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Great Place to Work(R) and InsideNGO Enhance Workplace Culture in Global NGO Sector

05.09.2012 - 08:30AM

On May 9, Great Place to Work®, a global workplace culture assessment, consulting and training company, and InsideNGO, a US-based association that supports the operations of international non-governmental organizations launched the “Culture of Trust Project.” Through the partnership with InsideNGO, Great Place to Work will provide its world-class consulting services – including employee surveys, on-the-ground training and analysis – to four InsideNGO member organizations that operate in Kenya.

The four pilot organizations are: The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, the International Rescue Committee, Jhpiego, and ChildFund. Beginning in May, all Kenya-based employees in these four international NGOs will participate in Great Place to Work’s Trust Index© survey, the world’s most comprehensive tool to assess and rate workplace culture from the perspective of employees. The Trust Index survey is used by nearly 6,000 organizations in 45 countries around the world and more than two million employees take the survey each year. A basis for much of Great Place to Work’s consulting and training services, the survey is used by organizations to help them to create and sustain trust-driven workplace environment.

“For over 20 years we’ve proudly worked with some of the world’s largest companies to improve their workplace cultures,” said José Tolovi, Global CEO of Great Place to Work. “We strongly believe that any workplace can be a great workplace and are excited to expand our work - on a pro-bono basis for now - to collaborate with the NGO sector. This is an important partnership and a significant step forward for Great Place to Work.”

In addition to employee surveys, a group of managers and senior leaders from these four organizations will participate in Great Place to Work’s Giftwork® leadership training. These trainings are designed to help leaders strengthen and sustain a great workplace culture by translating organizational goals into daily interactions that inspire employees.

“This partnership will be immensely beneficial to our member organizations,” said Marie McNamee, Director of Programs, HR & Legal, at InsideNGO. “We look forward to demonstrating a link between high trust workplaces and achieving mission-based results.”

After assessing improvements in the levels of employee trust, pride and camaraderie within the four pilot NGOs, Great Place to Work and InsideNGO plan to expand the Culture of Trust program to NGOs around the world in 2013.

About Great Place to Work®

Great Place to Work^® Institute is a global research, consulting and training firm that helps organizations identify, create and sustain great workplaces through the development of high-trust workplace cultures. Great Place to Work serves businesses, non-profits and government agencies in more than 45 countries on all six continents. For more information about Great Place to Work, visit http://www.greatplacetowork.net/ and follow the company on Twitter at @GPTW_Global.

About InsideNGO

InsideNGO is a global membership organization dedicated to strengthening the operational and management capacity of the international development and relief sector. InsideNGO provides training, resources, advocacy, benchmarking and networking opportunities. It is a vibrant community of 275+ organizations who openly share ideas and good practices in order to foster operational excellence for global impact.

Union Bank appoints George Ramirez as Chief Diversity Executive

04.23.2012 - 08:00AM

Union Bank, N.A., today named Executive Vice President George A. Ramirez as the company’s first Chief Diversity Executive, whose mission is to broaden the diversity of the company’s senior management and executive ranks. Reporting to Union Bank President and Chief Executive Officer Masashi Oka, Ramirez will serve a significant role in leveraging diversity as a strategic advantage in the highly competitive banking industry.

“This is the next step in strengthening Union Bank’s position as an industry leader to more fully reflect the face of society in our executive workforce,” Oka said. “We’ve made strides in this area over the years, but there’s more opportunity to develop, recruit, and retain diverse executive talent. I’m confident that George’s leadership as Chief Diversity Executive will accelerate our efforts to shape a premier executive team and, at the same time, enhance our inclusive culture,” Oka continued.

In addition to working with executive leadership and members of the UnionBanCal Corporation Board of Directors – one of the most diverse corporate boards of any major U.S. company – Ramirez will also collaborate closely with key areas such as Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Diversity & Inclusion, and Training & Development.

Ramirez, who joined Union Bank in 1986, has more than 30 years of banking experience and has served in various executive, line management and staff roles. In 2010, he was appointed to lead the effort to integrate Tamalpais Bank and Frontier Bank into Union Bank. Before successfully leading the integration of these two institutions, Ramirez led Union Bank’s Priority Banking® program.

As Senior Vice President and Market President from 2000 through 2008, Ramirez led a division of more than 120 branches in Orange, Los Angeles, and Ventura counties, and was responsible for all aspects of retail branch operations. In 1997, he was appointed to manage and develop Union Bank’s Diverse Markets Administration, established to cultivate new and existing business and to assist in recruiting employees in the African-American, Asian and Latino communities throughout Union Bank’s service areas.

“This is an exciting business imperative and I’m honored to be selected for this responsibility,” Ramirez said. “In addition to building upon existing management and executive development programs, I intend to introduce new ideas to help increase our effectiveness at building robust pipelines of diverse talent. I will work with our Board of Directors, community advisory board members, and other key stakeholders to fully leverage their networks and resources.”

About UnionBanCal Corporation & Union Bank, N.A.

Headquartered in San Francisco, UnionBanCal Corporation is a financial holding company with assets of $89.7 billion at December 31, 2011. Its primary subsidiary, Union Bank, N.A., is a full-service commercial bank providing an array of financial services to individuals, small businesses, middle-market companies, and major corporations. The bank operated 414 branches in California, Washington, Oregon, Texas and New York, as well as two international offices, on December 31, 2011. UnionBanCal Corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., which is a subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. Union Bank is a proud member of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG, NYSE:MTU), one of the world’s largest financial organizations. Visit www.unionbank.com for more information.

Dow Partners with National Society of Black Engineers to Bring SEEK to Detroit

03.30.2012 - 11:41AM

The Dow Chemical Company Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Dow (NYSE: DOW) is pleased to announce its support to help launch the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)’s well-respected Summer Engineering Experience for Kids (SEEK) program for the first time in Detroit in summer 2012.

Dow made its pledge of a $100,000 grant during the general session of NSBE’s 38^th Annual Convention Thursday, March 29, 2012, in Pittsburgh, Pa. About 6,000 NSBE members and supporters were in attendance at the event.

The three-week SEEK program is open to students in 3^rd through 8^th grades and will be held at local schools in Detroit from July 16-August 3. During the program, 300 students will be paired with 50 African American college student mentors who facilitate the program.

“We know that science and math must be relevant and exciting for young people. Otherwise they won’t be interested in pursuing careers in those fields,” says Bo Miller, executive director of Dow’s Foundation. “SEEK is a distinguished program that aligns with Dow’s commitment to diversity and desire to increase the interest in, access to and quality of education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. Programs like SEEK are a perfect way to encourage future scientists and create individuals who value science and technology among students who are currently underrepresented in engineering and the sciences.”

SEEK is run by engineering students and technical professionals who are dedicated to pursuing professional excellence. A distinguishing feature of the program is that parental involvement is mandatory, and fundamental to its success.

Dow’s support of NSBE and SEEK continues the company’s commitment to developing and improving Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education. In addition, this collaboration strengthens the strategies defined by Dow’s Diversity & Inclusion department and African American Network to help build a diverse and talented future workforce.

For more information on NSBE and the SEEK program, go to http://www.nsbe.org/seek/overview.aspx.

About Dow

Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines the power of science and technology to passionately innovate what is essential to human progress. The Company connects chemistry and innovation with the principles of sustainability to help address many of the world’s most challenging problems such as the need for clean water, renewable energy generation and conservation, and increasing agricultural productivity. Dow’s diversified industry-leading portfolio of specialty chemical, advanced materials, agrosciences and plastics businesses delivers a broad range of technology-based products and solutions to customers in approximately 160 countries and in high growth sectors such as electronics, water, energy, coatings and agriculture. In 2011, Dow had annual sales of $60 billion and employed approximately 52,000 people worldwide. The Company’s more than 5,000 products are manufactured at 197 sites in 36 countries across the globe. References to “Dow” or the “Company” mean The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise noted. More information about Dow can be found at www.dow.com.

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Allstate Foundation Grants $50,000 to American Indian College Fund for American Indian Business Scholarships

03.16.2012 - 05:35PM

The American Indian College Fund (the Fund) was awarded $50,000 from the Allstate Foundation to provide nine scholarships at $5,000 each for American Indians studying business at a tribal college.

Over the last decade, the Allstate Foundation has supported a number of initiatives at the Fund, including scholarships; cultural exchange and leadership development programs; and the American Indian College Fund’s annual Flame of Hope Gala, which raises money for Native students and increases awareness about the nation’s tribal colleges and universities.

“Allstate’s support over the years has had a major impact on our students, their families, and their communities,” said Richard B. Williams, President and CEO of the American Indian College Fund. “We are honored that they continue to recognize the important of Native education and how it helps to reduce poverty while creating hope in Indian Country.”

About The Allstate Foundation
Established in 1952, The Allstate Foundation is an independent, charitable organization made possible by subsidiaries of The Allstate Corporation (NYSE ALL). Through partnerships with nonprofit organizations across the country, The Allstate Foundation brings the relationships, reputation and resources of Allstate to support innovative and lasting solutions that enhance people’s well-being and prosperity. With a focus on safe teen driving and building financial independence for domestic violence survivors, The Allstate Foundation also promotes safe and vital communities; tolerance, inclusion, and diversity; and economic empowerment. For more information, visit www.allstate.com/foundation.

