USCIB-GAN-CITI Rountable on Apprenticeships Report

Wed, 10/04/2017 - 10:15

​Apprenticeships play a crucial role in supporting the development of business-ready skills for youth and in realizing goals of inclusive economic growth and an equitable transition to a more sustainable world. As U.S. policy makers’ attention increasingly turns to apprenticeships as an important tool in addressing the challenges of matching skills with jobs, many companies are already exploring initiatives to create apprenticeship programs to support the development of business-ready skills for youth.

Duke Energy Customer Service Week: Sean Tucker Embraces Teamwork at Work and on the Court

Wed, 10/04/2017 - 12:00

Hormel Foods Honored with Employer of the Year Award

Tue, 10/03/2017 - 17:15

Hormel Foods was recently recognized with a silver Stevie Award in the Employer of the Year – Food and Beverage category. Stevie Awards recognize the world’s best employers and the human resources professionals, team achievements and HR-related products and suppliers who help create and drive best places to work.

Cultivating a Global Inclusive Culture, with Pride

Mon, 10/02/2017 - 10:25

How Dell’s LGBT employee resource group, Pride, is making inroads, opening dialogue.

Kimberly-Clark Named to Working Mother’s “100 Best Companies”

Fri, 10/06/2017 - 14:40

Kimberly-Clark is proud to join Working Mother magazine’s “100 Best Companies” for 2017, which recognizes companies for leadership in creating progressive programs to help employees balance work and family. The magazine cited Kimberly-Clark’s support for flexible work arrangements, paid leave and child care programs, and advancement opportunities for women.

Innovators @ Qualcomm: Serafin Diaz

Fri, 09/29/2017 - 14:00

Today, we’re profiling Serafin Diaz, vice president of engineering at Qualcomm Technologies. Diaz grew up in La Paz, Baja, Mexico where he developed an early fascination of electronics and how things work. He’s put that inquisitive nature to good use in his almost-20 years with the company, working on a variety of projects, from designing and executing test cases for cellular systems to field testing EV-DO to starting and leading R&D in augmented reality (AR) and computer vision.

Delivering on the Dream of Diversity

Tue, 09/26/2017 - 15:40

At the annual conference of UnidosUS, through the lens of three shared diversity beliefs, David Abney examined UPS’s 35-year relationship with America’s largest Latino nonprofit advocacy organization.

From Pledge to Action: Diversity & Inclusion in Our Workplace

Mon, 09/25/2017 - 13:55

From a diversity and inclusion perspective, September is particularly important as Merck and MSD celebrates our second annual Global Diversity & Inclusion Experience month. Throughout September, we create a focal point for our 69,000 colleagues spanning more than 140 countries who represent different cultures, backgrounds and experiences.

What Makes a Strong Leader in Sustainability?

Tue, 09/19/2017 - 15:35

Work in sustainability entails immense challenges, and much of the area is uncharted. To navigate it, strong leadership is essential. For the twentieth year in a row, the GlobeScan-SustainAbility survey Sustainability Leaders has sought to answer that question by tracking the opinions of qualified experts and practitioners from government, NGOs, companies and institutions from all over the world.

C-Suite Support Plays Integral Role in Corporate Social Responsibility

Mon, 09/18/2017 - 09:05

A company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) program says a lot about its business values. In today’s business world, companies are judged not just by the quality of products and services they offer but how willing they are to invest in the communities they call home, and how engaged both their workforce is in demonstrating those values.