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AP Wins Two RFK Journalism Awards
Tags Share An investigation exposing widespread abuse in the palm oil industry and searing photos of Ethiopians fleeing war earned The Associated Press two Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards on Thursday. AP investigative reporters Margie Mason and Robin McDowell won the RFK Journalism Award for International Print for a series of stories that uncovered the…
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USA TODAY Network South Wins RFK Journalism Award for ‘Confederate Reckoning’
Tags Share USA TODAY Network newsrooms across the South region won a prestigious journalism award Thursday honoring an ongoing project that explores the long shadow of racism in the American South. “The Confederate Reckoning,” a multimedia series powered by dozens of journalists working across five states, received the grand prize from the 2021 Robert F.…
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Addressing Workplace Racism With Intentionality
The murders of George Floyd, Daunte Wright, and countless other Black Americans at the hands of police have sparked a long overdue conversation in addressing racial injustice in the workplace.
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How Investors Can Embrace the “S” in ESG
Tags Share DATA ON COMPANIES’ SOCIAL METRICS MAY STILL BE INCOMPLETE, BUT THAT SHOULDN’T PREVENT INVESTORS FROM SCREENING BUSINESSES FOR LABOR AND HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS. THE KEY IS TO NOT LET THE PERFECT BE THE ENEMY OF THE GOOD. Which company makes for a more socially-responsible investment: A car manufacturer that makes electric vehicles, or…
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How Investors Can Boost Their DE&I Efforts
Start where you have the most control: within your own workplace.
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Software Investing Hits “Overdrive Mode” in 2020
Far from being the terrible year that investors feared at the outset of the pandemic, 2020 turned out to be a pivotal one for online shopping, collaboration, and virtual events. Underpinning it all was the software sector, which is now hotter than ever.
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Pub Owner Reinforces Racist Trope
Tags Share Regarding, “Delhi Township, Ohio bar: No NBA games on TV until LeBron James ‘expelled,’” (April 25): A Cincinnati bar’s public pronouncement that it would not show NBA games over LeBron James’ statements about a fatal police shooting of a teen in Columbus has drawn comment from many corners of society. What is missing…
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An End to Trickle-Down Economics?
President Biden’s agenda is aiming to fuel economic growth from the bottom up by helping low-income individuals and immigrants as well as state and local governments—the opposite of the approach championed by his predecessor.
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Fighting for a Fair Minimum Wage
RFK Human Rights, alongside its corporate social responsibility partners, is urging Denny’s to stop lobbying against the Raise the Wage Act.
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Denny’s Shareholders Revolt After Top Exec Concedes $15 Minimum Wage Won’t Hurt Business
Refusing to pay workers a fair living wage is not only immoral, it runs counter to the interest of shareholders.
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RFK Human Rights Named Tramuto Foundation Gala Honoree
Proceeds raised at the gala will celebrate and support RFK Human Rights’ ongoing work, including its Workplace Dignity program.
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ESG: Why Social Investing is the Next Big Thing
Tags Share ESG factors, which measure a company’s commitment to environmental, social, and governance issues, have become critical to understanding a company’s performance. Because of the risks posed by climate change, most metrics have focused on the ‘E.’ But today, the pandemic and growing demands for racial justice have put a greater emphasis on the…
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