About the American Indian College Fund
With its credo “Educating the Mind and Spirit,” the American Indian College Fund is the nation’s largest private provider of scholarships for American Indian students, providing an average of 6,000 scholarships annually for students seeking to better their lives and communities through education and support to the nation’s 34 accredited tribal colleges and universities. For more information about the American Indian College Fund, please visit www.collegefund.org

Employer Conference to Highlight Benefits of Community Collaboratives on Workforce Development

03.06.2012 - 01:33PM

Cascade Engineering’s Cascade Consulting Group and The SOURCE (www.grsource.org) will offer a one-day conference in Grand Rapids, Mich. titled, “Developing a Private, Public, and Non-Profit Collaborative – Exploring Leading Practices: The Cascade Engineering Welfare to Career and SOURCE Models.” Attendees of the May 3 event will have the opportunity to learn from both organizations’ experience in assembling successful community collaboratives – involving business, government and non-profit partners – that can provide significant benefits to employers, employees and the community as a whole.

Cascade Engineering will focus on its nationally recognized “Welfare to Career” program, while The SOURCE will share how it is helping to reduce employee turnover by utilizing the best resources of private employers, the public sector and area non-profits. The agenda will include:

CEO and state agency panel discussions and Q&A sessions
Highlights from the implementation of similar models in Denver and Seattle
Practical guidance from national speakers who have successfully developed community collaboratives
Attendee networking

The complete event agenda is available at http://cascadeconference.eventbrite.com/.

“A key focus of our event is to provide CEOs and other employer representatives a venue for sharing their perspectives on the merits and challenges of developing these models locally,” said Kelley Losey, Director of Cascade Consulting Group. “Human resources practitioners will also be available to discuss how this approach can complement a strategic workforce development initiative. The conference will be a unique opportunity to explore proven models for building a stronger business and stronger community.”

The conference will include two optional free events that attendees can select during the registration process. On May 2, the event organizers will host an evening networking opportunity including appetizers and a cash bar. Attendees are also invited to participate in a tour of The SOURCE at the conclusion of the conference.

The conference will be held on Thursday, May 3 from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at The Crowne Plaza in Grand Rapids. For room reservations, please call (616) 957-1770. Organizations interested in attending or learning more are invited to visit www.cascadeng.com/csg, or to contact Kelley Losey at (616) 516-1451 or Kelley.losey@cascadeng.com.

About Cascade Engineering – Cascade Consulting Group

Cascade Engineering is a global manufacturer and marketer of multiple products and services supporting a variety of markets including renewable energy, automotive, commercial truck and bus, solid waste and recycling, material compounding furniture, RFID, material handling and consumer goods. The company’s Cascade Consulting Group (CCG) business unit enables organizations and communities to define and achieve results and profitability through triple bottom line strategies. CCG provides training, mentoring and consulting services based on Cascade Engineering’s “Employer of Choice” practices. Cascade has been certified by B Lab as a B Corporation, a designation that recognizes companies for their core focus on changing the world for the better through business.

Carlson Wagonilt Travel Reinforces Its Commitment To Responsible Business

02.22.2012 - 03:29PM

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specialized in business travel and meetings and events management, today announced that Françoise Grumberg is appointed to lead its global responsible business activities (Corporate Social Responsibility).

Ms. Grumberg will guide CWT globally on sustainability issues, while designing and implementing related strategies and programs. She will work closely with the Executive Team to further develop CWT’s commitment to responsible business among clients, suppliers, employees and other stakeholders.

Ms. Grumberg spent eight years as Corporate Social Responsibility Director for the Alcatel-Lucent Group, where she developed and implemented a group-wide social responsibility strategy along with a reporting system to monitor progress. Previously Ms. Grumberg worked in internal and external communications at Thomson CGR, Matra Marconi Space and for several subsidiaries of Alcatel-Alsthom.

As a global service provider, CWT is committed to responsible business both internally and with all external stakeholders. The company supports various non-profit organizations and many CWT employees participate in volunteer activities at both a national and local level. CWT helps clients to address environmental issues by assisting them in better understanding the environmental impact of their travel programs and providing them with sustainable business travel options.

About Carlson Wagonlit Travel

CWT is a global leader specialized in managing business travel and meetings and events. CWT serves companies, government institutions and non-governmental organizations of all sizes in more than 150 countries and territories. By leveraging both the expertise of its people and leading-edge technology, CWT helps clients derive the greatest value from their travel program in terms of savings, service, security and sustainability. The company is also committed to providing best-in-class service and assistance to travelers. CWT services and solutions comprise Traveler & Transaction Services, Program Optimization, Safety, Security, Meetings, Events and Energy Services. In 2010, sales volume for wholly owned operations and joint ventures totaled US$24.3 billion. For more information about CWT, please visit our global website at www.carlsonwagonlit.com. Follow us on Twitter@CarlsonWagonlit.

Martinez To Lead The UPS Foundation

02.07.2012 - 11:00AM

Eduardo Martinez, a 35-year UPS veteran and currently the program director for The UPS Foundation, has been named president of UPS’s philanthropic arm.

Martinez, 52, will succeed Ken Sternad, who is retiring after a 35-year career with UPS that saw him direct the company’s global Public Relations function as well as The UPS Foundation.

“For the past three years, Ed Martinez has played a critical role in working with Ken Sternad to hone The UPS Foundation’s priorities and critical initiatives,” said Allen Hill, UPS’s senior vice president for human resources and chairman of The UPS Foundation. “His elevation to the post of president means our Foundation can proceed with its critical support of such things as urgent humanitarian relief and environmental sustainability without missing a beat.”

Martinez, a native of Havana, Cuba, who emigrated with his family to the United States in 1960, joined UPS in 1976 as a package handler in UPS’s South Florida operation. He advanced into management two years later and then moved through a series of operational jobs while earning a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Miami.

In 1989, after assignments in industrial engineering and as national risk manager with UPS’s truck leasing unit, Martinez was promoted to the Corporate Risk Management Department, then moved through assignments in Corporate Finance & Accounting and earned a law degree. He served as a corporate counsel in the UPS Legal Department before accepting his current position in 2007.

In addition to his corporate responsibilities, Martinez represents UPS and chairs the World Economic Forum’s Logistics Emergency Team. He also serves as vice chair of the Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Disaster Management. He is a member of the Corporate Advisory Board for The National Council of La Raza as well as the Points of Light Institutes’ Corporate Service Council. He serves as the chair of the Corporate Development Council for the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts and sits on the International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE) Global Corporate Volunteer Council.

Sternad, a native of Norwalk, Conn., earned a bachelor's degree in journalism and political science from Ohio Wesleyan University. He joined UPS as a communications supervisor in 1977 and was promoted into public relations in 1982. After a two-year assignment in UPS package operations in Baltimore, he was named head of the Corporate Public Relations Department in 1990.

In 1997, he was promoted to vice president of global public relations, assuming responsibility for worldwide media relations, reputation management and executive communications. In that role, Sternad oversaw many pivotal events in UPS’s evolution, including the company’s strategic expansion into logistics, its Initial Public Offering in 1999 and the company’s complete rebranding in 2003. He then was named president of The UPS Foundation in 2009.

The UPS Foundation, which just celebrated its 60^th anniversary, is responsible for facilitating UPS involvement in local, national and global communities. In 2011, UPS and its employees invested more than $93 million in charitable giving and 1.6 million hours of volunteer service around the world.

Over the past three years The UPS Foundation has refocused its philanthropy to areas that more closely align with UPS's strengths, skills and interests. These include urgent humanitarian relief, road safety, environmental sustainability, diversity and volunteer capacity building for the non-profit sector. The UPS Foundation can be found on the web at UPS.com/foundation.

UPS (NYSE: UPS) is a global leader in logistics, offering a broad range of solutions including the transportation of packages and freight; the facilitation of international trade, and the deployment of advanced technology to more efficiently manage the world of business. Headquartered in Atlanta, UPS serves more than 220 countries and territories worldwide. The company can be found on the Web at UPS.com and its corporate blog can be found at blog.ups.com. To get UPS news direct, visit pressroom.ups.com/RSS.

Wyndham Worldwide Again Named Among Top 50 Companies for Executive Women

02.07.2012 - 09:19AM

(Marketwire) - Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE: WYN), one of the world's largest hospitality companies, has been once again named among the Top 50 Companies for Executive Women by the National Association for Female Executives (NAFE). The list recognizes organizations whose policies and practices encourage women's advancement and whose numbers at the highest levels of leadership demonstrate that commitment.

A newly released report conducted by Working Mother Research Institute showed that at the NAFE Top Companies, women hold nearly one in four positions overseeing divisions with more than $1 billion in revenue, and hold 23% of all board of director seats compared with 16% across the Fortune 500. At Wyndham Worldwide, women represent 54% of its total U.S. workforce, 35% of all director-level and above positions, and 28% of its board of directors.

"We are proud of this recognition because it speaks to our culture, which appreciates diverse backgrounds and experiences at all levels of our company, and values the ideas and contributions of each associate," says Mary Falvey, executive vice president and chief human resources officer at Wyndham Worldwide. "There is an opportunity for the entire business community to continue making strategic decisions to increase diversity in thought, background, and expertise through increased women participation in leadership positions, and champion future women leaders to maintain a strong pipeline of qualified talent."

