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What Does the Term “Business Casual Attire” Mean?

HR Digest

Instead, we’re talking about the typical uniform worn by the majority of employees in various industries, including law firms, banks, advertising agencies, retail stores, hospitals, schools, real estate companies, restaurants, construction sites, and more. Business Casual Attire Examples. What does business casual look like?

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To Prevent Another Rana Plaza, Build Better Societies, Not Just Better Factories

Harvard Business Review

Since then, leaders from business, government, and civil society organizations have come together to address fire and building-safety issues in the apparel factories. The tragedy is that countless people died even though both workers and management knew something was wrong. Global business Risk management Supply chain'

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Transforming Diversity Hiring to Build an Inclusive and Equitable Organization

HR Digest

A global bank sourced 600 people with disabilities and the result was not a single person getting hired after identifying there was significant bias throughout the hiring process. It’s important to take a pulse of your policies and practices to determine where you need to focus to improve access and reduce bias.

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9 Sustainable Business Stories That Shaped 2016

Harvard Business Review

It’s not yet clear what Trump’s election means for issues that impact companies’ efforts to manage environmental and social issues. At the state level, New Jersey passed a big new gas tax , and Oregon , Illinois , and California developed robust energy and climate policies. Trump Shocked the World.

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How Customers Perceive a Price Is as Important as the Price Itself

Harvard Business Review

Financial asset managers have been out-price-cutting one another in exchange-traded funds in a bid to gain market share. But when managers reduce prices, a fundamental question sometimes goes unasked: Will customers notice and respond as expected? Price wars have broken out in consumer industries around the world.

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Microsoft Taxes Itself

Harvard Business Review

And this charge will, in theory, move managers to make greener choices. Over time, by my calculations, given the growth in cloud services the company is banking on, these carbon fees could rise to a more noticeable $50 million by 2020. Accountability throughout the organization. He's absolutely right.

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10 Sustainable Business Stories That Shaped 2015

Harvard Business Review

Consider that other power brokers, such as Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank, echoed themes similar to those the Pope raised. For years, asset owners with longer-term horizons, like pension or sovereign wealth funds, have pressed companies to better manage environmental and social issues. Wall Street wakes up.