Diversity Management, News and Updates
The sea of pink and blue-tinted toy aisles in some big box retail chains could soon be a thing of the past, at least in California. Adam Beam of the Associated Press reported that on Saturday, Oct. 9, California “became the first state to say large department stores must display…
Target (No. 29 on The DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list in 2021) seems to have hit the bullseye. The retail giant recently released its 2020 Workforce Diversity Report, sharing and breaking down disaggregated racial and gender data across all levels of the organization. To expand on the report’s…
On Thursday, May 6, DiversityInc announced our annual list of the Top 50 Companies for Diversity. This highly influential and well-regarded ranking of diversity and inclusion practices in corporate America is not just a vitally important benchmark of how the largest employers in our country are doing when it comes…
During DiversityInc’s 2021 virtual event “Driving Brand Loyalty and Market Share Through Data Transparency,” panelists discussed how a company’s data transparency can drive brand loyalty and increase profits and market share while further supporting corporate goals and strategies. Panelists for this session included Laura Peterson, Senior Managing Director of Communications,…
In a move to ramp up its support of Black-owned businesses, popular retail giant Target (No. 13 on The DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list in 2020) has announced a plan to spend more than $2 billion over the next four years to identify and support promising Black entrepreneurs,…
A coalition of leading CEOs and organizations are coming together today to announce the formation of OneTen, an organization that will combine the power of these committed American companies to upskill, hire and promote one million Black Americans over the next 10 years into family-sustaining jobs with opportunities for advancement. In…
Over the past few months, COVID-19 has changed almost every aspect of business. Furloughs, layoffs, and mandatory work-from-home orders have forced corporations to reassess “business as usual.” The overarching lesson adaptable companies have embodied is that the way things have always been done need not be the way things always…
Laysha Ward, Target’s executive vice president and chief external engagement officer, is the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal’s Women in Business Career Achievement honoree for 2020, the outlet reports.
Target (No. 14 on DiversityInc 2019 Top 50 Companies for Diversity) is not taking any chances with the health of employees and guests with major changes to the way they operate as well as a significant investment of $300 million+ last week that will support both guests and employees as COVID-19…
Three Black women were shopping at a Target store in Nashville, Tenn., when an angry woman verbally harassed them, saying the women “Don’t belong here” and that they are “perfect for the court system.” Lena Jones, one of the women involved in the incident, said in a Facebook post that…