The NAFE Top Companies also lead corporate America in recruiting, retaining and advancing women. Some findings from this year's research include:

22% of executive officers at the NAFE Top Companies are women compared with 3.6% at the Fortune 500
Women hold 19% of revenue-generating P & L jobs -- the pipeline to the CEO position
All NAFE Top Companies offer management or leadership training to women
CEOs at 92% of Top Companies review succession plans for gender equity

"The NAFE Top 50 Companies are major employers that are committed to hiring, retaining and promoting executive women," says Carol Evans, president of Working Mother Media and CEO, NAFE. "They represent a cross-section of companies that go way beyond lip service in helping succeed. Almost seven out of 10 companies require their managers to receive training on how to hire, advance or manage women. Manager accountability is the main ingredient for success."

Methodology: The 2012 NAFE Top 50 Companies application includes more than 250 questions on topics including female representation, hiring, attrition and promotion rates, access and usage of key retention and advancement programs. The application draws particular attention to the number of women at the highest ranks and those with profit-and-loss responsibility. To be considered, companies must have a minimum of two women on their board of directors as well as at least 500 employees in the U.S.

About Wyndham Worldwide

As one of the world's largest hospitality companies, Wyndham Worldwide offers individual consumers and business-to-business customers a broad suite of hospitality products and services across various accommodation alternatives and price ranges through its premier portfolio of world-renowned brands. Wyndham Hotel Group encompasses approximately 7,370 hotels and resorts with approximately 634,000 rooms worldwide. Wyndham Exchange & Rentals offers leisure travelers, including its 3.7 million members, access to approximately 100,000 vacation properties located in approximately 100 countries. Wyndham Vacation Ownership develops, markets and sells vacation ownership interests and provides consumer financing to owners through its network of over 160 vacation ownership resorts serving over 813,000 owners throughout North America, the Caribbean and the South Pacific. Wyndham Worldwide, headquartered in Parsippany, N.J., employs approximately 27,800 employees globally. For more information about Wyndham Worldwide, please visit www.wyndhamworldwide.com.

About NAFE

The National Association for Female Executives (NAFE), founded in 1972, serves 20,000 members nationwide with networking, tools and solutions to strengthen and grow their careers and businesses. NAFE magazine publishes the annual Top Companies issue and the annual Women of Excellence issue. NAFE.com provides up-to-date information, community for women in business and access to member benefits. NAFE is a division of Working Mother Media and Bonnier Corporation.

The UPS Foundation Donates $6M To Champion Diversity

02.01.2012 - 10:00AM

UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced almost 120 grants totaling more than $6 million to non-profit organizations around the world that champion diversity and support diverse communities.

For more than 60 years, UPS’s philanthropic arm has funded organizations that support under-served and under-represented members of society. This year’s grants will support a wide range of programs, including those for wounded veterans, the hearing and visually-impaired, women and girls and culturally distinct populations.

“Supporting diversity is the largest area of our funding,” said Ken Sternad, president of The UPS Foundation. “We have long sought to help bridge opportunity gaps in areas like economic empowerment, education, leadership, mentorship and advocacy. Through these grants, we are helping many great organizations improve lives and create opportunities.”

The grants being awarded include (in part):

More than $800,000 to the National Urban League to support Entrepreneurship Centers in several cities and other programs.
$750,000 to the National Council of La Raza toward the continued implementation of a regional strategy that focuses on capacity building for Hispanic community organizations.
$655,000 to the NAACP for educational programs and other events.
More than $450,000 in grants to organizations that support people with disabilities, primarily for programs around economic empowerment and transition into the workforce. Grant recipients include the National Organization on Disabilities, Paralyzed Veterans of America and National Federation of the Blind.
More than $450,000 to organizations that provide youth leadership and mentorship opportunities, including the 100 Black Men of America, Girls Inc., National Hispana Leadership Institute and the Japanese American Citizens League.
$250,000 to the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and the UNCF Atlanta.
$235,000 toward college scholarships for Native American students through the American Indian College Fund and Brigham Young University.
$200,000 to the Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA), primarily to support the OCA-UPS Gold Mountain Scholarship program for “first-in-family” Asian American college students.
$185,000 to the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights for its education reform work.
$150,000 to three Atlanta-based historically Black colleges and universities (Spelman College, Morehouse College and Clark Atlanta University) for the UPS Community Service Scholars Program, a unique effort that combines academics with community service.
$150,000 to the Hispanic Scholarship Fund.
$100,000 to the Human Rights Campaign Foundation for its Workplace Project.

The UPS Foundation, which is responsible for facilitating community involvement to local, national and global communities, has led UPS’s corporate citizenship efforts for more than 60 years. In 2010, UPS and its employees, active and retired, invested more than $95 million in charitable giving around the world. The UPS Foundation can be found on the web at UPS.com/foundation. To learn about UPS's sustainability program and commitment to the environment, go to www.ups.com/sustainability.

Corporate Citizenship - Analyst / Researcher

01.27.2012 - 02:01PM

Corporate Citizenship - Analyst / Researcher

About Us
Corporate Citizenship is a specialist global corporate responsibility and sustainability management consulting company. We advise companies on their strategies for responsible and sustainable business. Even in today’s challenging global economy, we believe our clients will achieve greater,long-term, sustainable success if they are also creating beneficial change for business and society.

We work with a range of clients across different sectors including several Fortune 500 companies. We have offices in New York and London and work with US-based and UK-based domestic and international companies. For more information please visit www.corporate-citizenship.com.

We are now seeking a corporate responsibility analyst / researcher to join our busy team.

The Role
The successful candidate will have a positive, entrepreneurial, business approach with enthusiasm for team environments while ability to work independently. You must have a successful track record of at least 2 or 3 years working in a commercial environment where you have been able to demonstrate skills and experience in the following areas:

Researching, analyzing and interpreting complex information
Presenting information clearly in oral and written form to a business audience
Managing multiple projects independently with minimal supervision to meet tight deadlines
Environmental and broad corporate responsibility topics

You will become involved in a variety of projects, working alongside our existing team in the United Sates and United Kingdom, carrying out desk research, joining client teams, developing new business proposals, marketing, advising clients, and writing reports and presentations.

Skills
Essential Skills

Business-minded, practical
Both environmental experience and broad corporate responsibility experience
Strong ability to research and synthesize information.
Strong analytical skills, including ability to understand, analyze, and draw conclusions from data and ability to use Excel
Strong writing skills and the ability to present information clearly and professionally
Good presentation skills, including ability to develop PowerPoint presentations and speak infront of groups
Strong skills using Microsoft Office, especially Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Ability to work under pressure
Ability to independently manage multiple project simultaneously
Friendly, personable and good sense of humor
Bachelor’s degree

Desirable Skills

Experience in a corporate environment either within a company or in a consulting role
Exposure to international business
Some business development support experience
Project management skills, including budgeting

Application Deadline
February 17, 2012

Applications Procedure
To apply, please send a resume, cover letter, and writing sample by email to Sue Woolcott at sue.woolcott@corporate-citizenship.com. No phone calls please.

We will offer a competitive compensation package that includes salary, bonus, and benefits.

Corporate Citizenship is an equal opportunity employer.

Location
The post is full-time and will be located in New York City. To apply for this job, non-US applicants need to already have the relevant documentation to work in the US.

ManpowerGroup: Business Strategies Must Generate Benefits for Companies and Society

01.25.2012 - 02:48PM

/PRNewswire/ -- ManpowerGroup (NYSE: MAN), the world leader in innovative workforce solutions and strategic partner of the World Economic Forum, says organizations need to leverage their core capabilities to create practical solutions that are right for the world around us and their business, as they work to meet the demands of an increasingly transparent world in the transformative new ecosystem of the Human Age.

David Arkless, ManpowerGroup President of Corporate and Government Affairs, was a discussion leader at today's World Economic Forum 2012 Annual Meeting session, "Developing Shared Values Strategies," exploring how companies can better utilize their corporate assets and entrepreneurial networks to benefit their organizations and society in consultation with social entrepreneurs.

The session explored the development of design principles and strategies to enhance corporations' existing or planned shared value strategies and how to increase understanding of critical success factors for shared value strategies to work. Jonas Prising, ManpowerGroup President of the Americas and Mara Swan, ManpowerGroup Executive Vice President, Global Strategy and Talent, also participated in the session which was moderated by Hirotaka Takeuchi, Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School.

In an era of increased transparency, businesses need to pay close attention to the issues that influence critical opinion in order to demonstrate commitment to satisfying in demand talent — who wield more choice than ever before — that their values are aligned in a way that is not only effective and productive, but is sensitive to the communities in which they operate.

"In the volatile and fast-changing world we find ourselves in, businesses cannot afford to be purely altruistic; for companies to be sustainable in the context of more complex social, political and environmental issues, they have a responsibility to be profitable," said Arkless. "Unleashing human potential, simultaneously driving personal and business success, translates to profitability that is therefore sustainable."

The chaos and complexity of the Human Age has created new demands for innovation, productivity and talent, and the world has been reawakened to the real power of humans, prompting companies to rethink the way they integrate societal considerations into their business models. As "Talentism" becomes the new "Capitalism," and the talent critical to organizational success proves more elusive, a humanistic approach to sourcing skilled individuals is required — tapping into under-leveraged talent pools such as women, youth, older workers and people with disabilities to create a sustainable talent pipeline.

"The key to success in the Human Age is companies' ability to solve problems and maintain growth by taking a human approach to innovation-driven economic development and social progress," added Arkless. "Being a responsible company is seen as a key driver of employee engagement, which is essential for employers to unleash potential and maintain a competitive advantage."

