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The Circle of Women

General Information

Identification Code: 059012942439-85
Website: [object Object]
Entity Form: Charity
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 4/29/2021
Last Update: 3/26/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0

Mission & Interests

Goals: The Circle brings together Global Feminists to use their resources, networks and creativity to cultivate long lasting change. Standing shoulder to shoulder, we are engaged in the mighty process of change-making. Through fundraising, advocacy and convening and connecting, our global community support each other on the journey towards a future where there is safety and equality for all women and girls. Since we began we have raised over £2.8m which, through our portfolio of projects, has helped over 160,000 women and girls in more than 16 developing countries. We work through two key methods: a) providing financial support to our project partners globally; and 2) engaging in advocacy work around our two strategic pillars issues of Economic Empowerment and Ending Violence Against Women and Girls. Currently, the key area of our EU focussed advocacy is our work campaigning for a living wage for garment workers in global supply chains.
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
  • Climate action
  • Employment and social affairs
  • Humanitarian aid and civil protection
  • Justice and fundamental rights
  • Trade
Levels of Interest:
  • national
  • global
  • sub-national
  • european

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive EU Strategy for Sustainable Textiles EU Forced Labour Ban proposals
Communication Activities: We have been working to develop an EU legal proposal for living wages within the garment sector and have produced the following reports towards this goal: The Circle, 2021. Fashion Focus: A Proposal for New EU Legislation on a Living Wage. [Available at: https://thecircle.ngo/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/The_Circle_Fashion_Focus_Living_Wage_Report_2021.pdf] The Circle, 2019. Fashion Focus: Towards a Legal Framework for a Living Wage. [Available at: https://thecircle.ngo/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Towards_a_Legal_Framework_for_a_Living_Wage.pdf] The Circle, 2017. Fashion Focus: The Fundamental Right to a Living Wage. pp27-31 [Available at: https://www.thecircle.ngo/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Fashion-Focus-The-Fundamental-Right-to-a-Living-Wage-1.pdf] In support of these reports and to raise awareness among key stakeholders we have held or presented at the following events of relevance: 12 October 2023 - Roundtable organised by EcoAge: "Fossil Fuel Fashion"
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A

Head Office

Address: Office 735-37 Ludgate Hill
Post Code: EC4M 7JN
City: London
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
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EU Office

Address: Office 735-37 Ludgate Hill
Post Code: EC4M 7JN
City: London
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
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Financial Data

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Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 1
Members50 Percent: 1
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 2
Members F T E: 0.75
Info Members: Individuals within The Circle's networks with legal expertise have given a lot of time pro bono to our work on a living wage through research and drafting our reports, presenting at events and guiding the direction of our work in this area.

Structure

Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: We do not have members, rather we operate as a network of individual women, who bring their time, skills, networks and resources to work together for change - via fundraising and by bringing their time and skills on a voluntary basis. Through our partnership programme we support a portfolio of grassroots women-led global feminist organisations with both financial support and through networking and amplification of their work. The full list of our project partners is available on our website here: https://www.thecircle.ngo/who-we-support/
Organisation Members: Corporate Justice Coalition - https://corporatejusticecoalition.org/ European Coalition of Corporate Justice - https://corporatejustice.org/ Gender and Development Network - https://gadnetwork.org/ Fundraising Regulator - https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/