During the annual European-wide Action Week, which centres around 21 March, thousands of people actively engage themselves for respect and equal rights and celebrate the diversity of Europe. This year once again hundreds of activities will take place all around Europe, organised by a wide variety of organisations. Activities range from intercultural youth festivals to […]
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and the European Association for Personnel Management have conducted a survey on the future key challenges for Human Resource Management in Europe. 1,350 executives in 27 EU countries were interviewed on the most critical HR challenges in the future. According to the outcomes of the survey companies will face the […]
A new survey by the Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC) shows that in spite of corporate promises to promote diversity in senior management, very little progress has been made so far. According to the AESC’s BlueSteps 2007 Diversity Report, 76% of 357 global senior executives report their companies have one or no minorities among […]
„Siemens möchte möglichst viele qualifizierte Frauen für sich gewinnen und auch nach der Geburt eines Kindes im Unternehmen halten“, heißt es im „Corporate Responsibility Report“ des Konzerns. Ein klares Bekenntnis zur Work-Life-Balance, welches global sehr unterschiedlich umgesetzt wird: In Norwegen gibt Siemens finanzielle Hilfe an Kindergärten, die von Mitarbeiterkindern besucht werden.
Egal, ob in Spanien, den Niederlanden oder Brasilien – das Medieninteresse am ersten Pflegeheim für Lesben und Schwule ist ungebrochen. Die Einrichtung wurde Anfang des Jahres im Berliner Stadtteil Pankow eröffnet. Das „Haus Asta Nielsen“ umfasst Platz für 28 Patienten, hauptsächlich in Einzelzimmern. „In der Pflege ist der Mensch so schwach wie sonst nie“, erklärt […]
The British Council, in partnership with ORC Worldwide, is planning a one-day conference addressing the challenges of mainstreaming diversity in a global environment. This special event will bring together leaders and practitioners from organisations around the world to discuss the challenges impacting the equality and diversity agenda in international organizations.
Seven years after the first meeting of heads of state and government from the European Union and Africa, in Cairo, the II EU-Africa Summit was held in Lisbon on 8 and 9 December, where representatives from the 80 countries that comprise this partnership, as well as heads of the regional institutions from both continents were […]
Under the motto “Celebrating 2007!” over 700 participants from all 30 countries involved with the European Year gathered in Lisbon on 19 and 20 November to close the Year with an official conference. The Closing Conference celebrated the effective implementation of the Year and looked back on the numerous diverse and enriching activities that took […]
Aon’s goal for its global diversity initiative is to create a world-class magnet for talent that nurtures the background, skills and creativity of the company’s 43,000 colleagues around the world. Since 2006 Aon, one of the leading provider of global risk management services, has launched two global metrics for measuring success on its diversity objectives […]
On 27 November 2007 the new European Platform for Jewish Muslim Co-operation was launched at the European Parliament in Brussels. The Platform aims to facilitate co-operation, dialogue and partnership between Jewish and Muslim communities at local, national and trans-national levels within Europe.
