Irene Rosenfeld has been busy for almost three years running Kraft, America’s largest food company, and successfully steering the $42 billion (revenues) company through the downturn. She recently helped steer the company into a second-quarter earnings report that beat expectations.
In France, the new label “bien-vieillir – vivre ensemble” was officially launched on 15 July 2009 as a continuance of the national programme “Bien vieillir (Ageing Well) 2007-2009”. This label is intended to encourage French cities to become more “age friendly” and to encourage active ageing. It aims to support local policies which take into […]
The 365 winners in the German country-wide competition “365 Orte im Land der Ideen“ (365 Landmarks in the Land of Ideas) for 2009 have been announced. Among the winners is pme Familienservice, which was awarded for its nationwide network of back-up childcare facilities.
European and International stakeholders in the Information and Communications Technology sector have joined together to produce a European Code of Best Practices in ICT. The group recognises that not only is the number of young people studying and choosing careers in ICT is decreasing, but a skills gap is predicted and women are under-represented in […]
PricewaterhouseCoopers newly released “10 Minutes on Managing Diversity” provides insight into how organizations can best create, develop and maintain the diversity of their talent base. PwC recently convened a Diversity Leadership Forum, in which more than 700 business leaders participated in a discussion about strengthening diversity efforts during challenging economic times.
The majority of journalists in Russia may be women, but they still need to overcome stereotypes and inequality. In an interview with Nadezda Azhgikhina, a specialist in gender issues, a member of the Gender Council of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the national board of the Russian Union of Journalists (RUJ), she stresses […]
The new report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), ‘Staying on’, paints a picture of the educational and career aspirations of today’s 14 to 18 year olds. Through a survey of more than 1,000 young people, findings reveal that career advice, the choice of school subjects and choice of apprenticeships and internships are […]
Chicago on May 13-14, representatives from European Diversity Research & Consulting participated in the exploration of the current state and future of D&I in the business world. With workshops ranging from ‘Digital Tools for Diversity & Inclusion Training’ to Kraft Foods’ ‘Case-Study on Successfully Navigating Global Inclusion and Engagement Challenges’, All participants were exposed to […]
Until now, it was rather difficult for the blind to gather information on computers. At this year’s ‘Sight City’, the largest trade fair for Blind and Visually Impaired assistance instruments in Germany, the research project “Hyper Braille” was presented.
In times of trouble, tolerance can be low, which is why diversity in media content and practice is a crucial factor in fostering social cohesion and preventing conflict. The report, ‘Media4Diversity: Taking the Pulse of Diversity in the Media’ introduces the driving forces affecting social cohesion, the role of the media in both impeding and […]
