Diversity and Inclusion

SAN FRANCISCO AND VIENTIANE, LAOS - The Asia Foundation, the premier non-profit organization devoted to Asia's development since 1954, today announced the opening of the first safe shelter in the Lao PDR for women and children victims of domestic violence and traffick...

HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 11, 2006--Aetna (NYSE: AET) today released the 25th Anniversary Edition of its African American History Calendar, an oversized, full-color educational tool that celebrates the stages of human life with advice, healthful messages ...

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--"Don't hold
your breath waiting for immigrants to assimilate," says Dr. Ines Poza,
founder of Poza Consulting Services, when talking with clients
interested in targeting Latinos. "It would be like waiting for t...

CSRwire - Springfield, MA - January 10, 2006 - CSRwire, the corporate social responsibility newswire service and the Custom Projects division of FORTUNE magazine announced today the execution of a non-exclusive agreement for cross promotion of CSRWire's newswire serv...

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 2006--In an effort to promote the use of minority-, women-, veteran-owned and small suppliers by hospitals, the Premier healthcare alliance is issuing a major white paper on the topic and hosting a national teleconference duri...

(New York) Tiananmen Square. The Rodney King incident. Omarska Detention Camp. Abu Ghraib. Visual images of these events captured crucial moments in human rights history. For well over a decade, WITNESS, the nonprofit organization founded by musician and activist...

MERRIMACK, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 19, 2005--On the boardroom table of GT Equipment Technologies in Merrimack, NH, where many company meetings take place, sits a jam-sized jar with money in it. It's a "disturbance fee" jar, which collects a dollar from any officer...

Arnhem, the Netherlands - Akzo Nobel's animal healthcare business, Intervet, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to exclusively supply veterinary products for a special project in India which could benefit more than two million rural families.

Glen Burnie, Maryland - TeleRep - A Division of ATS Call Centers, Inc., a business specializing in inbound call center services, received national recertification as a Women's Business Enterprise by the WPEO, a regional certifying partner of the Women's Business Enter...

Paris, December 15, 2005 - Novethic today presents the findings of its survey ("Looking for Diversity Disclosures among CAC 40 Companies") on four types of discrimination in the workplace--based on gender, age, disability and ethnic origin. Despite more attention paid...