Leaders in Global Diversity
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Leaders in Global Diversity
Deloitte Touche( Audit, Tax, Consulting and Financial Advisory) has a transparent‘ Diversity and Inclusion Agenda’ at its offices in Africa, Asia, Australia / Pacific, Canada, America / Caribbean, Middle East, Mexico, South America and Europe. Deloitte’ s agenda states,‘ we are committed to the development of both existing talent and future talent through initiatives that advance and retain women, attract talent from disadvantaged local communities, support young professionals with on the job training and formal education support’. For six consecutive years, Deloitte Touche has won an award for the Most Socially Responsible Enterprise and is regularly included in the Best Workplace lists in the USA, France and Canada.
Leaders in Global Diversity
In 2007, PricewaterhouseCoopers increased its workforce by 3 %. With 146,000 employees and 766 offices in 150 countries, PwC‘ takes diversity seriously’. Indeed it does as although women represent half the workforce, only 13 % are partners hence, the formation of the Gender Advisory Council, which advises on how to improve these statistics. PwC is also engaged in other activities to promote women’ s leadership in business and in January 2008, PwC introduced flexitime for working mothers at their offices in Cyprus. PwC won the Catalyst Award for 2007.
engage | uk ISSUE SIX 2008