Environmentalism
Improving Sustainability in the 21st Century Corporation
Submitted by samantha.chiafalo on Tue, 06/15/2010 - 08:27Ceres, a national network of investors, environmental organizations and other public interest groups, has issued a new plan for creating a sustainable economy. The plan, Ceres 20·20, calls for honest accounting, acceleration of “green” innovation, new policies to reward sustainability performance, and new expectations and standards for business leadership. Focusing on this last item at a meeting of ORC’s Occupational Safety & Health Group in May, Ceres’ Director of Corporate Programs, Roseann Casey, suggested four areas companies could address:
Global Diveristy Forum- Spring 2010 in Review
Submitted by samantha.chiafalo on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 10:40Within private sector corporations, Human Rights has long been the focus of interest for corporate social responsibility, addressed through initiatives such as labour standards or the Global Compact. However at ORC, we have noticed that some organisations are taking a broader view of human rights, and consciously building this into the work they do on diversity. For example, they are infusing their global policies on diversity, conduct, ethics, etc with human rights issues of dignity, respect, freedom from discrimination, etc.
CSR and Diversity Panel Remarks World Diversity Leadership Summit
Submitted by Deirdre Golden on Tue, 03/23/2010 - 11:26Deirdre Golden, ORC Worldwide
CSR and Diversity Panel Remarks
World Diversity Leadership Summit
Vienna , 12th March 2010
Introduction
I would like to share my thoughts on CSR and its relationship to D&I
And my perspective on this topic is shaped by what I can see happening in the activities and practices of organisations ORC works with through its equality and diversity networks.
A definition of CSR
There is no single definition of CSR, but this is the definition I work with....
CSR and Diversity Move Closer Together
Submitted by Lindsay Herod on Mon, 03/22/2010 - 23:00Corporate Social Responsibility (or corporate responsibility or civil responsibility; CSR) and diversity and inclusion (D&I) operate separately in most companies, but there is increasing collaboration between the functions, through shared activities and occasionally through reporting structures.
Corporate Responsibility: In Developing World, Social Programs Aimed at Women Bring Greater Returns for Companies
Submitted by Jessica Kirby on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 10:49A McKinsey study reports that more than two-thirds of companies are engaged in programs to encourage growth in developing markets, but not all are terribly effective. This study suggests that programs which focus on women actually generate better outcomes in terms of specific program goals and development objectives. This is for a number of reasons: one is that an extra year of secondary school for women increases their wages by 10-20 percent.
Best Practice of the Month: Ride the Coattails of Popular Programmes
Submitted by Lindsay Herod on Thu, 12/10/2009 - 12:48Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) work doesn’t always need to be labeled as such. Sometimes quite a lot of progress can be made towards EDI goals by hitching a ride on other programmes. If your organisation is in the midst of a safety campaign, for example, you may have an opportunity to talk about language diversity and address barriers to speakers of minority languages in the context of safety concerns.
Employee Volunteerism Programs Sample 1
The following is a sample provided by a member of the ORC Global Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Workforce Opportunity Network following the WON-ELLG Mini-Survey on Employee Volunteerism and Community Outreach in 2009.
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Employee Volunteerism Programs Sample 2
The following is a sample provided by a member of the ORC Global Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Workforce Opportunity Network following the WON-ELLG Mini-Survey on Employee Volunteerism and Community Outreach in 2009.
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Employee Volunteerism Programs Sample 3
The following is a sample provided by a member of the ORC Global Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Workforce Opportunity Network following the WON-ELLG Mini-Survey on Employee Volunteerism and Community Outreach in 2009.
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