Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA)
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In Conversation with Taffi Ayodele, New York City Comptroller’s Office
For more on advancing diversity in asset management, subscribe to our monthly newsletter. Get the latest issues of Charting the Course from our Business & Human Rights department delivered straight to your inbox. Tags Share Tags Share Taffi Ayodele, Director of Emerging & Diverse Manager Strategy at the NYC Comptroller’s Office, discusses how New York…
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In Conversation with Erick Russell, Treasurer of Connecticut: Advancing Economic Equity in Connecticut
For more on racial and economic equity, subscribe to our monthly newsletter. Get the latest issues of Charting the Course from our Business & Human Rights department delivered straight to your inbox. Tags Share As Treasurer Erick Russell marks two years in office, he reflects on the intersection of financial stewardship and social responsibility. Managing…
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Bias in Code: Algorithm Discrimination in Financial Systems
Tags Share On day one of the new administration, President Trump revoked former President Biden’s 2023 executive order on U.S. AI Standards, which outlined AI safety, disclosure, and risk management principles. This lack of regulatory oversight, coupled with the continued explosion of AI and machine learning technologies, has put the future of AI development in…
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#NoExcuse for US Investors: Addressing Gender-Based Violence in the World of Work
Tags Share As we await the impacts of the new administration’s economic policies, institutional investors and asset managers can strengthen their portfolios by proactively addressing gender-based violence and harassment within both their workplaces and investments. Violence and harassment persists across the supply chain, with one in five workers reporting such experiences—and the financial sector is…
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Pensions & Investments: NYC Comptroller Brad Lander will keep pushing for diverse investment managers ‘regardless of what happens in Washington’
Tags Share Despite national backlash against diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, public pension executives are advancing programs supporting diverse and emerging asset managers. Brad Lander, New York City comptroller, affirmed at the 100 Women in Finance conference that NYC’s pension funds will continue prioritizing these programs. Lander, who spoke to investors earlier in the…
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Panel at FT Live’s Moral Money Summit: Rethinking corporate diversity efforts in a divided US
Share President of RFK Human Rights, Kerry Kennedy, will be featured on an upcoming panel discussion, “Rethinking corporate diversity efforts in a divided US” at FT Live’s Moral Money Summit on October 15, 2024. The panel will be moderated by Moral Money Editor Simon Mundy and will also feature the below panelists: Panel Description In…
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RFK Human Rights Co-Hosts the first Connective Capital Consortium
Tags Share At the inaugural Connective Capital Consortium during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 53rd Annual Legislative Conference in Washington, DC, Marcus Mason, Senior Partner at Madison Group, shared his thesis for the event’s inception: “This first-of-its-kind Braintrust is intended to make a difference between how capital is invested and allocated. It has been proven…
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DEI Upholds a Core American Value
Tags Share As a result of the ongoing US presidential election, the news media has been filled with stories about the concept of a “DEI hire”. From legal action against funding for Black women-owned businesses to the rise of a new acronym—MEI (merit, excellence, and intelligence)—aimed at undermining decades of progress, efforts, and data-backed results,…
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A more inclusive economy is a healthy economy
Tags Share New York City Comptroller Brad Lander shared that there is a “real opportunity to build a more inclusive economy, but we are going to have to be more courageous and more disciplined about it,” while speaking at the opening panel of the second day of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Compass Summer…
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“What Gets Measured Gets Managed”: Investing in Equity & Navigating DEIA Realities
Tags Share Just a few years after the murder of George Floyd and a surge of corporate commitments to promoting equity, business leaders and politicians have slashed DEI roles in their companies, introduced anti-ESG and anti-DEI bills in local and state legislatures. This has been coupled with efforts to overturn affirmative action in universities and…
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Charting the Course: Interviews with David Brand, Jeremy Heer, Scott Pittman, Robert Q. Holley, and Daniel Gottlieb
Tags Share David Brand, Chair, Investment Committee, City of Atlanta The City of Atlanta has been firm about its commitment to closing gaps in capital allocation to women and people of color—and has been recognized by the DEIC Power 100 for its work. Can you share about how your commitment to embedding diversity, equity, inclusion,…
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In Conversation with Jason Lamin, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Lenox Park Solutions
Tags Share Jason Lamin is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Lenox Park Solutions and oversees all aspects of the firm, which prioritizes impact, inclusion, and leverages extensive domain expertise to serve institutional and enterprise clients. In a conversation with Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, he explains how in the wake of a political pushback…
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