Tag: diversity

Global Communication Report Finds New Activists Are Younger, More Diverse, More Collaborative and More Likely to Vote Than Protest

Stuart Mitchell

The fifth annual Global Communication Report, New Activism, the report from the USC Annenberg Center for Public Relations in partnership with Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management and other Public Relations organisations examines the evolution of activism and its impact on PR. It finds the new generation of activists are younger, more diverse, and more collaborative. They also prefer voting over protesting. Communicators believe that, due to decreasing trust in Government, activism will grow in influence over the next five years, and that “average citizens” will be one…

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3M and The BrandLab Team up to Expand Diversity in the Design Sector

Stuart Mitchell

3M and The BrandLab (TBL) have announced a two-year initiative (2020 and 2021) focused on driving diversity within creative career paths, including graphic and industrial design. This partnership aims to inspire young, diverse high school students to pursue creative careers, address opportunity gaps for underrepresented students and embody a more culturally diverse population of creative talent for organizations that have a global footprint. The design talent collaboration includes the expansion of existing internship programs with The BrandLab, the addition of a classroom program, inclusive of inspirational workshops hosted at 3M…

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People Like Us: a celebration of diversity in the media and communications industry

Stuart Mitchell

PrettyGreen’s Sheeraz Gulsher and LinkedIn’s Darain Faraz announce People Like Us, a quarterly networking event designed to celebrate the work of black and minority ethnic professionals in the media and communications industries. Sheeraz and Darain are siblings who grew up in Luton and have been working in the industry collectively for over 25 years. The event is open to professionals at all levels, it is now sold out, however please email your details to info@peoplelikeus.uk to be placed on the waiting list The inaugural event will take place at Snap Inc, parent company of Snapchat, where attendees…

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IPA offers advice on diversity

Stuart Mitchell

In a recent post entitled: How we can help you diversify your workforce, the IPA gives advice on diversity in the workplace, I copy the text of the post below: Are you looking to attract a wider diversity of entry-level people into your workforce? Are you running a talent event in 2020? If so, the IPA can help. Our new partnership with recruitment app Debut gives IPA member agencies the opportunity to market your graduate programmes, internships and hiring opportunities to over 150,000 students – of which 43% are STEM…

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Aramark Announces Programs to Bolster Supply Chain Diversity

Stuart Mitchell

Aramark, the leading U.S.-based food service provider, has announced a partnership with Certify My Company, to assist self-classified suppliers in obtaining third-party diversity certifications. The partnership furthers Aramark’s commitment to increase overall spend with small and diverse suppliers to 25 percent by 2025. Aramark’s robust supply chain already includes more than 6,000 small or diverse suppliers, about 18 percent of which are third-party certified as diverse. A diverse business is generally defined as one that is 51 percent owned and controlled by women, ethnic minorities, veterans, LGBTQ, or disabled person(s).…

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