ISM - Social Responsibility - Diversity and Inclusiveness

Diversity and Inclusiveness — Workforce

Workforce diversity and inclusiveness arise from efforts to attract and retain a workforce that represents the varied backgrounds of the customer and community in which the organization operates.

In this context:

Drive employee diversity within the organization.
Proactively promote diverse employment practices throughout the supply chain.

ISM Resources:

Click here to view the ISM Official Position Statement on Diversity (PDF).
Click here to view the ISM Official Position Statement on Equal Gender Compensation and Opportunity Worldwide (PDF).

Other Resources:

Diversity Central Resources for cultural diversity at work. Web site includes statistics on a number of diverse groups
Diversity Resources, Inc. provides information and training materials on diversity and multicultural issues in the workplace.
Diversity Training Group Provides workshops; comprehensive solutions; and realistic, proven methods for organizational change. The Web site includes a list of articles.
Diversity Web Compendium of campus practices and resources about diversity in higher education, designed to serve campus practitioners seeking to place diversity at the center of the academy's educational and societal mission.
DiversityLink Links diversity professionals with proactive employers who are committed to diversity in the workplace.
The Equal Opportunity Employment Commission is a government agency dedicated to the elimination of illegal discrimination in the workplace.
EthnicMajority.com provides information on employment discrimination, affirmative action, corporate diversity, and glass ceiling.
HireDiversity.com is an online service for diversity recruitment with articles and resources on diversity employment.
The Workforce Diversity Network A network of professionals and organizations dedicated to professional development, understanding, promotion and management of diversity as an essential part of business success. The organization's mission is to be a catalyst to enhance professional development, understanding, promotion and management of diversity as an essential part of business success.

Associations/Organizations for Diversity Information

The Society for Human Resource Management Web area is devoted to diversity issues in employment.

Media and Publications for Diversity Information

Business for Social Responsibility — Issue Brief: Workplace Diversity This site Includes legal standards, implementation steps, and leadership examples from several companies.
Career Journal Reports: Diversity Hiring Contains articles devoted to the topic of diversity hiring.
DiversityInc Media, LLC publishes DiversityInc, the magazine and DiversityInc.com. DiversityInc's editorial mission is to provide education and clarity on the business benefits of diversity.
Hispanic Business News Online magazine
Making It! Minority Success Stories is an Emmy Award-winning television series that looks at the challenges, triumphs, and contributions of minority business enterprises. Since 1989, the show has featured more than 600 businesses created by minority men and women, as well as representatives from the SBA, Minority Business Associations, Chambers of Commerce, and other resources.
MBE magazine is published bi-monthly by Minority Business Entrepreneur and serves as a nationwide forum for minority and women business owners, corporations, and government agencies concerned with minority enterprise development.
Profiles in Diversity Journal Online Bi-monthly publication for senior leadership and all levels of management, diversity practitioners; women/minority-owned businesses; human resource professionals: diversity thought leaders: diversity champions; job applicants; public libraries: for corporate, government, education, military, non profits, with a vision to be THE Forum for business and institutional diversity/inclusion excellence.
Womens Enterprise USA serves woman business owners and corporate professionals by providing a useful guide for building awareness, reporting the news and creating a valuable communications link.
Workforce Management Online magazine