‘WE Women by Lindex’ is a programme to promote gender equal and inclusive workplaces across our supply chain. Through training and engagement with suppliers and local communities, we work to strengthen knowledge, awareness and practices related to gender equality.

The majority of the textile workers who make our clothes are women, yet factory environments are often shaped by men, for men. Through WE Women by Lindex, we train our suppliers’ factory management in gender equality and how to integrate it into their management systems.

38

factories in Bangladesh, Turkey, India and China are currently enrolled in the programme

61 000

workers are currently reached through the programme

The programme also reaches into local communities through Women’s Café, where both women and men are offered training in gender equality. Women’s café is a safe, community-based space where workers, particularly women, can access skills development, share experiences, and raise workplace or social concerns.

WE Women by Lindex is developed in collaboration with partners. The programme was established through a public-private partnership with GIZ, in cooperation with BSR and local non-governmental organisations.

Meet Paramount

Paramount is one of our long-term suppliers in India. With a workforce of more than 7.000 employees, where women are currently the minority, Paramount has taken steps to strengthen its work on social sustainability and women’s empowerment.

In 2021, Paramount implemented the WE Women by Lindex programme to support more gender equal and inclusive workplaces. Since then, training on gender equality and unconscious bias has been introduced for employees, alongside efforts to increase the representation of women across different roles in the factory.

Supporting women textile workers

Through WE Women by Lindex, we work to strengthen conditions for career development and to increase the participation of women in the textile industry. By creating more equal and inclusive workplaces, we also see the potential for positive effects on women’s roles in their families and communities.

We know that this kind of change takes time. Social structures evolve gradually, often over generations. Through WE Women by Lindex, we aim to contribute to long-term progress by supporting changes in our supply chain today.

Our goals is that by the end of 2030, all women workers at Lindex suppliers are supported by workplace policies and practices that support their health and equal opportunities across key life stages.

In 2025, suppliers who stand for 50 per cent of our production had completed the Women Empowerment programme.

Making the WE women toolbox available to more people

We know we can’t solve gender equality on our own, but we believe that by working together and sharing what we learn through WE Women by Lindex, we can support progress beyond our own organisation. That’s why we share our learnings and make the WE Women toolbox available for anyone who wants to work towards more gender-equal and inclusive workplaces in their supply chain.

Rear more about the WE Women toolbox

Empower women

Read more about why empowering women is such an essential part of our sustainability promise.