Diversity and Inclusion
Business strategies and HR practices addressing workplace equity, opportunity and inclusiveness.
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10-29-08
Smurfit-Stone Celebrates Grand Opening of New High-Tech Plant in Chicagoland
CREVE COEUR, Mo. and CHICAGO, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation (Nasdaq: SSCC) today celebrated the opening of its new Chicago-area container plant located in New Lenox, IL.
Located in the nation's second largest pa...
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10-29-08
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre Launches World's First Online Portal Profiling Human Rights Lawsuits Against Companies
LONDON. - October 29, 2008 - Today the non-profit Business & Human Rights Resource Centre launches a free online portal "“ the first to bring together and demystify lawsuits from across the world alleging human rights abuses by companies. The portal summarises in...
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10-21-08
Women and Minorities Make Gains in The Boardroom But Lag in The Executive Suite
BETHESDA, MD. - October 21, 2008 - A survey, tracking diversity initiatives at the 636 companies that make up the Calvert Social Index, reveals that 83% of leading companies have at least one woman or minority on their boards, but only 38% have a woman or minority amo...
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10-10-08
Johnson Controls' Retired Chairman and CEO Honored by the Michigan Minority Business Development Council
PLYMOUTH, MI. - October 10, 2008 - John Barth, a member of the Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI) Board of Directors and the company's former chairman and chief executive officer, was honored by the Michigan Minority Business Development Council (MMBDC) this week with its Presiden...
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10-07-08
Human Rights Impact Assessment Contractors Selected and Website Established
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA. - October 7, 2008 - The Steering Committee for the human rights impact assessment (HRIA) of Goldcorp Inc.'s operations in Guatemala announced today the selection of On Common Ground Consultants to conduct the Assessment and International Alert to...
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10-02-08
IFC and MI-BOSPO Report Shows Women Entrepreneurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina Face Challenges
Washington, D.C. - October 2, 2008 - A new report from IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and MI-BOSPO, a leading micro-credit organization in Bosnia and Herzegovina, has found that the number of women entrepreneurs in that country is growing despite challenges involving...
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09-26-08
Deloitte Marks Its 15th Consecutive Year on Working Mother's "100 Best Companies" List
NEW YORK,NY. - September 26, 2008 - Deloitte LLP has been named one of Working Mother magazine's "100 Best Companies" for the 15th consecutive year, earning a position in Working Mother's Hall of Fame. Deloitte emerged from a field of hundreds of companies that scored...
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09-25-08
Marriott International Named a 2008 100 Best Company by Working Mother Magazine
BETHESDA, MD. - September 25, 2008 - Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) has been recognized by Working Mother magazine as one of its 2008 100 Best Companies. Marriott continues to earn its place in Working Mother's Hall of Fame, having been named t...
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09-23-08
IBM Audio Cast With the National Museum of African American History and Culture
WASHINGTON, DC -- (MARKET WIRE) - September 23, 2008 - Unlike most museums that begin as a physical building, the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) is using innovative technology on the Web to become as real as concrete now for online visitors...
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09-23-08
Leading Organizations Call for Better Corporate Reporting on Human Rights
AMSTERDAM. - September 23, 2008 - Marking sixty years since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, three leading organizations are laun...