The nature of ManpowerGroup's work — bridging the gap between individuals and employers who need their skills — means that we make a significant positive impact in the communities which we serve by putting over 600,000 people from all walks of life to work each and every day; training over 10 million people; and interviewing 12 million people.

"The success ManpowerGroup achieves in our business allows us to help individuals, families, communities and economies by putting all kinds of people to work," added Arkless. "We unleash human potential which translates to the profitability that we provide in a sustainable way."

Last month, ManpowerGroup released its Corporate Social Responsibility Update, titled "Teaching a Man Not to Fish is Humanly Possible," a global review of the powerful ways the company is helping individuals and communities around the world succeed against the odds by bridging the gap between people and jobs in the most human of ways. The complete report is available for download at: http://manpowergroup.com/social/srreport.cfm

About ManpowerGroup

ManpowerGroup™ (NYSE: MAN), the world leader in innovative workforce solutions, creates and delivers high-impact solutions that enable our clients to achieve their business goals and enhance their competitiveness. With over 60 years of experience, our $22 billion company creates unique time to value through a comprehensive suite of innovative solutions that help clients win in the Human Age. These solutions cover an entire range of talent-driven needs from recruitment and assessment, training and development, and career management, to outsourcing and workforce consulting. ManpowerGroup maintains the world's largest and industry-leading network of nearly 3,900 offices in 80 countries and territories, generating a dynamic mix of an unmatched global footprint with valuable insight and local expertise to meet the needs of its 400,000 clients per year, across all industry sectors, small and medium-sized enterprises, local, multinational and global companies. By connecting our deep understanding of human potential to the ambitions of clients, ManpowerGroup helps the organizations and individuals we serve achieve more than they imagined – because their success leads to our success. And by creating these powerful connections, we create power that drives organizations forward, accelerates personal success and builds more sustainable communities. We help power the world of work. The ManpowerGroup suite of solutions is offered through ManpowerGroup™ Solutions, Manpower®, Experis™ and Right Management®. Learn more about how the ManpowerGroup can help you win in the Human Age at www.manpowergroup.com.

ManpowerGroup is the most trusted brand in the industry, being the only company in our industry to be named to the Ethisphere Institute's 2011 World's Most Ethical Companies list for our proven commitment to ethical business practices, including an outstanding commitment to ethical leadership, compliance practices and corporate social responsibility. In addition, ManpowerGroup has also been recognized as the industry leader by Fortune magazine, who named the company in first place on its 2011 list of the Most Admired Companies in the temporary help sector.

In January 2011, at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, ManpowerGroup announced the world has entered the Human Age, where talent has replaced capital as the key competitive differentiator. Learn more about this new age at www.manpowergroup.com/humanage

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Mohegan Tribe To Host Largest Annual U.S. Sustainable And Responsible Investing Conference

01.20.2012 - 03:47PM

The Mohegan Tribe joined First Affirmative Financial Network today in announcing that the sovereign Indian nation will host the 23rd annual SRI Conference for Sustainable, Responsible, Impact Investing (The SRI Conference) at the Mohegan Sun Conference Center in Connecticut, October 2–4, 2012.

The Mohegan Tribe’s role as host of this major industry event reflects the sharp rise in interest among Native American nations in community impact investing, which is one of the major elements of sustainable, responsible, impact investing (SRI).

Bruce “Two Dogs” Bozsum, chairman of the Mohegan Tribal Council said: “The Mohegan Tribe already makes major investments in housing and education programs, including many that operate in Connecticut outside of our lands and where the members of the Tribe are not the beneficiaries. We see this as an important opportunity to showcase the efforts of Indian nations across the U.S. in the rapidly emerging field of community impact investing. The Mohegan Tribe expects to be among the parties that will benefit from this learning opportunity.”

First Affirmative President Steve Schueth, producer of the 2012 SRI Conference, said: “We embrace increasing diversity in the world of sustainable, responsible, impact investing, which we see as one of the real long-term strengths of SRI. The rise of Native American interest in community impact investing is already at a point where it is safe to say that no other unit of government in America has become so invested, both literally and figuratively, in SRI. We see this as a unique opportunity to encourage that trend and to inform others about it.”

In Connecticut, Indian tribes represent one of the largest sources of revenue to the state. Both the Mohegan Tribe and the nearby Pequot Tribe pay 25 percent of their slot machine revenues to the state in lieu of taxes. This money helps pay for badly needed local services in Connecticut cities and towns. That’s not only more than any other state employer pays the state; it’s more than all other Connecticut corporations pay in corporate taxes combined (after factoring in corporate tax breaks).

About the SRI Conference

The SRI Conference (formerly SRI in the Rockies) http://www.SRIconference.com is the leading forum for the sustainable, responsible, impact investing (SRI) industry in the North America. The 22nd annual conference was held in New Orleans Hotel, October 2–5, 2011. For its 23rd year, The SRI Conference will move to the Mohegan Sun Convention Center in southeastern Connecticut, October 2–4, 2012. For more information about the agenda, speaking, or sponsorship, please contact Krystala Kalil, at 888-774-2663 or krystala@SRIconference.com. You can register here: http://www.sriconference.com/register.jsp.

About the Mohegan Tribe

The Mohegan Tribe (http://www.mohegan.nsn.us/) is a sovereign, federally recognized Indian nation, with a reservation on the Thames River near Uncasville, Connecticut. The Mohegan Tribe received formal recognition in March 1994. The Tribe currently includes about 1,920 members and owns and operates the Mohegan Sun and a number of other businesses.

About First Affirmative Financial Network

First Affirmative Financial Network, LLC (http://www.FirstAffirmative.com) is an independent fee-only Registered Investment Advisor (SEC File #801-56587) offering investment consulting and asset management services through a nationwide network of investment professionals who specialize in serving socially conscious investors. First Affirmative produces the annual SRI Conference, the premier gathering of investors and investment professionals focused on sustainable, responsible, impact investing in North America.

Public Service Enterprise Group Names Sheila Rostiac as President of PSEG Foundation

01.20.2012 - 11:03AM

/PRNewswire/ - PSEG announced today the appointment of Sheila Rostiac as President of the PSEG Foundation and Director of Corporate Social Responsibility, effective January 9, 2012. Rostiac's responsibilities include development and implementation of policy, strategy and social investment initiatives that are aligned with the business objectives of PSEG. She also oversees corporate contributions, sponsorships and employee giving programs.

Rostiac succeeds Vaughn McKoy, who has rejoined PSEG's legal department in a senior role as general state regulatory counsel.

Rostiac was formerly in PSEG's human resources department as director of client relations and a lead business partner for several members of PSEG's executive officer team. She joined the New Jersey energy company in 1997 and has held a variety of management positions in finance and human resources. Previously, Rostiac's additional work experience includes global human resource management at Schering Plough Pharmaceuticals; financial roles with Jersey Central Power & Light; and auditing with the accounting firm Arthur Andersen & Company, LLC.

"Sheila has a strong combination of skills and the passion to build upon PSEG's long-standing partnership with the communities we serve," said Randy Mehrberg, executive vice president for strategy and development, PSEG. "We are confident that she will use her professional experience in both human resources and finance, as well as her proven management expertise, to further the mission of the PSEG Foundation to help make New Jersey a better place to work and live."

Rostiac holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Lehigh University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Centenary College. She was a licensed Certified Public Accountant and has a SHRM designation as a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources. Rostiac is also certified in M.B.T.I. and is a 2011 TWIN (Tribute to Women in Industry) Honoree. She currently sits on the advisory board for NJ LEEP and is a board member of the Madison Cooperative Nursery School.

Public Service Enterprise Group (NYSE:PEG) is a publicly traded diversified energy company with annual revenues of more than $12 billion, and three principal subsidiaries: PSEG Power, Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) and PSEG Energy Holdings.

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General Mills Named to FORTUNE's 2012 List of 100 Best Companies

01.19.2012 - 03:28PM

Today General Mills was named to FORTUNE's annual list of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" for the fifth consecutive year. FORTUNE cited the company’s strong career development opportunities as a standout among the many workplace attributes that earned it a spot on the prestigious ranking. General Mills has made the list 10 times since first appearing in 1998.

“We’re thrilled to be recognized by FORTUNE for our commitment to making General Mills a great place to work for all employees,” said Mike Davis, senior vice president of Global Human Resources for General Mills. “When I speak with employees around the world and ask them what they are looking for in a workplace, they say surprisingly similar things. We all want to be respected and treated well, we want to feel safe, we want to make a difference, we want to grow, we want to learn, and we want to like the people we work with. These attributes may sound simple, but they become powerful when they are built into the values and culture of a company, as they are at General Mills.”

As noted by FORTUNE in its online coverage, General Mills places a priority on developing talented employees for a long and successful career with the company. Leadership and skill development programs include mentoring, access to leadership experts and speakers, training, individual development planning, and recently, the Great Manager initiative.

“We believe that an employee’s view of their direct manager – positive or negative – is one of the most significant drivers of their engagement, success and satisfaction,” Davis said.

Inspired by the impact great managers have on the company’s success, General Mills recently launched the Great Manager initiative. The initiative clearly defines the skills and abilities of great managers, and then helps managers develop these traits through specific training, tools, mentoring, and feedback. As a result, General Mills has seen an increase in the number of employees who indicate they work for a great manager, according to employee surveys.

