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What’s a ‘Science-Based Target?’ Q&A With a Business Transformation Climate Consultant

Visier

SBTi is a partnership between CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). “ Climate-related risks for natural and human systems are higher for global warming of 1.5°C “ from IPCC’s Global Warming of 1.5°C C Special Report. C in reach.

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Upwork tapped this HR pro to make remote work ‘best in class’

HR Brew

This is especially true because Upwork has a large contingent workforce in addition to traditional employees, and so we have a range of different offerings, benefits, and policies to serve many different worker types. After spending the first half of 2023 vetting intranet providers, we decided to use Haystack as our solution.

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How Best Workplaces Are Creating More Well-Being for Employees in 2024

Great Place to Work

In John’s Hopkins research, this experience gap is key in explaining why only one in six employees globally are “flourishing.” Dow’s Women’s Inclusion Network successfully advocated for stronger parental leave policies, with new parents now having 16 weeks of paid leave regardless of gender. Personal support. At Dow , No.

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Why businesses should focus on eliminating poverty—and health disparities

HRExecutive

Advocate for policy changes Recognizing that “poverty is a policy choice,” one of the most effective ways to combat poverty is to advocate for significant social safety net program investments. Smoking, the leading preventable cause of chronic diseases , contributes to the staggering $4.1 Spark Change.”

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11 Common Stereotypes About Human Resources Versus Reality.

Kevin Sheridan

The stereotype: HR is largely seen as administrators responsible for ensuring paperwork completion and policy compliance. The reality: Record-keeping, documentation, as well as policy and procedure compliance are critical functions of Human Resources, for a whole host of reasons. HR Operates In Isolation.

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Employees Health & Wellness Initiatives on World Cancer Day

Empuls

As we commemorate World Cancer Day, the global initiative dedicated to raising awareness and promoting action against cancer, workplaces worldwide are seizing the opportunity to initiate meaningful employee health and wellness initiatives. The first World Cancer Day was observed on February 4, 2006.

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How to Set Goals to Achieve Greater Disability Inclusion and Accessibility in the Workplace

15Five

Observed annually in October, NDEAM celebrates the contributions of America’s workers with disabilities past and present and showcases supportive, inclusive employment policies and practices. businesses an objective score on their disability inclusion policies and practices. What’s NDEAM and why do we celebrate it? An estimated 85.3