Diversity and Inclusion

NEW YORK AND GENEVA. - September 22, 2008 - John Ruggie, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon's Special Representative for business and human rights, today announced that he is convening a leadership group to advise him on how best to ensure that businesses worldwide respect in...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA. "“ September 19, 2008 - The Family Violence Prevention Fund (FVPF) and Macy’s will ask the nation to join in marking the first annual National RESPECT! Day(SM). A newly designated observance, National RESPECT! Day will launch a multi-year movement, in part...

Of Giving and Gucci:

Support of Others - Family, Friends and Church - Complicates Savings:

New York, New York, September 9, 2008 - Pioneering carpet designer, Odegard Inc., announces today it has selected RSF Social Finance, a socially responsible, nonprofit financial services organization dedicated to unlocking the potential for joy, connection and meaningful imp...

ATLANTA,GA. - September 2, 2008 - ING, a global financial services company, proudly announces today that it has earned the top rating of 100 percent in the Corporate Equality Index (CEI), an annual survey administered by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation. "IN...

- August 22, 2008 - A growing number of major companies "“ including Anglo American, BP, Codelco, GE, HSBC and Mitsubishi "“ have made a commitment to human rights as part of their corporate responsibility initiatives. Over half of the UK's FTSE 100 companies have done so....

GUATEMALA CITY,GUATEMALA. - August 18, 2008 - In a groundbreaking move toward national reconciliation and unity among its peoples, the Guatemalan government has formally recognized the Maya and other native cultures in this Central American nation, granting them an official...

- August 15, 2008 - The Garments Without Guilt campaign, launched by Sri Lanka Apparel, focuses on ethically-made clothing--meaning free of child labour, free of sweatshop conditions and free of forced labour--but they know that being ethical goes hand-in-hand with being sus...

MIAMI,FL. - August 12, 2008 - The transportation industry isn't often cited for cultivating the careers of female executives, but UPS (NYSE:UPS) is the exception.

Women now head up operations in UPS's top markets in the Americas Region -- Ecua...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ron Brown Scholar Program, the nation’s leading scholarship program for African-American youth, will convene a leadership conference in Charlottesville next week, sponsored by Verizon Business, to help propel African-American ...