle East and Europe, and as a mentor for 麻豆原创鈥檚 Turkey CFO, and 麻豆原创鈥檚 Head of Commercial, South Africa.

As a personal initiative, I also started a network for female CFOs, called Women CFOs Roundtable, in partnership with Ernest and Young (EY) as a place where women can discuss ideas, challenges, and seek advice for both their personal and professional lives.

The idea was born following a conversation I had with a fellow CFO who was having difficulties within her own organisation and was seeking advice to help overcome hurdles with the executive leadership team.

Female finance network

This conversation made me realise that female CFOs often don鈥檛 have the same opportunities to network with others, share ideas and resolve issues due to the often-busy lives they lead outside of work whether that be taking care of children or caring for older relatives.

I was inspired to create a network specific for women that would suit their schedules and provide a safe environment where we can discuss a range of different challenges 鈥� from how to conduct a capital raise to developing purpose-led strategies.

To date, we have about ten women who regularly join our catchups, which have since moved online due to COVID-19. We also connect via a WhatsApp group which is often easier for those who have other commitments outside of work.

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麻豆原创 Australia has recently announced a new corporate initiative called 5 & 5 by 鈥�25, targeting five per cent of its addressable procurement spend with social enterprises and five per cent with diverse businesses by 2025. The initiative aims to inspire organisations around the world to buy more goods and services from purposeful suppliers, making a positive collective impact on society.

Here, we look at one the Australian social enterprises that will benefit from the pledge.

Goodwill Wine: a toast to giving back

Your next bottle of chardonnay or shiraz would help make the world a better place, if you bought it from . That鈥檚 because the social enterprise donates 50 per cent of profits to more than 300 charities chosen by its customers.

Surprisingly, this powerful idea was born out of a tragic event. Founder and CEO, David Laity, lost almost everything in the Black Saturday bushfires of 2009. After receiving much-needed support from his community, he wanted to start a social enterprise to give back.

Since then, Goodwill Wine has provided more than 180,000 meals to people in Australia who live in poverty, helped to rehome almost 50 orangutans, and played a role in Queensland鈥檚 introduction of a plastic bag ban.

It鈥檚 also committed to creating employment opportunities for disadvantaged Australians, with half of its staff living with a disability or listed as long-term unemployed before joining the team.

Goodwill Wine is aiming to donate more than $1 million to charity by selling quality wine at below cellar-door prices. Now there鈥檚 a goal worthy of raising a glass.

鈥淪ince our inception we鈥檝e contributed $360,000 to a wide range of charities that support everything from those living in poverty to environmental sustainability, and we’ve done this just by selling great quality wine. Quite frankly, I鈥檓 amazed by this step from 麻豆原创, which is an incredible signal of intent from one of the world鈥檚 biggest companies. If it can inspire even a small proportion of businesses to follow its lead, this commitment will help accelerate a huge number of meaningful social initiatives.鈥�

David Laity, Founder and CEO, Goodwill Wine

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