In the Trump era, there has been a proliferation of Islamophobic and racist incidents across the country. When discrimination occurs at a place of business, it’s apparent if the company’s leadership and workforce support diversity and inclusion. A Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf caf barista refused to serve a racist…
Tag: Inclusion
White Yale Student Calls Police on Black Student for Napping in Dorm
Yale University claims it is committed to “maintaining an inclusive community of scholars.” However, there’s a glaring error in its practices when a white graduate student is either ill prepared or unwilling to live in a diverse and inclusive environment and continues to call the authorities on Black students. Sarah…
Accenture’s Rah Thomas: ‘Bold Leadership is Really About Empowering People’
Thomas is a Managing Director in Accenture’s Infrastructure Operations practice and a leader of the African American employee resource group. He gives his take on the value of diversity and inclusion. By Alana Winns and Christian Carew As a Managing Director at Accenture (No. 14 on the DiversityInc Top 50…
Southern Company: Committed to Employees, Customers, Shareholders and Communities
As Southern Company (No. 44 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list) continues to grow its business and expand the services and offerings it brings to customers and communities, the company is unified under a shared set of values designed to bring out the best in everyone — Safety First,…
Men: Are Shorts in the Workplace a No or a Go
According to the New York Times, yes men wearing shorts to work is a thing and is becoming increasingly common. In an effort to beat the summer heat, some have even deliberately banded together for what they call Shorts Friday. Chris Krautler, a 32-year-old vice president in the public relations…
Accenture Says ‘Inclusion Starts With I’
Accenture follows an open and transparent policy and communication in regard to diversity and inclusion, as both are fundamental to its culture and core values. Ellyn Shook, Accenture’s chief leadership and human resources officer, said the global company, which has a U.S. workforce that is more than 50 percent ethnically diverse,…
Nielsen and Global Diversity & Inclusion: A Borderless Approach
Nielsen is No. 32 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list Angela Talton So often, diversity and inclusion (D&I) is viewed through the lens of what we see, with an emphasis on the dictionary meaning of diversity. The word inclusion is somehow missed or draws less attention. As we work…
Mastercard's Donna Johnson: Why Diversity Doesn't Work Without Inclusion
By Donna Johnson, Chief Diversity Officer at Mastercard Worldwide Diversity has been a central focus in my life long before it became a ubiquitous buzzword in corporate America. You could call it a family affair my father, sister and brother have all been champions of diversity throughout their careers in…
Nielsen Honored for Disability Inclusion by the DEI
PRESS RELEASE We are pleased to announce that Nielsen has been noted as one of the 2016 Best Places to Work by the Disability Equality Index (DEI) for Disability Inclusion. The DEI offers businesses an opportunity to receive a score from zero to 100 on their disability inclusion policies and…
Comcast NBCUniversal Releases 2016 Diversity and Inclusion Report
PRESS RELEASE Comcast NBCUniversal takes great pride in our Diversity & Inclusion company-wide accomplishments and the dedicated efforts of our Governance, Workforce, Supplier Diversity, Programming and Community Investment. We are pleased to present the 2016 Comcast NBCUniversal diversity progress report, Our Foundation for Innovation, which illustrates our year-end 2015 Diversity…