Diversity Management, News and Updates
As National Environmental Awareness Month happens in November, business leaders have a new opportunity to review their sustainability strategies and actions, determining whether they have met short-term milestones on the way to achieving long-term goals. In some cases, they may need to establish those goals first. A recent report from…
Updated on June 24, 2022. As the saying goes, the news never stops — but there’s a lot of it out there, and all of it doesn’t always pertain to our readers. In this weekly news roundup, we’ll cover the top news stories that matter most to our diversity focused…
As the saying goes, the news never stops — but there’s a lot of it out there, and all of it doesn’t always pertain to our readers. In this weekly news roundup, we’ll cover the top news stories that matter most to our diversity focused audience. 1. Civil Rights Leaders…
As the saying goes, the news never stops — but there’s a lot of it out there, and all of it doesn’t always pertain to our readers. In this weekly news roundup, we’ll cover the top news stories that matter most to our diversity focused audience. 1. Ketanji Brown Jackson…
The Keystone XL Pipeline, a project equally reviled by environmentalists as well as the country’s Indigenous populations, is officially dead. Reuters has reported that the “$9 billion oil pipeline [that] became a symbol of the rising political clout of climate change advocates, and a flashpoint in U.S.-Canada relations was officially…
Some of the challenges Indigenous Peoples face — like derogatory sports mascots and natural resource exploitation — have made the headlines lately, but many remain underreported. These problems are connected to a host of other crises that challenge Native communities, many due to ongoing racism and a desire to erase…
California passes first ever state-mandated corporate boardroom diversity law. More than 660 public corporations with headquarters in California will soon be required to have at least one board director from an “underrepresented community, the Washington Post reports. A new state law signed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom will require boards…
Wells Fargo (No. 13 on 2019 Top 50 Companies for Diversity) will not “directly finance oil and gas projects in the Arctic region, including the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR),” according to updated language in its policy on corporate responsibility. The 19-million-acre Arctic Refuge is a source of food for indigenous people and is…
A new analysis by the Global Carbon Project found that worldwide greenhouse emissions are projected to increase for the third year in a row in 2019. Total emissions are expected to increase by 0.6% from 2018 to 2019, breaking another record high with total carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels…
A legal battle of epic proportions is brewing in California as it’s come to light that the Trump administration plans to revoke California’s long-standing right to set stricter air pollution standards for cars and light trucks, the Washington Post reported. It’s part of the president’s larger plans to undermine Obama-era…