Ranking 63^rd, General Mills is one of three Minnesota-based companies on the 2012 list; Mayo Clinic and Allianz were also honored by FORTUNE. General Mills is the only food manufacturer to earn a spot on the list. The full list and related stories appear online at FORTUNE.com/bestcompanies.

General Mills has made FORTUNE’s 100 Best Companies list in 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2000 and 1998.

Visit the company’s blog, A Taste of General Mills, to read General Mills employees’ perspectives on what makes the company a great place to work.

Methodology
To pick the 100 Best Companies to Work For, FORTUNE partners with the Great Place to Work Institute to conduct the most extensive employee survey in corporate America. Two hundred and eighty companies participated in this year’s survey. Two-thirds of a company’s score is based on the results of the Institute’s Trust Index survey, which is sent to a random sample of employees from each company. The other third of the scoring is based on the company’s responses to the Institute’s Culture Audit, which includes detailed questions about pay and benefit programs, and a series of open-ended questions about hiring practices, internal communication, recognition, training programs and diversity efforts.

About General Mills
General Mills is one of the world’s leading food companies, operating in more than 100 countries. Its consumer brands include Cheerios, Häagen-Dazs, Nature Valley, Yoplait, Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Green Giant, Progresso and Old El Paso. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, General Mills had fiscal 2011 net sales of US$14.9 billion.

IBM and Latin Business Today Team on Tools and Content for Small Businesses

01.17.2012 - 10:32AM

/PRNewswire/ - Online publisher Latin Business Today (http://latinbusinesstoday.com/) today announced it will provide IBM's (NYSE: IBM) small-business resource website SME Toolkit (http://us.smetoolkit.org/us/en) with articles and other editorial material. Latin Business Today will regularly supplement the content available through the U.S. Hispanic section of SME Toolkit, a free website that promotes economic growth in under-served and emerging markets.

"When engaging the U.S. Hispanic small-business owner, the core priority is to provide relevant editorial to grow business. Collaboration with companies that have rock-solid reputations ensures sound delivery," said Latin Business Today founder, managing partner, and publisher Barry Mittelman. "That's what makes this initiative so exciting."

Provided through a partnership between the International Finance Corporation and IBM, the SME Toolkit provides a wealth of practical information in such areas as finance, accounting, international business, marketing, and human resources. The site's array of free tools includes a financing calculator, web software, business forms, and group calendars.

"We see the SME Toolkit as a way to accelerate economic development and job growth through the deployment of information and communication technologies," says Robin Willner, Vice President for Global Community Initiatives, Corporate Citizenship, and Corporate Affairs at IBM. "Access to best practices and editorial information from Latin Business Today will help expand the rich content on the site."

Featuring an innovative content model that emphasizes practical career guidance, networking, and mentoring, Latin Business Today boasts alliances with a broad array of professional, research, and advocacy organizations nationwide. "We want to drive entrepreneurial and professional success by establishing an online dialogue to identify challenges and deliver solutions for our readers," Mr. Mittelman explained. Coverage areas on LatinBusinessToday.com include technology, finance, law, politics, public policy, professional services and resources, strategic planning, marketing, culture and life balance.

LatinBusinessToday.com evolved from Latin Business, a Los Angeles-based, bimonthly print magazine with a national circulation of 150,000 that was published between 2002 and 2009. Like its predecessor, the new website offers mainly English-language content.

Visit www.citizenibm.com for more information on IBM's Citizenship efforts.

Additional information is available at LatinBusinessToday.com (http://latinbusinesstoday.com/)

Ecology and Environment, Inc. Names Rebecca L. Flora Sustainable Communities Practice Leader

01.16.2012 - 12:47PM

(Marketwire) - Ecology and Environment, Inc. (E & E) (NASDAQ: EEI) is pleased to announce that Rebecca L. Flora, a pioneer in the green building and sustainable communities movements, has joined E & E as Sustainable Communities Practice Leader. Throughout her 30-year career, Flora has exhibited leadership and expertise across multiple areas of sustainability, including community development, urban redevelopment, Main Street revitalization, historic preservation, affordable housing, climate action planning, green building, and green job creation. She will bring a fresh perspective to E & E's sustainability practice and will expand the firm's ability to assist clients in meeting their sustainability goals.

Flora has earned a reputation nationally and globally through her work at Green Building Alliance (GBA) and in her role on the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) board of directors where she served as board chair in 2008 and later as USGBC's Senior Vice President of Education and Research. Flora was a founding member of the core committee that established the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Neighborhood Development rating system, a role directly related to her long standing interests and expertise in sustainable communities. She has also worked to educate others in the field of sustainability through ten years as an adjunct professor at Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College and currently as a member of the USGBC® Faculty™.

"I find E & E to be unique in its ability to analyze and develop strategic solutions from an economic, social, and environmental perspective for a range of topics both individually and comprehensively," noted Flora. "I am impressed by the depth and scope of the scientific and professional staff at E & E and by the way they work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams, which match the core requirements necessary to create sustainable places and societies."

"Rebecca's established leadership and expertise in sustainability, her LEED credentials, and her creative energy align well with the direction E & E's sustainability practice is headed and we're glad to have her on board," said E & E president and CEO Kevin Neumaier. "All of our projects incorporate principles of sustainability to some degree," noted Gerard A. Gallagher, III, E & E Senior Vice President of Environmental Sustainability. "What we're seeing now are large-scale, complex projects where sustainability drives every aspect of planning and implementation. Rebecca is uniquely qualified to lead those efforts."

Headquartered in Lancaster, N.Y., E & E has completed more than 50,000 projects for a wide variety of clients in 113 countries, providing environmental solutions in nearly every ecosystem on the planet. The company is listed on the NASDAQ under the symbol EEI and is located on the Web at www.ene.com.

City of Philadelphia, IBM Announce Efforts to Improve Workforce Development

01.12.2012 - 03:24PM

/PRNewswire/ - Today, Mayor Michael A. Nutter and IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced a partnered effort to support workforce development by increasing the accessibility and functionality of the Digital On-Ramps initiative, a City-wide collaborative aimed at providing "anytime, anywhere" learning and workforce training to Philadelphians.

"In order for Philadelphia to be a 21st century work-ready city, our workers need to be better prepared, educated, and trained. Our partnership with IBM is an important first step in furthering existing initiatives and developing new solutions to improve workforce development," said Mayor Nutter. "IBM has essentially created a roadmap to guide our Administration's continuing efforts to build workforce development and education using digital technology."

As part of its Smarter Cities Challenge grant to Philadelphia, IBM specialists compiled a report on the state of workforce development of the City through interviews with city officials, employees, and non-profit leaders. The findings have been assembled into a list of recommendations that the City of Philadelphia can use to improve the Digital On-Ramps initiative.

IBM also donated educational software and hardware to the City to help students improve reading, language, math, and science skills. The value of IBM's donations to the City, including the Smarter Cities Challenge grant-funded recommendations, total more than $1 million.

The City of Philadelphia and its public partners will use technology to support existing literacy and workforce training programs. The strategies will help improve education and workforce training programs by:

Enabling residents to access critical skills training anytime, anywhere via a smartphone or computer;
Connecting them to other learners digitally and developing an online community to foster collaboration and peer learning;
Helping them to identify what skills they need to find a job and where to get them; and
Providing them with up-to-date information on how to access in-person skills training programs and other resources.

The new Digital On-Ramps model will utilize non-profit organizations, public and private partners to combat the growing disparity between workers skills and available jobs in Philadelphia. Over a four-year period, Digital On-Ramps aims to serve the 175,000 youth and adults already enrolled in the Philadelphia learning community.

"Philadelphia is making an important effort to close the gap between skills and jobs and it's doing it in the right way – in a partnership that brings the private and public sectors together," said Stanley S. Litow, IBM's Vice President of Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs and President, IBM International Foundation. "We look forward to continuing to partner with the city to help produce a more educated, employable, and prosperous citizenry."

In addition, IBM announced it would donate Reading Companion software to be installed on computers in 19 area recreation centers. Reading Companion employs voice recognition to listen and provide feedback to users to help them improve their reading skills. IBM is also donating 100 Young Explorer learning computers to the Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition. The Young Explorer learning computers will be used at several Freedom Rings public computer centers to help young children learn math, science and language arts concepts to better prepare them to succeed in school.

The IBM Smarter Cities Challenge is a competitive grant program in which IBM is awarding $50 million worth of technology and services to 100 municipalities worldwide through 2013. Teams of specially selected IBM experts provide city leaders with analysis and recommendations to support successful growth, better delivery of municipal services, more citizen engagement, and improved efficiency under the Smarter Cities Challenge grant.

An overview of IBM's work in Philadelphia can be viewed here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG2UH9o7UYU.

To read a conversation with the IBM consultants who worked with Philadelphia, please visit http://ibm.co/y2Dhcz.

For more information about IBM's Smarter Cities Challenge grant program, please visit www.smartercitieschallenge.org.

Follow Citizen IBM on Twitter at @CitizenIBM and on the Web at www.citizenibm.com.

CSRwire Welcomes New VP Of Product And Business Development, Marisa Rice

01.03.2012 - 11:29AM

CSRwire welcomes Marisa Rice as the new Vice President of Product and Business Development. A seasoned public relations professional, Rice brings with her a wealth of industry knowledge derived from her experience with a variety of clients in Chicago and New York City.

