Diversity and Inclusion
Business strategies and HR practices addressing workplace equity, opportunity and inclusiveness.
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06-25-13
Paul Rusesabagina, Humanitarian and Hero, to Speak at Walden University Summer Commencement
Paul Rusesabagina, founder of the Hotel Rwanda Rusesabagina Foundation, will be the keynote speaker at Walden University’s 50th Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013, at 1:30 p.m. Central time at the Minneapolis Convention Center.
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06-13-13
GE Publishes Response to Conflict Minerals
GE recently released the summary GE’s Response to Conflict Minerals as part of an ongoing supply-chain due-diligence program. Since 2009, the Com...
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06-06-13
Report Finds Child Labor and Worker Rights’ Violations at Certified Walmart Shrimp Supplier
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 and IYF Launch Employability Skills Training in Saudi Arabia
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
Industry Controlled Responsible Jewellery Council Fails to Fulfill Promise of Preventing Conflict Diamonds and Dirty Gold
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
"In Their Words" "“ Business & Human Rights Resource Centre Marks its 10th Anniversary with Videos of Advocates Talking About Their Work
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
Staff Transitions at the Aspen Roundtable on Community Change
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 Appoints Phil Bloomer as Executive Director
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 Named One of Top 10 Regional Companies on 2013 DiversityInc Specialty List
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 Named Among Nation's Top Companies for Diversity by DiversityInc; Receives Additional Recognition from Leading Hispanic Corporate Responsibility Association
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...
