Our dedication is to inspire and engage the youth by providing them with equitable access to education, skills for the future, and exposure to industry through work experiences and internships. DP World's education strategy aims to reach 1.5 million students by 2030.
Our new Global Education Platform underscores our dedication to leveraging our reach and experience to address the skills shortage and helping youth prepare for the changing workplace.
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WHY EDUCATION?
We believe everyone should have access to quality education and training, irrespective of their gender, and we want to open up our industry and help remove the barriers preventing girls and women into careers in this sector. More and more, DP World is working in regions where education and future skills are a concern. We believe that never has the education of girls been so important, and that the youth of today will build the future of tomorrow.
EXTENT OF GLOBAL ISSUES
65%
of students in STEM are men
92%
of jobs require digital skills
33%
of workers have low or no digital skills
7 out of 8
workers lack essential green skills
OUR INITIATIVES
US$ 8.7m
Invested in global education projects
255,828
Women and girls supported through our community projects
US$ 11.8m
spent on people training and development
GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS
Jane Goodall Institute Roots and Shoots Programme
We are working with the Jane Goodall Institute to develop DP World-branded education resources that will be distributed across their Roots and Shoots programmes around the world.
In the course of this collaboration, we have accomplished the following:
- Engaged 188,000 young people in online campaigns and activities.
- Supported more than 534 R&S groups spanning 43 countries.
- Involved over 600 teachers.
- Planted in excess of 44,000 indigenous trees within communities.
GENDER EQUALITY LENS
To ensure our community programs are supportive of girls and women as well as boys and men, we use our Gender Equality Lens. Sustainability Champions across regions are trained to apply a gender lens to all projects being supported to ensure we have an equal split of males and females benefiting from our programmes. We have identified the following 2030 goals to ensure females are a key beneficiary of our community strategy: 1 million girls and women will be supported by our community investment programmes and 100,000 hours of employee volunteering dedicated to women empowerment activities.
MEASURING AGAINST THE SDGs
DP World's education initiatives strongly align with UN SDGs 4 and 5
SDG 4: Quality Education
Alongside the addition of DP World’s Education Platform, our Big Tech Project engages students from leading universities in the UAE and India, fostering innovation in technology-based solutions for global supply chains.
SDG 5: Gender Equality
DP World promotes gender equality through technology education, cultivating a diverse team of coders and engineers. Initiatives break gender stereotypes and include partnerships like The Maiden Factor's world tour championing girls' education.
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Green skills: Making today’s youth future-ready
Pressure is mounting on businesses to adopt greener practices as we approach global net zero targets. But are our employees equipped to help us achieve these goals?
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Did you know, frozen food can help a warming planet?
Dear global leaders in trade,
Back in the 1930s, the world agreed to set the temperature of much of the frozen food we collectively transport at -18° Celsius. In almost a century since, supply chains have modernised and cooling technology has advanced hugely.
Key COP28 Sessions: Directing Sustainable Capital Towards the UN SDGs
Members of the Impact Disclosure Taskforce, a group of public and private-sector financial institutions and industry stakeholders, addressed what it will take to alleviate poverty and inequality, protect the planet and combat climate change by 2030.
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