Diversity Management, News and Updates
On Monday, Abbott (No. 10 on DiversityInc 2019 Top 50 Companies for Diversity) announced it had developed a test delivered on its ID NOW machine that can detect the coronavirus (COVID-19) in as little as five minutes. Shortly thereafter, its stock soared. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued emergency…
The Chief Executive’s Latest Twitter War with Four Freshman Congresswomen Could Be the Catalyst for a Series Finale in November 2020. This week, four Progressive first-term members of Congress, all women of color and collectively known as the “Squad,” were attacked and ridiculed in a series of tweets by President…
Building on its long-standing commitment to support sciences and technology education, Dow announced it will be a key corporate sponsor of the 51st International Chemistry Olympiads (IChO), an annual competition gathering the most talented high-school chemistry students from around the world. From July 21 to July 30, 2019, 320 high-school students from…
Eleven schools have also received innovation grants totaling $15,500 to support students as they turn their innovative ideas submitted through the challenge into action. Originally Published by Dow. Dow and WE, a family of organizations that makes doing good, doable, announced the winners of the 2018/2019 school year WE Are Innovators challenge….
Participants will have the opportunity to interact with Dow leaders and each other to begin building a professional network, participate in a “Day in the Life” activity with a participating function and give a two-minute presentation of a topic of their choice! Originally Published by Dow. The Diamond Symposium is…
On May 7 at DiversityInc’s 2019 Top 50 event, a panel of women executives, moderated by DiversityInc CEO Carolynn Johnson, discussed best practices on how to retain women of color. Jimmie Paschall, Executive Vice President, Head of Enterprise Diversity & Inclusion and Strategic Philanthropy for Wells Fargo (No. 13), Karen S. Carter,…
Dow (No. 37) CEO Jim Fitterling has beat cancer and was named No. 1 of the “Top 100 LGBT+ Executives” on “The Financial Times‘ annual “OUTstanding in Business” list in 2018. He also appears frequently in the media as a representative for Dow. In 2014 on National Coming Out Day, Fitterling came…
On May 7 at DiversityInc’s 2019 Top 50 event, a panel of women executives, moderated by DiversityInc CEO Carolynn Johnson, discussed best practices on how to retain women of color. Jimmie Paschall, Executive Vice President, Head of Enterprise Diversity & Inclusion and Strategic Philanthropy for Wells Fargo (No. 13), Karen…
Through July 12, 2019, communities are eligible to apply for grants to establish local plastics recovery program Originally Published by Dow. Dow is again teaming up with national nonprofit and long-standing collaborator Keep America Beautiful® to award up to $125,000 in grants for organizations to establish the Hefty® EnergyBag® program in their communities. The…
Launches with global scale and leading positions in three attractive consumer-driven segments: packaging, infrastructure and consumer care. Dow successfully completed its separation from DowDuPont, becoming a more focused, streamlined, and leading materials science company. Dow launches with global scale and leading positions in three attractive consumer-driven segments: packaging, infrastructure and…