Diversity and Inclusion
Business strategies and HR practices addressing workplace equity, opportunity and inclusiveness.
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03-20-14
International Human Rights Advocate Mark Stephens, CBE Named as Global Network Initiative Board Chair
The Global Network Initiative (GNI) today announced the election of Mark Stephens as Independent Chair of its Board of Directors, effective March 21, 2014. Mr. Stephens, a London-based partner at the law firm HowardKennedyFSI, is an...
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03-04-14
Making a Replicable Model for Excellence: H&M Creates a New Paradigm For Skilled Labor
H&M has announced its commitment to the Business Call to Action (BCtA) as part of its goal to make continuous and lasting improvements for the garment industry in Bangladesh. The company will invest in skills training which will benefit an estimated 5,000 individuals by 2016.
H&M p...
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02-28-14
With Power Comes Responsibility: Technology Firms Face Increasing Expectations to Respect Human Rights
Today Business & Human Rights Resource Centre launched a briefing highlighting the human rights responsibilities of information and communications technology (ICT) companies around the world. The briefing is launched in advance of RightsCon
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02-18-14
Turkish Company Pledges to Support Small Scale Farmers in Low Income Communities
Leading dried food producer Taze&Kuru Inc. will integrate 100 small scale Turkish farmers to support local production with their new commitment to the Business Call to Action (BCtA). The company has also pledged to establish m...
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02-12-14
85 firms still "silent" on California Transparency in Supply Chains Act
In outreach to 129 companies inquiring whether they have public statements in line with the 2010 California Transparency in Supply Chains Act SB-657, only 44 responded (of which 11 have now adopted a statement). While it is welcome that almost 400 companies to date have issued statement...
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01-21-14
MGM Resorts International Named One of the Achievers 50 Most Engaged Workplaces™ in the United States
A top technology firm that tracks companies that use leadership and innovation to engage their employees, has named MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) as one of the 50 most engaged workplaces in the United States.
For the Achievers 50 Most Engaged Workplaces, Achievers Software and Serv...
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01-20-14
MLB to Honor Dr. Maya Angelou, Berry Gordy and Jim Brown with Beacon Awards During Civil Rights Game Festivities in Houston
Major League Baseball announced today that it will honor best-selling author and poet Dr. Maya Angelou, founder of Motown and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Berry Gordy, and Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown at the annual MLB Beacon Awards Lunc...
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01-16-14
12 Initiatives Working to Empower Women in the Middle East
General Electric teamed up with Ashoka Changemakers to find social innovators who are unleashing economic opportunities for women across the MENA region. Women’s economic integration and empowerment is a global issue that has a particular resonance in the Arab world. Women represent just one quar...
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01-15-14
MGM Resorts International Presents the 32nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade in Las Vegas
MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) will return as the presenting sponsor of the 32nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade to be held on Monday, Jan. 20 at 10 a.m. in downtown Las Vegas.
Hailed as one of the nation's most popular annual parades celebrating the ideals and ...
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12-12-13
Wyndham Worldwide Receives Perfect Score on Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index for Second Consecutive Year
(Marketwired) - For the second consecutive year, Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE: WYN), one of the world's largest hospitality companies, has announced it received a perfect score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign's ann...
