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TD racial equity audit finds bank has taken significant steps, but more work to be done

lbailey — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 20:00:59 +0000

The TD Bank Group has taken significant steps toward promoting diversity, equity and inclusion, says the bank’s first racial equity audit, noting it could do more on aspects like consistency and measurement. TD was the first of Canada’s big six banks — and among the first companies in Canada — to agree to conduct such an audit […]

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72% of business leaders increased investment in DEI over past year: survey

Jennifer Paterson — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 19:00:16 +0000

Nearly three-quarters (72 per cent) of business leaders have increased their organization’s investment in diversity, equity and inclusion over the past 12 months, according to a new survey by the World 50 Group, a global community of business leaders. Direct reports to the chief executive officer were most likely to feel they have access to […]

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90% of U.S. employees personally benefitting from workplace DEI initiatives: survey

lbailey — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 19:00:03 +0000

Nine in 10 (90 per cent) U.S. employees say they’ve personally benefitted from diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at work, according to a new survey by Benevity Inc. The survey, which polled 1,000 full-time employees, found 62 per cent said employers should dedicate more effort to DEI given the current period of economic uncertainty. Indeed, two-thirds […]

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Ontario Teachers’ focusing on board diversity in proxy voting guidelines

lbailey — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 14:00:39 +0000

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is setting higher expectations for increased participation of women in board roles at large-cap companies in 2023. The pension fund’s proxy voting guidelines advocate for large-cap companies on developed market indices to increase the number of women directors on their boards to a minimum of 40 per cent, up from […]

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How employers can dismantle unconscious bias in the workplace

lbailey — Fri, 24 Jun 2022 12:52:33 +0000

AstraZeneca is taking steps to dismantle unconscious bias in the workplace as part of its wider efforts to embed diversity, equity and inclusion into its business practices. DEI has been a priority for the multinational pharmaceutical company for many years, specifically in the area of unconscious bias, says Gena Restivo, its vice-president of human resources, […]

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