Diversity and Inclusion
Business strategies and HR practices addressing workplace equity, opportunity and inclusiveness.
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02-25-15
Spence-Chapin Adoption Services Names Adam Cotumaccio President
Spence-Chapin, a non-profit adoption and family services agency, today announced a further endorsement of Adam Cotumaccio’s leadership by naming him President. Cotumaccio was previously COO/CFO of the 107-year-old agency.
Maud...
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02-25-15
94 Companies & 41 Governments Publicly Disclose Actions on Business & Human Rights
New interactive platforms launched today reveal how companies and governments are addressing human rights impacts of business, finding that while there are many inspirational examples of...
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02-24-15
First Comprehensive Guidance for Companies on Human Rights Reporting Launches in London
The first comprehensive guidance for companies to report on human rights issues in line with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) launches today in London. The guidance, the United Nations Guiding Principles Reporting Framework, is the culmination of 18 month...
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02-18-15
Anti-Human Trafficking Activists in North America Are Binding Together to Fight Modern Day Slavery and Sexual Violence
(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Human trafficking and modern day slavery, a crime that goes unseen in most cases has gained recent attention from several human rights activists, political figures as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and celebrities as singer Katy ...
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02-10-15
100,000 Jobs Mission Hires Over 200,000 Veterans
The 100,000 Jobs Mission announced today that its coalition of private companies has collectively hired more than 217,000 U.S. Military veterans through the end of 2014 and is now committed to hire another 100,00 veterans for a total of 300,000.
“Four years ago, servi...
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02-09-15
Founder of Safe Hands for Girls Recognized by Points of Light on International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
Points of Light, the world’s largest organization dedicated to volunteer service, announced today that it has recognized Jaha Dukureh for her exemplary work to end female genital mutilation– with The Daily Point of Light Award. The award recognizes individuals and orga...
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02-05-15
Community Works Teams With U.S. Agencies on Human Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery
(Globe Newswire) - The community leaders of Toronto have called upon Community Works Canada to gauge modern day slavery, human trafficking, and sexual violence in North America with
the support of United Nations War on Human Trafficking Associatio...
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02-04-15
YourCause Breaks Gender Trends in 2014 Diversity Report
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01-20-15
ANNpower Launches Search for Girls Who Want to Change the World
The ANNpower Vital Voices Initiative announced today that it is launching its fourth annual search in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada for the next generation of women leaders. Now through March 8, 2015, girls who are high school sophomores and juniors can apply at
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01-07-15
Intel and The Cybersmile Foundation Announce Diversity Partnership
As part of a new investment plan to improve diversity in the tech industry, Intel have chosen to partner with Cybersmile among a host of international organizations.
Intel announced that it would be investing $300 million in the next five years at the International Consumer Electronics Sho...