"We are delighted to have Marisa join the CSRwire team. Her diverse experiences and valuable perspectives will serve us well as we head into a promising and exciting New Year. I look forward to working with Marisa on integrating our clients' communication strategies with CSR initiatives and sustainability solutions,” said Jan Morgan, President, CSRwire

Rice’s career began at Medialink Worldwide, where she built her foundational knowledge of the PR and news industries, working with agencies and corporate communications teams on their broadcast media initiatives. Rice’s work at Medialink earned her a position on the Client Solutions team at the company’s headquarters. There, Rice garnered more hands-on experience with media production and distribution processes.

Her next stop was PR Newswire, where she perfected her knowledge of the newswire end of public relations and investor relations. It was while at PR Newswire that Rice developed a passion for corporate social responsibility, which is expressed in the enthusiasm, creativity, and integrity that she currently brings to her clients’ communications initiatives.

"Marisa brings a keen understanding of the products and services necessary to help facilitate communication professionals' messaging," said Joe Sibilia, CEO of CSRwire.

“Marisa’s role will be exponentially beneficial as we expand the scope of our offerings and member benefits. The CSRwire team strongly believes that the communication needs of our members are multi-fold and will continue to become even more complex as social, traditional and print media converge and Marisa brings valuable perspective on this convergence,” added Aman Singh, Editorial Director of CSRwire.

About CSRwire

CSRwire is the leading global source of corporate social responsibility and sustainability news. Founded in 1999 to advance the movement towards a more economically-just and environmentally-sustainable society and away from single bottom line capitalism, CSRwire has paved the way for new standards of corporate citizenship, earning the international respect of thought leaders, business leaders, academics, philanthropists, activists and the media community.

CSRwire content reaches a broad and highly-engaged audience of over 87 million readers in the international CSR /ESG market through syndication partners, members, subscribers, customized media lists, newsrooms, social media, search engines, financial portals, specialty websites and online communities. As the exclusive distributor of CSR news and information for most major newswires, CSRwire offers more visibility than any other CSR news and information distributor in the world.

With more than 7,000 corporate, nonprofit and public sector members distributing news, CSRwire offers detailed analytics, member spotlights and exclusive executive interviews. CSRwire provides comprehensive stand-alone coverage in 25 CSR related categories and is considered an excellent compliment to traditional newswire services with its customized global distribution, daily alerts, events calendar, thought-provoking editorials, popular Talkback blog, CSR book reviews, report distribution, promotions and searchable archives.

Scott Patt Joins Project 7(R) as Chief Creative Officer

12.19.2011 - 11:15AM

/PRNewswire/ - Project 7®, a cause-related company dedicated to changing people's lives through the power of consumer purchasing has named Scott Patt as its chief creative officer effective January 2, 2012. In this position, Patt will be in charge of directing and stewarding Project 7's comprehensive brand vision within the consumables landscape. He will report directly to Tyler Merrick, founder and chief executive officer of Project 7.

"Scott is one of the most talented creatives working with lifestyle brands today. Design, packaging and story are key elements of our brand," said Merrick. "Bringing someone of Scott's caliber to oversee creative will allow us expand the impact of our 'products for good.'"

Patt worked within the Nike Inc. family from 1997 to 2011, where he had a diverse and notable career across multiple disciplines in Footwear, Apparel, and Brand Design and Nike's affiliate companies. Most recently, Patt was vice president of art for the surf lifestyle brand Hurley. From 2005 to 2010, Patt was a force in the revival and success of the Converse brand where he was creative director of footwear. Concurrently, since 1999, Patt has been a successful visual artist exhibiting his work worldwide from New York City, New York to Tokyo, Japan. Patt has a bachelor's of art from Penn State University and studied painting at the Barnstone Studios in Copley, Pennsylvania.

About Project 7®

Founded in 2008 by Tyler Merrick, Project 7® makes everyday products for good and is committed to 'changing the score' by making a significant, measurable difference in the lives of people all over the world through the purchase of its everyday products including sugar-free gum and mints, organic fair trade coffee, bio-bottled water, eco-T-shirts and branded apparel. For every purchase of a Project 7 product, the company makes charitable contributions to organizations dedicated to serving seven areas of need in the world – Feed the Hungry™, Heal the Sick™, Hope for Peace™, House the Homeless™, Quench the Thirsty™, Teach them Well™ and Save the Earth™.

Project 7 encourages consumers to help make a tangible difference by purchasing Project 7 products, volunteering their time and educating others. To learn more about Project 7 or to purchase Project 7 merchandise, visit www.project7.com. You can also become a fan of Project 7 on Facebook and follow @Project7 on Twitter.

CSRwire Hires CSR Journalist Aman Singh as Editorial Director

12.19.2011 - 10:16AM

It is with great pleasure that CSRwire announces its new Editorial Director, Aman Singh. Singh brings with her a level of experience deeply rooted in corporate social responsibility and a proven passion in this field.

Most recently, Singh served as the Senior Corporate Responsibility Editor at Vault.com, where she designed, managed and syndicated the hiring industry’s first multimedia CSR portal. The portal served as a space for practitioners, HR professionals, students and thought leaders to engage, debate and discuss issues like innovation, entrepreneurship, social responsibility and employee practices.

Singh is the founder of Singh Solutions, a research and advisory firm offering CSR strategy, employee engagement and communication services and an active mentor for those looking to pursue a career in CSR and sustainability. She is an IEMA-Certified CSR Practitioner and trained in GRI reporting and UNGC guidelines.

A writer at heart, Singh has contributed to a broad range of publications including Forbes, CNBC, Bloomberg Businessweek, Ethical Performance, the ABA’s CSR Journal, Business Ethics Magazine, The Wall Street Journal and The Corporate Citizen. Over the last 10 years Singh has reported on a wide range of issues including the job market, career management, sustainable business practices, CSR strategy, integrated reporting, diversity and women’s leadership in the workplace. She has also managed her own blog: In Good Company, Singh on CSR.

"Aman brings a deep perspective on communicating the critical solutions needed to shift capitalism for the common good," said Joe Sibilia, CEO, CSRwire. President of CSRwire Jan Morgan added: “I have admired Aman’s work for some time. She is a terrific journalist, speaker and CSR professional with both management and leadership skills. This is a rare combination. We are seeing an increased demand for CSR and ESG analysis and original content, our membership is growing and the global community is hungry for news. Aman Singh is the right person to lead our editorial department and join our management team at this critical time.”

Singh has been recognized as one of 2010’s Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business Behavior by Trust Across America and ranked No. 4 in HRExaminer’s Top 25 HR Digital Influences for 2011. She is an active advisor serving on the boards of Center for Sustainability & Excellence, the Council for Corporate Responsibility, the Green Breakfast Club and a firm believer that only informed professionals can lead business and the global economy into the next century.

About CSRwire

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Dow Recognized for Support of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights

12.15.2011 - 10:14AM

The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) has been recognized by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and the International Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (IGLCC) for its efforts to support lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights, as part of the Company’s overall commitment to equality in the workplace.

“To be recognized by such prestigious and forward-thinking organizations shows that Dow’s deeply held values of integrity and respect for people have not gone unnoticed,” said Howard Ungerleider, president of Dow’s performance plastics division and executive sponsor of Gays, Lesbians and Allies at Dow (GLAD). “We have long believed that the ability to present a truly diverse and inclusive workplace is critical to our success and integral to our strategy to attract, develop and retain the best and brightest talent.”

Dow received a 100 percent rating in HRC’s 2012 Corporate Equality Index, marking the eighth consecutive year the Company has been recognized for best-in-class practices of LGBT inclusion in the workplace. Dow has participated in the index since its inception in 2002, and in 2005 was the first in the chemical industry to receive a perfect score. Only 190 companies achieved the 100 percent rating this year, down sharply from 337 in 2010, reflecting both HRC’s more demanding requirements and Dow’s continued progress and efforts to set the standard for LGBT inclusiveness.

HRC seeks to improve the lives of LGBT Americans by advocating for equal rights and benefits in the workplace, ensuring families are treated equally under the law and increasing public support among all Americans.

Separately, Dow placed second in the 2011 International Business Equality Index, a survey by the IGLCC measuring how international companies are performing in issues related to the LGBT community in specific countries around the world. The IGLCC seeks to advance diversity in the business world through initiatives that promote equality and the creation of opportunities for members of the international LGBT business community. It is the only index to analyze LGBT issues at the international level, enabling companies to understand the impact their diversity policies and values have in every country they operate in.

“We will continue to shape new policies and practices that give protection and parity to all Dow employees around the world,” added Ungerleider. “This will ensure we always provide a working environment where every Dow person is reaching his or her full potential and bringing their whole self to work.”

Dow’s GLAD network has been promoting diversity and inclusion and advocating for the fundamental rights of LGBT employees inside and outside of the Company for more than 10 years and is one of seven employee resource groups at Dow, which comprise more than 150 local chapters in every major geography around the world.

In the past several years, Dow through its GLAD network has earned recognition from several other premier national and international LGBT organizations, including Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG); Out & Equal; and Lambda Legal.

Earlier this year, Dow’s LGBT efforts and it support of the Employee Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) were featured on PBS stations around the U.S. Dow has testified before Congress in 2009 and 2010 in support of ENDA.

While many states in the U.S. and abroad have yet to pass laws protecting LGBT people from being fired based on their sexual orientation or gender identity, Dow’s global Respect and Responsibility policy provides the Company’s employees with this protection and helps create an environment in which all employees can focus on their jobs rather than fear of being discriminated for who they are.

About Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines the power of science and technology with the “Human Element” to passionately innovate what is essential to human progress. The Company connects chemistry and innovation with the principles of sustainability to help address many of the world’s most challenging problems such as the need for clean water, renewable energy generation and conservation, and increasing agricultural productivity. Dow’s diversified industry-leading portfolio of specialty chemical, advanced materials, agrosciences and plastics businesses delivers a broad range of technology-based products and solutions to customers in approximately 160 countries and in high growth sectors such as electronics, water, energy, coatings and agriculture. In 2010, Dow had annual sales of $53.7 billion and employed approximately 50,000 people worldwide. The Company’s more than 5,000 products are manufactured at 188 sites in 35 countries across the globe. References to "Dow" or the "Company" mean The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise expressly noted. More information about Dow can be found at www.dow.com.

Lilly Recognized as One of the Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality

12.14.2011 - 10:13AM

/PRNewswire/ - For the sixth consecutive year, Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) has received a 100 percent rating on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Corporate Equality Index (CEI) for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality in the workplace.

Lilly is one of only 190 companies to receive the perfect score among 638 U.S. businesses rated this year and has been named to the organization's "Best Places to Work" list. Forty-four percent fewer companies received a perfect score this year due to stricter requirements introduced for 2012.

"It is truly an honor to be recognized among the top companies in the nation for our commitment to inclusiveness among our employees," said Shaun Hawkins, chief diversity officer. "At Lilly, we believe it is vitally important to attract and retain exceptional employees who feel comfortable in a culture that supports them being themselves."

The HRC is the nation's largest LGBT civil rights organization and its CEI has become the foremost benchmark for businesses to gauge their level of LGBT workplace inclusion against competitors.

The CEI rates companies on 40 specific policies and practices, 32 of which are new or more demanding this year. To achieve a perfect score, companies must have fully inclusive equal employment opportunity policies, provide equal employment benefits, demonstrate organizational LGBT competency, evidence their commitment to equality publicly and exercise responsible citizenship. The CEI report is available online at www.hrc.org/cei.

About Eli Lilly and Company

Lilly, a leading innovation-driven corporation, is developing a growing portfolio of pharmaceutical products by applying the latest research from its own worldwide laboratories and from collaborations with eminent scientific organizations. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Ind., Lilly provides answers – through medicines and information – for some of the world's most urgent medical needs. Additional information about Lilly is available at www.lilly.com.

About HRC Foundation

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation is the educational arm of America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality. By inspiring and engaging all Americans, HRC strives to end discrimination against LGBT citizens and realize a nation that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all. C-LLY

The Clorox Company Earns Sixth Consecutive 100 Percent Rating on Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index

12.13.2011 - 06:00PM

The Clorox Company (NYSE:CLX) has earned a top rating of 100 percent for the sixth consecutive year on the Human Rights Campaign's 2012 Corporate Equality Index (CEI). One of just three consumer good companies to retain its perfect score, Clorox also earns the distinction of being named one of the “Best Places to Work for GLBT Equality.” The index is a nationally recognized measure of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) equality in the workplace.

"We all want to be part of an environment where we can bring our whole selves to work each day, where we feel our diverse perspectives and experiences are welcomed and celebrated,” says Clorox Chairman and CEO Don Knauss. “Clorox employees have worked together to create a culture of inclusion, and this rating is a reflection of the importance we place on ensuring all Clorox employees feel valued and appreciated. We applaud the Human Rights Campaign for its work to ensure all employees are treated fairly.”

The CEI rates companies on 40 specific policies and practices, 32 of which are new or more demanding this year. To achieve a 100 percent score, Clorox has fully-inclusive equal employment opportunity policies, provides equal employment benefits, demonstrates organizational GLBT competency, and is publicly committed to equality and responsible citizenship.

A key part of Clorox's diversity and inclusion strategy is the company's five employee resource groups (ERGs), including GLBT. These groups enable people to connect with one another and collectively with Clorox. Other groups are African-American, Asian/Pacific, Hispanic and women. ERGs not only help build professional relationships, but also promote and retain exceptional employees, provide insights on multicultural marketing and supplier diversity initiatives, and support Clorox's diversity-related community outreach programs. Open to all employees, each ERG ensures every employee has access to support, inspiration, and personal and professional development.

A copy of the report and all ratings can be found at www.hrc.org/cei.

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation

The Human Rights Campaign is America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality. By inspiring and engaging all Americans, HRC strives to end discrimination against GLBT citizens and realize a nation that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all.

The Clorox Company

The Clorox Company is a leading manufacturer and marketer of consumer products with 8,100 employees and fiscal year 2011 revenues of $5.2 billion. Clorox markets some of consumers' most trusted and recognized brand names, including its namesake bleach and cleaning products, Green Works® naturally derived home care products, Pine-Sol® cleaners, Poett® home care products, Fresh Step® cat litter, Kingsford® charcoal, Hidden Valley® and K C Masterpiece® dressings and sauces, Brita® water-filtration products, Glad® bags, wraps and containers, and Burt's Bees® natural personal care products. Nearly 90 percent of Clorox Company brands hold the No. 1 or No. 2 market share positions in their categories. The company's products are manufactured in more than two dozen countries and marketed in more than 100 countries. Clorox is committed to making a positive difference in the communities where its employees work and live. Founded in 1980, The Clorox Company Foundation has awarded cash grants totaling more than $84 million to nonprofit organizations, schools and colleges. In fiscal year 2011 alone, the foundation awarded $4 million in cash grants, and Clorox made product donations valued at $13 million. For more information about Clorox, visit www.TheCloroxCompany.com.

L'Oreal Paris Celebrates its Sixth Annual Women of Worth Awards and Announces National Honoree, Gretchen Holt Witt

12.09.2011 - 11:34AM

/PRNewswire/ - Ten extraordinary Women of Worth were celebrated by L'Oreal Paris and Hearst Magazines at last night's awards presentation, held at the Hearst Tower in New York City, for their tireless volunteer efforts dedicated to a variety of worthy and relevant social and philanthropic causes.

The event featured an awards presentation hosted by Karen Fondu, president of L'Oreal Paris and Michael Clinton, president, marketing and publishing director of Hearst Magazines. Special guest presenters included L'Oreal Paris spokespeople Andie MacDowell, Julianna Margulies and Aimee Mullins, as well as Gayle King, Nina Garcia and Katie Cassidy. Former Women of Worth honorees were also invited to ring in the sixth annual awards.

"Each of these amazing women embodies the L'Oreal Paris brand philosophy, 'Because You're Worth It,' and supports our unwavering belief in every woman's worth and in her power to make a difference in the world," said L'Oreal Paris president Karen Fondu.

NATIONAL HONOREE: GRETCHEN HOLT WITT

During the month of November, consumers had the opportunity to visit womenofworth.com and cast their vote for the honoree and charity that inspired them most. Gretchen Holt Witt, Founder of Cookies for Kids' Cancer, a non-profit committed to raising funds to support research for new and improved therapies for pediatric cancer, received the most online votes and was awarded an additional $25,000 for her charity at last night's ceremony.

"I am so honored that Cookies for Kids' Cancer was selected from all of these amazing organizations. This generous gift will help Cookies for Kids' Cancer continue to fund the necessary research around all forms of pediatric cancer," said L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth 2011 National Honoree Gretchen Holt Witt.

HONOREES

Each of the 2011 honorees have received $10,000 for her charitable cause. This year's amazing women represent a wide range of social causes and commitments across the country. The women behind these organizations are living proof that one person can make a difference:

Ann Solorio Brownell – San Jose, CA; Founder of The Amanda Network, an organization dedicated to combating bullying and preventing the tragic suicide attempts of bullied victims.
Cora White – Madison, WI; CEO, Board President and proud foster parent for the Foster Care Children and Family Fund, which provides a variety of services to support children in foster and out-of-home placement, including everything from educational training for foster parents to ensuring each child receives a gift during the holidays.
Dr. Barbara Summey Marshall – Fayetteville, NC; Volunteer CEO at Steps & Stages: Women Veterans Resource Agency, Inc., a global non-profit agency dedicated to connecting transitioning female veterans and their families with necessary services and support.
Gina Keatley – New York, NY; CEO and Director of Nutrition at Nourishing NYC/USA, a community food program that strives to provide "nutrition for all" in New York City and throughout America.
Gretchen Holt Witt – Califon, NJ; Founder of Cookies for Kids' Cancer, a non-profit committed to raising funds to support research for new and improved therapies for pediatric cancer, the leading cause of death by disease for children under the age of 18 in the United States.
Pilar Pinel – Long Beach, CA; Founder of Embracing Latina Leadership Alliances (ELLAS), an organization dedicated to the educational, professional and political advancement of Latina youth.
Shanta Barton Stubbs – Orlando, FL; Founder of the New Image Youth Center, an educational and recreational safe haven for at-risk youth.
Sheila Warnock – New York, NY; Co-author of Share The Care and Founder and President of ShareTheCaregiving, Inc., an organization that empowers people to pool their efforts in caregiving for family and friends. This model eases the burden on individual caregivers and ultimately improves the quality of life for the seriously ill, disabled and aging.
Stephanie M. Clark – Atlanta, GA; Founder and National Director for Project Single Moms Worldwide, Inc., a national advocacy and empowerment movement for single moms.
Susan Munsey – San Diego, CA; CEO, Executive Director and "House Mom" of Generate Hope, an organization that provides a long-term recovery program for young women who have been sexually exploited.

