Walmart Executive to Address Spring 2013 Graduates Sharon Orlopp, Global Chief Diversity Officer and Senior Vice President of Walmart, will address the graduates during the 146th Spring Commencement of Fayetteville State University (FSU). The event will be held at 9 a.m. on May 4, in the Crown Coliseum. More than [...]

Walmart, the world’s largest retailer and largest purveyor of groceries, is stepping into the fight against obesity and food security in a big way.

View more than 15 of the new executives and diversity leaders appointed at DiversityInc Top 50 companies and other leading organizations.

The Walmart Foundation and Leading Nonprofits Launch MyFreeTaxes to Deliver Free Federal and State Tax Preparation and Filing to Eligible Taxpayers in 2013 BENTONVILLE, Ark., Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ – The following statements reference the Walmart Foundation’s donation of $4.16 million to Goodwill Industries International, National Disability Institute and United [...]

What best practices do companies use to commemorate MLK Day and align celebrations with diversity-management strategies? How important is it to make the day a holiday?

Walmart’s getting people back to work. CEO promises to give all returning troops jobs, buy more U.S. products and help its employees gain full-time employment.

Walmart’s Theresa Barrera discussed the company’s deliberate move to go after and advocate for diverse suppliers at a roundtable on supplier diversity at DiversityInc’s headquarters. Watch more here.

Global Chief Diversity Officer Sharon Orlopp discusses the best practices and innovative diversity training that’s motivating Walmart’s managers to become personally accountable for diversity progress.

While Hurricane Irene hit during the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial dedication, R. Fenimore Fisher reflected on how Dr. King’s actions changed the law that changed society.

Diversity and inclusion: Was an inclusive corporate culture threatened when a male coworker shouted this to a female financial adviser who had just resigned?

In partnership with DiversityInc, Sam’s Club gave full-time students enrolled at Hispanic-serving institutions scholarships to help pay for their education.

DiversityInc CEO Luke Visconti’s column on the Walmart decision.

Chief diversity officers at DiversityInc’s last learning event gave specific advice and case studies of how their employee-resource groups directly increase engagement. What can you learn from them? Attend our March 2-3 event and learn how they increase ERG participation.