Diversity and Inclusion
Business strategies and HR practices addressing workplace equity, opportunity and inclusiveness.
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08-14-19
Detroit Tigers Negro Leagues Weekend Honors Detroit Stars and Legacy of African Americans in Detroit Baseball History
The Detroit Tigers Negro Leagues Weekend, a celebration that pays homage to the prominent legacy of African Americans in the game of baseball, took place August 7-9 at Comerica Park during a weekend series against the Kansas City Royals. Comerica has served as a long-time partner supporting the m...
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08-14-19
Comcast Announces Largest Ever Expansion of Its Internet Essentials Program
Comcast announced today it is significantly expanding eligibility for Internet Essentials, whic...
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08-12-19
Gender Fair Now Offers Certification to Privately Held Companies and Proudly Announces First Three Member Private Companies.
Gender Fair®, the world’s first consumer rating system for gender equality, announced today that it now is expanding into the private sector and has certified a law firm, a communications firm and a fashion brand. Previously, certification had only been available to large public compan...
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08-07-19
Turkish Restaurant Chain Breaking the Cycle of Poverty for Female Farmers
Turkish hospitality company BigChefs, which endeavours to source its food and other products locally in Turkey, has joined Business Call to Action with a commitment to increase the number of its low income women agricultural producers to 80, and provide them with mentorship on issues like logisti...
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08-07-19
New Anti-Slavery Reporting and Risk Management Tool Launched
iPoint is excited to announce the launch of eLRT Lite, a free, open-access, Excel-based, business-to-business reporting tool designed to support companies in their compliance with global human trafficking and modern-day slavery legislation. The template facilitates the collection, communication, ...
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08-06-19
Hallmark Launches Four New Multicultural Card Lines
Hallmark is continuing to give people even more ways to emotionally connect with others through four brand new multicultural card lines celebrating Chinese, Indian, African American and Latino cultures. Hallmark's four newest collections –
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08-01-19
FSG Releases New Primer on Advancing Racial Equity and Competitive Advantage
As more corporate leaders pledge their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, they need a way to fulfill their promises. FSG’s new primer, Reckoning, Repair, and Change: How Business Leaders Can More Effectively Advance Racial Equity and Competitive Advantageis designed to help ...
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07-29-19
Tech Industry Leaders Launch a Global Network Platform to Use Technology to Address Challenging Human Rights Issues
The Innovators’ Network to Enable Human Rights (INHR) held a multi-stakeholder Innovation and Design Workshop at Verizon’s New York, NY offices on July 18-19 2019. Participants included top executives, practitioners, and thought leaders from the technology sector and huma...
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07-25-19
AEG Teams Up With Mayor Eric Garcetti to Boost Diversity in Entertainment Industry Through Evolve Entertainment Fund
AEG, the world’s leading sports and live entertainment company, recently teamed up with Mayor Eric Garcetti in Los Angeles to host the Evolve Entertainment Fund (EEF) 2019 Summer Kickoff at L.A. LIVE on June 15, 2019.
The EEF is a public-private partnership aimed at creating new opportunit...
