Inclusion & Opportunity

The Las Vegas celebration being held on Jan. 18, 2016 is hailed as one of the nation's most popular annual parades celebrating the ideals and life of Dr. King, thousands are expected to line the Fourth Street parade route to commemorate Dr. King's legacy of promoting equal and human rights. The theme for this year’s parade is “Living the Dream: The Movement Continues.”

“The Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade offers MGM Resorts a unique opportunity to stand alongside our community as we celebrate a great man’s enduring legacy,” said Jim Murren, Chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts International. “Dr. King continues to be an inspiration as we strive to uphold the ideals of equality he championed.”

As part of its commitment to community engagement, Timberland has a tradition of inviting current presidential candidates to speak to its employees during the lead-up to presidential elections. On Friday, January 8, in the first such visits of the 2016 cycle, John Kasich, Governor of Ohio and Republican Candidate for President of the United States, held an open invitation town hall meeting at Timberland’s headquarters in Stratham, NH for employees and their immediate family members.

During the holiday season, Time Warner Cable and HOLA, a TWC employee network partnered with Home Boy Industries to bring the first “Tamalada” (a tamale party) benefiting those they serve in the City of Los Angeles.

The growing and urgent rallying cry from people around the world to address critical global issues reached a fever pitch in 2015. From star-studded events like the Global Citizen Festival (headlined by Beyoncé, Coldplay, Stephen Colbert and others to take a stance against poverty), to the hundreds of thousands of individuals who took to the streets just two weeks ago at 2,300 separate climate marches, there's no denying a heightened level of awareness, activism and enlightenment around the world's acute social and environmental issues.

Only 11 percent of the workforce is female; only four percent is black; and only five percent is Hispanic. This is clearly not acceptable nor is it sustainable as the competition for talent and the need for constant innovation continues to rise.

On February 9 and 10, the U.S. Chamber Foundation, along with the American Chamber of Commerce in Mexico, WEConnect International, and our corporate and nonprofit partners, will convene a two-day event in Mexico City focused on promoting women's entrepreneurship and workforce development strategies.