Publications

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This policy brief by the ILO Global Business and Disability Network aims to equip companies with an understanding of the implications of AI use when it comes to the employment of persons with disabilities – highlighting opportunities to harness, critical risks to mitigate, and actionable recommendations to foster an inclusive and equitable future of work.

This report by the ILO Global Business and Disability Network provides business-focussed insights into care and support policies and practices as they relate to employees with disabilities and employees with dependants with disabilities. It is primarily intended for corporate leaders and decision-makers, with a focus on those in multinational enterprises, as well as self-advocates to improve the relevance and effectiveness of care and support practices.

The European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) may serve as a strategic framework for responsible and sustainable business practices. By embedding disability in their operations and reporting, companies can future-proof their practices, showcase leadership in inclusion, foster an inclusive and equitable workplace environment, and drive innovation and unlock new markets through accessibility and diversity.

This guide by the ILO Global Business and Disability Network aims to foster the inclusion of persons with disabilities in supply chains by providing practical guidance for companies. It is intended for large national and multinational enterprises as well as small and medium-sized enterprises. The guide aims to inform supply chain managers, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion leaders and business sustainability professionals on the importance, benefits, and methodology for including persons with disabilities in supply chains. It showcases good corporate disability inclusion practices and provides technical guidance for all businesses operating within domestic and global supply chains on how to improve disability employment practices within their commercial relationships.

The technical guide by the ILO Global Business and Disability provides a framework for defining and reporting on corporate sustainability and Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) practices that make disability inclusion efforts more comprehensive.

The ILO Global Business and Disability Network conducted a technical workshop for African National Business and Disability Networks as well as a regional conference for Africa in October 2022. The key insights and practices presented during these two ILO GBDN Africa events are consolidated in this report, thus aiming to provide an overview of key initiatives on disability inclusion in private sector companies in Africa.

The Zero Project and the ILO GBDN partner together to drive disability inclusion in business. 

To better understand the work, success stories, challenges and support needs of National Business and Disability Networks (NBDNs) – with focus on the year 2023 – a bilingual (English and Spanish) survey by the ILO Global Business and Disability Network (GBDN) was sent to the coordinating entities of the 40 NBDNs that were members of the ILO GBDN at the end of December 2023. This analysis is based on the responses by 32 NBDNs that were received until mid-March 2024.

The collaboration between Valuable 500 and the ILO GBDN spans over five years already and continues to grow stronger.

This easy-to-read version of the 2023 publication "Making the green transition inclusive for persons with disabilities" by Fundación ONCE and the ILO Global Business and Disability Network takes a closer look at the transition to a greener world of work and how it affects opportunities and challenges for the inclusion of persons with disabilities.