By Melissa J. Anderson
Here’s our review of what happened in CSR last week.
- Open Thread: Does Hiring and Promoting Women Make Your Company Diverse?
FastCompany covers the women and business segment of The Economist‘s Human Potential conference last week. If 60% of the “educated talent pool” is female, does hiring women mean really diversity?
- New Survey Indicates Disconnect Between Job Seekers and Employers
According to Vault’s CSR Blog, a new survey shows a severe disconnect between employers’ and and employees’ priorities.
- Kiva.org Expands Microloans To College Students
The Huffington Post reports that Kiva is opening their lending site to college students seeking small loans, based on the return on investment afforded by higher education.
- Bank of America Ahead of Plan on 10-Year, $20 Billion Environmental Business Initiative
The Bank of America has announced that it is making good headway on its climate change initiative, having already “directed $8.4 billion through lending, investing, capital markets activity, philanthropy and the company’s own operations”
