Walmart and the Walmart Foundation have made a commitment to provide support through cash and product donations of $2 million to organizations helping with relief efforts for those affected by Hurricane Matthew. As a part of this commitment, the Walmart Foundation is allocating $500 thousand specifically toward CARE and Team Rubicon Global for relief efforts in Haiti.
The issue of modern-day slavery is top-of-mind for companies based in the United Kingdom or doing business there. This concept was clearly evident to Source Intelligence during a recent symposium it sponsored in London and during private meetings held with representatives of some of the country’s top businesses.
Facebook has figured out how to make an application so appealing that 1.13 billion people log in at least once every day. And Intel is credited with spawning the $300-billion semiconductor market, which touches every aspect of people’s lives daily.
These two highly successful technology businesses don’t have a shortage of smart people, or the cash to get things accomplished. But neither has been able to recruit and retain enough women and underrepresented minority employees.
These two highly successful technology businesses don’t have a shortage of smart people, or the cash to get things accomplished. But neither has been able to recruit and retain enough women and underrepresented minority employees.