Im Rahmen einer Tagung haben Bundesarbeitgeberverband Chemie (BAVC) und Industriege-werkschaft Bergbau, Chemie, Energie (IG BCE) am 25.11.2008 eine neue Sozialpartner-Vereinbarung zu Diversity Management vorgestellt.
With an understanding that creating an inclusive workplace is central to winning the war for talent, LGBT programs such as Ernst & Young’s are the latest frontier in diversity policies. Their international LGBT network, called ‘bEYond’, holds regular get-togethers, represents the firm at outside events focusing on the LGBT community and matches up LGBT employees […]
The Labour Force Survey 2007 has reported an increase in employment rate within the EU27. Between 2000 and 2007, studies show that employment rates have risen across all demographic groups. Within the 3.3% employment rate increase for people aged 15-64, 58.3% of women in the EU are now working, compared to
On September 15th, Goldman Sachs announced their continued $100 million commitment to CSR. Over the next 5 years, the $100 million will be utilized for 10,000 Women, a program to support partnerships between universities and development organizations to provide women in underserved areas around the world with a business and management education.
Bayer Corporation will host a STEM Education Diversity Forum in December, the second such forum the company has held in the last three years. (STEM = science, technology, engineering and mathematics). The purpose of the forum is to encourage and help business executives from the various STEM industries – biotechnology, information technology, engineering and beyond […]
Despite the global financial crisis and the perspective of lower revenues, software giant Microsoft is still committing 5 million Euros for diversity and sustainability. The company revealed that both financial and software resources would be delivered to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) across Europe, which would be focused on community skills training projects.
Nigeria’s first gender specific N2.5 billion (€16,5 million) mutual fund has been introduced to the market. Mobolaji Balogun, group chief executive officer stated, “Women are a vital force underpinning the growth of our nation, but the investment markets currently have limited offerings which cater to their special entrepreneurial promise or their unique investment preferences.
Mit Stolz hat der Softwarehersteller SAP den Max-Spohr-Preis des Völklinger Kreis Mitte Oktober entgegen genommen. Ausgezeichnet wurde die beispielhafte Umsetzung des Diversity-Gedankens durch gezielte Programme, die zur Wertschätzung und Förderung von Vielfalt beitragen. Für SAP ist Diversity ein unternehmerischer Erfolgsfaktor.
Acht namhafte Stiftungen haben Mitte Oktober den Sachverständigenrat für Integration und Migration ins Leben gerufen. Unter der Ägide von Migrationsforscher Prof. Dr. Klaus J. Bade soll das unabhängige und wissenschaftliche Expertengremium fundierte und handlungsorientierte Empfehlungen zu integrations- und migrationspolitischen Themen für die Gesellschaft bereitstellen.
Eltern, insbesondere alleinerziehende, sind in Ferienzeiten besonders gefordert. Die lange Zeit, in denen schulpflichtige Kinder außerschulisch betreut werden müssen, ist für viele Eltern eine große Herausforderung. Um seine Beschäftigten zu unterstützen, bot Infineon in diesen Som-merferien ein Pilotprojekt zur Betreuung von schulpflichtigen Kindern an:
