Home Depot – Issue Report on Equal Employment Opportunity (2006 – 2007)
2005-2006 Final Vote: 36% …
YUM! Brands – Prepare a Sustainability Report (2002 – 2003)
Sustainability Report to Shareholders – 2003 Whereas the global economy presents corporations with the challenge of creating sustainable business relationships by participating in the sustainable development of communities in which they operate. The World Commission on Environment and Development defined sustainable development as “development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” (Our Common Future, 1987) We believe the ability of corporations to continue to provide goods/services in our interdependent world depends on their acceptability to the societies where they do business. Good corporate citizenship goes beyond the traditional …
ExxonMobil – Implement Sexual Orientation Nondiscrimination Policy (2003 – 2004)
WHEREAS: ExxonMobil does not explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation in its written employment policy; Many of our peers, including Amerada Hess, BP, ChevronTexaco, ConocoPhillips, Marathon Oil, Occidental Petroleum, Shell Oil, and Sunoco explicitly prohibit this form of discrimination in their written policies, according to the Human Rights Campaign; Two-thirds of the Fortune 500 companies have adopted written nondiscrimination policies prohibiting harassment and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, as have more than 95% of Fortune 100 companies, according to the Human Rights Campaign; A 2000 study by Hewitt Associates, a compensation and management consulting firm, found that …
ExxonMobil – Add ‘Sexual Orientation’ to Nondiscrimination Policy (2001 – 2002)
WHEREAS: ExxonMobil claims to bar all forms of employment discrimination but its post-merger written policies do not explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation; Prior to the merger Mobil explicitly prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation in its equal employment opportunity policy; Our competitors Chevron, Sunoco, Atlantic Richfield, BP Amoco and Texaco explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation; The hundreds of corporations with non-discrimination policies relating to sexual orientation have a competitive advantage to recruit and retain employees from the widest talent pool; Employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation diminishes employee morale and productivity; Our company has …
Wal-Mart – Report on Equal Employment Opportunities for Women and Minorities (2002 – 2003)
Equal employment opportunity is an important issue for corporate shareholders, employees and management, especially as the workforce becomes more diverse. According to the bipartisan Glass Ceiling Commission report, a positive diversity record makes a positive impact on the bottom line. Yet, while women and minorities comprise two thirds of our population and 57% of the United States workforce, the Commission found that they represent little more than 3% of executive-level positions. And various projections indicate that women and minorities will constitute 62% of the workforce by 2005. Workplace discrimination has created a significant burden for shareholders due to the high …
Publicly Disclose Diversity Data – Morgan Stanley Dean Witter
Whereas equal employment is a key issue for many shareholders. The 1995 bipartisan Glass Ceiling Commission Study explains that a positive diversity record has a positive impact on the bottom line. Yet while women and minorities comprise 57% of the U.S. workforce, they represent only 3% of executive management positions. Whereas workplace discrimination has often created a significant burden for shareholders, in several instances exceeding $100 million to settle discrimination lawsuits. This issue is a priority for stakeholders due to the high cost of litigation, potential loss of government contracts, and the financial consequences of a damaged corporate image resulting …
Bank of America – Publicly Disclose Diversity Data (2000 – 2001)
Whereas equal employment is a key issue for many shareholders. The 1995 bipartisan Glass Ceiling Commission Study explains that a positive diversity record has a positive impact on the bottom line. Yet while women and minorities comprise 57% of the U.S. workforce, they represent only 3% of executive management positions. Workplace discrimination has often created a significant burden for shareholders, in several instances exceeding $100 million to settle discrimination lawsuits. This issue is a priority for stakeholders due to the high cost of litigation, potential loss of government contracts, and the financial consequences of a damaged corporate image resulting from …
Home Depot, Inc. – Publicly Disclose Equal Employment Data (1999 – 2000)
Equal employment opportunity is a key issue for many shareholders. The 1995 bipartisan Glass Ceiling Commission Study explains that a positive diversity record has a positive impact on the bottom line. Yet while women and minorities comprise 57% of the U.S. workforce, the Commission found that they represent only 3% of executive management positions. Workplace discrimination has created a significant burden for shareholders due to the high cost of litigation, potential loss of government contracts, and the financial consequences of a damaged corporate image resulting from discrimination allegations. In several instances, including at Home Depot, the financial impact on shareholders …
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