Business strategies and HR practices addressing workplace equity, opportunity and inclusiveness.
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06-06-13
Longtime Walmart shrimp supplier, certified by the Global Aquaculture Alliance, engaged in serious violations of Thai law and international human rights standards, according to a new briefing paper released today by Warehouse Workers United (WWU) and the International Labor Rights Forum (...
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06-04-13
Hilton Worldwide is partnering with the International Youth Foundation (IYF) and the King Khalid Foundation to launch Passport to Success® in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The program, which aims to engage and develop Saudi youth for future careers in the hospitality industry, will equip ...
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05-31-13
In a new report, More Shine Than Substance: How RJC certification fails to create responsible jewelry, an international coalition of labor and environmental groups indict the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC)’s cert...
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05-30-13
Today Business & Human Rights Resource Centre launched a platform featuring short videos of advocates talking about their work on companies’ human rights impacts. The initiative, called “In Their Words”,...
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05-06-13
The Aspen Institute is pleased to announce two major changes in leadership of the Roundtable on Community Change in light of the departures of Anne Kubisch and Karen Fulbright-Anderson from the Institute.
Dr. Keith Lawrence and Dr. Gretchen Susi will become co-directors of the Roundtable o...
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05-01-13
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre is pleased to announce the appointment of Phil Bloomer to the position of Executive Director. Phil brings with him thirty years of experience in human rights and social justice. This includes leadership positions at Oxfam GB since 1995 – most recently D...
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05-01-13
Union Bank, N.A., today announced that for the third consecutive year the bank has been named one of DiversityInc’s Top 10 Regional Companies for Diversity, ranking seventh on the “Regional Companies” Specialty List. The ranking, up from number 10 in 2011 and 2012, is a subset of the DiversityInc...
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04-24-13
MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) has earned the Number One ranking on DiversityInc’s “Top 10 Regional Companies” list for diversity best practices, according to DiversityInc, one of the nation’s leading sources on diversity management. Additionally, the Company is one of the “Top 10 Companie...
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04-18-13
Abundant Sun Ltd, an international organisational development consultancy, is proud to announce that it will be hosting an engaging charity event which will explore issues of gender and race in the Black community, through the documentary,...
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04-17-13
Uzbek human rights activists, political leaders, and prominent dissidents released an open letter today calling on Nike (NYSE: NKE) to stop doi...