JUDGES AND VOTING

The Women of Worth honorees were chosen by an esteemed group of judges including: Marc Speichert, Chief Marketing Officer of L'Oreal USA; Karen Fondu, President of L'Oreal Paris; Nathalie Kristo, Senior Vice President of Marketing for L'Oreal Paris; Jacqueline Hernandez, Chief Operating Officer of Telemundo Communications Group; Soledad O'Brien, CNN Anchor and Lisa Oz, President of Ozworks, a media and investment consulting company.

ABOUT WOMEN OF WORTH

The Women of Worth initiative, now in its sixth year, is inspired by L'Oreal Paris' iconic brand philosophy, "Because You're Worth It." Each of these honorees truly embodies the spirit of the L'Oreal Paris brand through their commitment to their communities, their selflessness and their drive to make a difference in the world. Since its inception, the L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth program has recognized 60 women for their outstanding commitment to their causes. For more information about the Women of Worth program, please visit womenofworth.com.

ABOUT L'OREAL PARIS

The L'Oreal Paris division of L'Oreal USA, Inc. is a total beauty care company that combines the latest technology with the highest in quality for the ultimate in luxury beauty at mass. The L'Oreal Paris brand encompasses the four major beauty categories – hair color, hair care, skincare and cosmetics – and includes such well-known brands as Preference, Excellence, Feria and Healthy Look hair color; Elnett Satin Hairspray, EverPure, EverStrong, EverSleek, VIVE Pro, Studio Line and L'Oreal Kids hair care; Youth Code, Revitalift, Age Perfect, Sublime Bronze, Go 360 Clean and Men's Expert skincare; and the Colour Riche, True Match, Infallible, True Match Naturale and Studio Secrets Professional cosmetics collections, along with a portfolio of mascara including Voluminous, Double Extend and Telescopic among many others.

For more information on L'Oreal Paris and its brands, and to get comprehensive, personalized beauty information from the experts, visit www.lorealparis.com for access to unique content and dynamic interactive features, including the exclusive "Can I Help You" diagnostic tool.

Raytheon Achieves Seventh Consecutive 100 Percent Score on Corporate Equality Index

12.08.2011 - 09:52AM

/PRNewswire/ - Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has achieved a perfect 100 percent score on the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) 2012 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) for the seventh consecutive time.

The HRC, the nation's largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, uses the CEI as a means to rate large U.S. companies on how they treat their GLBT employees, consumers and investors. Companies with a 100 percent rating are also named to the organization's "Best Places to Work" list.

"Raytheon's success depends in part on our ability to recognize, respect and leverage the individual and cultural differences of our workforce," said Raytheon Chief Diversity Officer Hayward Bell. "We are pleased that Raytheon's continued commitment to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace is recognized by the Human Rights Campaign in our seventh consecutive 100 percent CEI rating."

In 2005, Raytheon was the first aerospace and defense company to receive a perfect score on the CEI. The company was also among the first in its industry to adopt a domestic-partner benefits policy in January 2002.

About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2010 sales of $25 billion, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 89 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as a broad range of mission support services. With headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs 72,000 people worldwide. For more about Raytheon, visit us at www.raytheon.com and follow us on Twitter at @raytheon.

Inspiring Women Summit 2011

04.26.2011 - 10:01AM

This is quite an exciting time in history to be a woman! More and more of us are waking up to our true gifts and helping midwife the birth of a new era that re-balances our culture with feminine qualities and leadership.

That’s why we're thrilled to be co-sponsoring the 2nd annual Inspiring Women Summit, May 7th-13th, which is bringing together empowered women from all over the world to make the biggest impact possible in these shifting times.

Click here to sign up now for this FREE virtual event: https://shiftnetwork.infusionsoft.com/go/iws3CSR/CSRwire/

All events are scheduled for Pacific time.

You'll learn from 40 inspiring and transformational women leaders - some of the brightest lights on the planet - including Geneen Roth, Lisa Nichols, Barbara Marx Hubbard, Marci Shimoff, Lynne McTaggart, Brene Brown, Jean Houston, and Marcia Wieder.

We hope you'll join us for the Inspiring Women Summit. It's a fantastic opportunity for you to liberate your gifts and discover how to live out your big dreams while deeply nourishing yourself. You'll also learn the secrets of success of other amazing women and much more.

As each one of us frees our own creative genius, we can have the juicy, joyful life we know we're meant to live. We can ALSO powerfully help our culture re-balance itself, and create a more harmonious relationship with the earth and with one other.

Even if you can't participate live, you’ll be able to listen to all the recordings for free, plus have access to all the archives of many other amazing women leaders from previous summits.

The link again to register is: https://shiftnetwork.infusionsoft.com/go/iws3CSR/CSRwire/

All events are scheduled for Pacific time.

Join us and let’s inspire each other to live our most radiant and fulfilled lives possible! We look forward to seeing you at the Summit.

P.S. The Inspiring Women Summit gives you personal access to the following leaders:

Geneen Roth, Lisa Nichols, Barbara Marx Hubbard, Marci Shimoff, Lynne McTaggart, Lynne Twist, Jean Houston, Janet Attwood, Devaa Haley Mitchell, Elayne Doughty, Cynthia Kersey, Marcia Wieder, Simran Singh, Katie Redford, Lisa Sasevich, Andrea J. Lee, Gabrielle Bernstein, Rha Goddess, Tina Malia, Brené Brown, Juanita Brown, Glenda Gracia, Lisa Schrader, Patty Aubery, Zahava Griss, Liz Murray, Anita Sanchez, Mary Peery, Awadiya Ahmed Yahia, Patricia Ellsberg, Allyson Byrd, Shelly Lefkoe, Anasa Troutman, Shaima Khinjani, Elena Tonetti-Vladimirova, Gail Straub, Christine Page, Loung Ung, Venus Opal Reese, Elisabeth Manning, Millie Cowan, Amy Lenzo, Ashley Cooper.

Event Co-Sponsors:

The Shift Network, MaestroConference, The Shift Movie, Women's Media Center, Dream University, United Religions Initiative, Center for Sacred Studies, Women of Wisdom, Aspire, Bella Spark Productions, Global MindShift, Peace X Peace, Intent.com, Wisdom Connection, CSRwire.

The "SHARE" Project at BSR Conference 2010

10.23.2010 - 09:51AM

The "SHARE" project, set to launch during the BSR Conference 2010, will feature interviews with Conference participants throughout the three-day event to facilitate an open exchange of opinions and expertise on today's pressing CSR issues. These on-the-spot short videos showcasing participant and speaker reactions, opinions and insights will be streamed on media sites such as YouTube, CSRwire and Facebook.

"SHARE" is collaborative project between Fenton, the nation's leading public interest communications firm, and BSR, a global business network and consultancy focused on sustainability.

The BSR Conference 2010 will take place at the Grand Hyatt in New York, November 2 to 5. To register and get updates on speakers, sessions and more, visit www.bsr.org/conference.

To view and "SHARE" videos, visit www.bsr.org/videos.

About BSR

A leader in corporate responsibility since 1992, BSR works with its global network of more than 250 member companies to develop sustainable business strategies and solutions through consulting, research, and cross-sector collaboration. With offices in Asia, Europe, and North America, BSR uses its expertise in environment, human rights, economic development, and governance and accountability to guide global companies toward creating a just and sustainable world. Visit www.bsr.org for more information.

About Fenton Communications

Fenton opened its doors in 1982 with a unique mission: serve the public interest by creating powerful issue campaigns that make change. Fenton has contributed to some of the defining change movements of the past quarter century, from ending apartheid and curbing global warming to protecting people from harmful toxins. Fenton is a founding member of Business for Social Responsibility and develops platforms so companies can be agents for positive change while meeting their bottom line. For more information, visit www.fenton.com.

The Workplace Diversity and Inclusiveness Forum

12.01.2008 - 11:00PM

Find out how Canada’s top organizations are driving engagement and optimizing talent with inclusiveness.

Faced with talent shortages and global competition, many organizations still fail to tap the full talents of their workforce because of hidden age, race, disability, gender, and sexual orientation barriers and prejudices. More importantly, they don’t recognize the often unique qualities and potential contribution every individual can bring to the table.

The numbers tell part of the story:

By 2011 immigration will account for 100% of the growth in the Canadian workforce (The Conference Board of Canada)

The removal of age, gender and culture related barriers to employment would allow an additional 1.6 million Canadians to participate in the workforce, generating roughly $174 billion in personal income (RBC study)

The Conference Board’s Report on Diversity found that, while many Canadian organizations claim to be committed to diversity, their performance consistently falls short of their stated goals. Surprisingly, almost half of these organizations had no strategic plan for diversity.

To realize the full potential of every employee, you must remove the barriers to certain groups within the organization. In fact, the key is to look beyond groups to focus on individuals and their contribution. The diversity innovators and thought leaders you’ll meet will help you broaden your perspective and capitalize on individual talents with systemic inclusiveness. Learn how you can create a more inclusive, high performance organization that capitalizes on the diversity of its workforce.

Building on success.

As Canada’s most respected independent research and conference development organization, the Conference Board is uniquely positioned to attract the diversity and inclusiveness experts and provide an insightful and enlightening learning experience for conference participants.

Inclusiveness requires a team approach. Visit www.conferenceboard.ca/conf or call 1-800-267-0666 today, and find out about our Four-for-the-price-of-three Team Offer!