Diversity Management, News and Updates
Diversity in the travel and hospitality industries continues to be an area where much change is needed. In a 2020 survey conducted by Travel Weekly, 17% of whites and 61% of people of color reported that the fields are not diverse or inclusive enough and require serious reform and improvements….
Following news that employees at two of its locations have successfully formed unions after years of organizing, Starbucks fans have more to feel good about when it comes to where the money from their daily java habit is actually going. Hilary Russ of Reuters has reported that following a recent…
New Brunswick, New Jersey-based multinational pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson (a DiversityInc Hall of Fame company) has announced that its current Chairman and CEO Alex Gorsky will be transitioning to the new position of Executive Chairman. In his place, Joaquin Duato, the company’s current Executive Committee Vice Chairman, will become…
If you want to improve diversity, equity or inclusion within a company or organization, a new study conducted by the U.S. think tank Filene Research Institute suggests that you’ll have greater success by enacting a series of changes or programs versus attempting a single standalone initiative. Anca Voinea of Co-operative…
In June 2021, we reported on Aretha Duarte of Brazil becoming the first-ever Black Latinx woman to climb to the top of Mount Everest. And now, another daring adventurer has set another historic first. Laura Smith-Spark and Francesca Street of CNN reported that Preet Chandi, a British-born Sikh army officer,…
In a historic moment of representation for both Black women and the people of New York City as a whole, Long Island police official and Queens, New York native Keechant Sewell has been named by New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams as the city’s next police commissioner. She will become…
In a major boost for LGBTQ rights in South America, the government of Chile has voted to legalize same-sex marriage. The country will become the 32nd country in the world to pass this historic act of equality. Maureen Breslin of The Hill reported that “Chile’s government passed a law Tuesday,…
Regular visitors to DiversityInc likely know the definition of the word allyship well. The term is defined as “the status or role of a person who advocates and actively works for the inclusion of a marginalized or politicized group in all areas of society, not as a member of that…
As part of a companywide initiative to foster and support Black talent, Pepsi (a DiversityInc Noteworthy company) has just debuted a new TV commercial spotlighting two of the country’s top HBCU marching bands. Jasmine Browley of Essence reported that the 60-second spot, titled “The Halftime Game,” was designed to “bring…
Even though DEI as a business imperative continues to grow both in the United States and around the world, a new study has found that many business leaders and executives have merely raised awareness of why diversity, equity and inclusion is important — as opposed to actually making meaningful progress…
