inclusion
27. May 2015 || by Diversity Team || Corporate Practice / Strategien und Instrumente, HR, Newsletter ||
The famous U.S. apparel company Levi Strauss & Co. is very committed to a topic, which is usually not associated with D&I programmes – at least not in public. HIV or AIDS. The firm goes beyond the traditional D&I portfolio and shows that Inclusiveness is also about being open and inclusive for people in specific […]
Tags: english, inclusion, lgbtqi*, top5
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31. October 2014 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Politics ||
How much progress can be expected within a space of four years? The European Commission has published their first evaluation of the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities which they had ratified in December 2010. It comes as no surprise that different stakeholders present different interpretations of what success […]
Tags: english, inclusion, mixed abilities
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15. October 2014 || by Diversity Team || Marketing, Publications ||
As a new milestone in the history of the Business Case for Diversity, this 3rd edition of the unique global research report summarises 195 carefully selected studies (60 more than the previous 2012 edition) substantiating the value-added from Diversity & Inclusion.
Tags: age, english, ethnicity origin race, gender, inclusion, lgbtqi*, mixed abilities, religion beliefs, research
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24. June 2014 || by Michael Stuber || Diversity in the Media, Editorial ||
After 20 years of Diversity Management, the list of standard, must-have programmes has become longer and longer, while the search for best practices – in the true sense of the word – has become tough. For one part, we should be glad about this development as it illustrates that D&I is now much more common […]
Tags: english, holistic, inclusion
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24. June 2014 || by News Desk || Diversity in the Media, Newsletter ||
The annual International Women’s Day is an excellent opportunity to raise awareness for positive developments, best-practices and still persisting barriers in the field of Gender. In March 2014, more than 1,300 events were organised by companies, women’s groups, schools, governments, charities and individuals from all around the world, showing the richness and creativity of the […]
Tags: age, english, gender, globality internationality, inclusion
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24. June 2014 || by News Desk || Business Case, Newsletter ||
The Middle East is known as region with huge economic potential, a wealth of resources and repeating political tensions. However, countries in the Middle East might emerge as a new talent pool, a recent global research study by Towers Watson and Oxford Economics indicates. According to the report ‘Talent 2021’, the Middle East will produce […]
Tags: age, english, ethnicity origin race, gender, globality internationality, inclusion, religion beliefs, top5
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24. June 2014 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Politics ||
In the European Union a constantly growing group of 80 million people is handicapped, just the same number of people that is living in the most populated EU country, Germany. More than 50% of the disabled Europeans are female, representing 16% of the overall female population in the EU. A report on women with disabilities, […]
Tags: english, gender, inclusion, mixed abilities
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3. March 2014 || by News Desk || Business Case, Newsletter ||
Courage, persistence and a good portion of innovative potential – being self-employed demands certain features, especially within an economy witnessing unemployment rates up to 25%. The Spanish labour market was severely affected by the worldwide economic crisis and all those Spaniards owning their own businesses were even more endangered, struggling alone against the crisis. In […]
Tags: english, gender, inclusion
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3. March 2014 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Politics ||
Business Europe, the EU-level platform for employers’ associations, has created its first position paper on Diversity Management at the European workplace. The ten pages summary calls out several drivers, advantages and approaches for reaching a diverse, inclusive and hence more successful business culture.
Tags: age, english, ethnicity origin race, inclusion, lgbtqi*, mixed abilities, religion beliefs
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3. March 2014 || by News Desk || Corporate Practice / Strategien und Instrumente, Newsletter ||
The need for clear leadership, including sense making, direction (and target) setting and role modelling has been found critical for the success of Diversity initiatives in many studies. To date, however, the CEOs’ perspectives have not been examined by research: how do they justify the slow pace of change and what drivers for gender equality […]
Tags: english, gender, inclusion, research
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