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Business strategies and HR practices addressing workplace equity, opportunity and inclusiveness.

    Nike Foundation Steps on to New Field Image

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    03-08-05

    Nike Foundation Steps on to New Field

    BEAVERTON, Ore. - Celebrating International Women's Day, Nike, Inc. today announced the new focus and direction of the Nike Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The Nike Foundation will provide grants and leverage Nike's voice and global reach to help impr...

    Nike's U.S. Central Region General Manager Larry Harper Named African-American Person of the Year By His Peers Image

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    03-07-05

    Nike's U.S. Central Region General Manager Larry Harper Named African-American Person of the Year By His Peers

    Beaverton, OR - Larry Harper, General Manager for Nike's U.S. Central Region, joined a group of his peers at Nike's world headquarters in Beaverton, Ore. last week to celebrate the close of a series of employee-led events celebrating Black History Month. Held in the S...

    Groups Call on Jewelry Industry to Combat Conflict Diamonds and Dirty Gold Image

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    03-04-05

    Groups Call on Jewelry Industry to Combat Conflict Diamonds and Dirty Gold

    London and Washington, DC - Today, Oxfam America, EARTHWORKS, and Global Witness are calling on jewelers to provide consumers with meaningful guarantees that the jewelry they buy is not tarnished with human rights abuses, environmental destruction, or conflict. The gl...

     Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS Announces GBC National Connections, a New Program to Support National Business Coalitions on HIV/AIDS Image

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    02-23-05

    Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS Announces GBC National Connections, a New Program to Support National Business Coalitions on HIV/AIDS

    NEW YORK - The Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GBC), the pre-eminent organization leading the business response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic, today announced the launch of GBC National Connections a new program to provide support to national business coalitions w...

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    02-23-05

    Women Lead New Philanthropy Trend: Giving Back Through Giving Circles

    WASHINGTON - Women across the country are changing the way Americans give to charity. Known as giving circles, small groups of friends and acquaintances are coming together to pool their money to make a real difference in their communities.

    A new report by...

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    02-11-05

    Siwel Consulting Inc. Achieves Woman Business Enterprise Status

    NEW YORK - Siwel Consulting Inc., a solution provider specializing in the design, implementation and maintenance of business solutions, today announced it has achieved Women Business Enterprise status as appointed by New York's Women Presidents' Educational Organizati...

    BoardRoom Bound(R) Chicago Debut to Feature Ambassador Awards For Diversity Excellence And Area's First ''Pipeline Seminar'' Image

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    02-08-05

    BoardRoom Bound(R) Chicago Debut to Feature Ambassador Awards For Diversity Excellence And Area's First ''Pipeline Seminar''

    CHICAGO, IL - On February 16th, Boardroom Bound(R) and its corporate partners and 165 women and ethnic minority male individual investors will honor business leaders for their recognition of a diverse corporate boardroom as a critical business imperative. Honorees are...

    KeyBank Commits $1 Billion In Lending To Women-Owned Businesses Image

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    02-08-05

    KeyBank Commits $1 Billion In Lending To Women-Owned Businesses

    CLEVELAND - Building on its distinct delivery of financial products and solutions for women-owned businesses, KeyBank (NYSE:KEY) will increase its allocation of resources, multiplying its investment and committing a minimum of $1 billion in lending to help qualified w...

    New Alliance To Build Partnerships To Multiply Educational And Job Opportunities For Youth In Asia/Middle East Image

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    02-07-05

    New Alliance To Build Partnerships To Multiply Educational And Job Opportunities For Youth In Asia/Middle East

    Baltimore, Maryland: Six countries - representing more than 300 million young people under the age of 24 -- will benefit from a new alliance to be led by the International Youth Foundation (IYF) and funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to ade...

    New Website Spotlights Human Rights Impact Of 2000 Companies: Launched Today In Davos By Mary Robinson Image

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    01-27-05

    New Website Spotlights Human Rights Impact Of 2000 Companies: Launched Today In Davos By Mary Robinson

    DAVOS - Today the world's first website covering the human rights conduct of 2000 companies was officially launched in Davos, during the World Economic Forum.

    Mary Robinson, launching the non-profit Business & Human Rights ...

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