Category: Innovations in Diversity Award

Company: Norton Rose FulbrightInnovation Title:Company Website: www.nortonrosefulbright.comYear Introduced: 2021 Executive Summary What Makes this Initiative Unique: Corporate legal departments understand the value of diversity. While many large firms talk about improving diversity, they almost always fail to recruit in ways that actually yield results, and they also fail to make the changes to firm culture… Read the full article

Company: United RentalsInnovation Title: Month of ImpactCompany Website: www.unitedrentals.comYear Introduced: 2022 Executive Summary In early 2022, we set six new Corporate Responsibility goals, one of which included our public goal to achieve 44,953 Hours of Impact focused on making a positive impact in our locations and within our communities in celebration of our 25th anniversary… Read the full article

Profiles in Diversity Journal’sInnovations in Diversity Award Recipients for 2021(in alphabetical order) Innovation. It’s what happens when aspiration and inspiration meet commitment and hard work, and turn powerful ideas into exciting realities. Innovations in diversity and inclusion show us possibilities that can transform workplace, cultural, and social landscapes across the globe. Innovative thinking invites us,… Read the full article

Company: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Innovation Title: Shaping Your Future virtual recruitment series Company Website: www.akingump.com Year Introduced: 2020 Executive Summary The legal industry has consistently faced the challenge of identifying and hiring diverse legal talent. As a result, law firms have been evaluating their recruitment strategies and are now looking beyond… Read the full article

Company: Dechert LLP Innovation Title: Increasing Transparency around the Use of Force by U.S. Police Company Website: www.dechert.com Year Introduced: 2021 Executive Summary The May 2020 death of George Floyd prompted myriad questions about racial influences over the use of force by U.S. police and law enforcement. Despite the great societal uproar, however, a dearth… Read the full article

Company: The Estée Lauder Companies Innovation Title: Value Chain Conscious Inclusion Series Company Website: www.elcompanies.com/en Year Introduced: 2020 Executive Summary At The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC), we are committed to living our values. While we are proud of the overall progress and commitment we have made to inclusion, diversity, and equity (ID&E), we recognize that… Read the full article

Company: New American Funding Innovation Title: New American Dream Company Website: www.newamericanfunding.com Year Introduced: 2016 Executive Summary What Makes New American Dream Unique In 2016, New American Funding formed New American Dream, which seeks to raise awareness and increase homeownership within Black communities by building consumer confidence through home-buying education programs and increasing accessibility to… Read the full article

Company: Sephora Innovation Title: Sephora Racial Bias in Retail Study Company Website: www.sephora.com Year Introduced: 2019 (commissioned); 2021 publicly released Executive Summary What Makes this Study/Report Unique In mid-January 2021, Sephora released a report on the results of the first-ever large-scale U.S. study on Racial Bias in Retail, commissioned in 2019. Not only did we… Read the full article

Company: Stoel Rives LLP Innovation Title: Move the Needle Fund Company Website: www.stoel.com Year Introduced: 2020 Executive Summary What Makes this Initiative Unique Stoel Rives is a founding firm of Move The Needle Fund, the first collaborative effort designed to test innovative initiatives—or, “bias interrupters”—that result in a more diverse and inclusive legal profession. Working… Read the full article

Innovation happens when aspiration and inspiration meet commitment and hard work, and turn powerful ideas into exciting realities. Innovations in diversity and inclusion show all of us new possibilities that can transform cultural and social landscapes across the globe. Innovative thinking invites us, as individuals and organizations, to embrace a new and better future. Profiles… Read the full article