In this episode, we talk with Jerome Tennille, Manager Social Impact and Volunteerism with Marriott International, and discuss the state of corporate volunteering today, what's working and what's not. We explore how volunteering is being redefined as well as flaws in corporate volunteering programs and what to improve on. We also look at the major opportunities in corporate volunteering today and how to better enable employees today through volunteering. Watch the episode: https://youtu.be/piotr...
Aug 20, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 36
In today's episode, we explore how GoPro integrates diversity, equity and inclusion throughout their business and makes a social impact. We talk with Anastasia Greenmore, GoPro's Senior Inclusion, Diversity and Cause Business Partner, and discuss GoPro's Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging initiatives including their involvement with the Outdoor CEO Diversity Pledge. We talk through some best first steps to stake when launching DEI&B initiatives, how to include your global team in you...
Aug 12, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 35
In this episode, we talk with Jerome Tennille, Manager Social Impact and Volunteerism with Marriott International, and discuss the state of community investment and strategic philanthropy; what's working and what can be improved. We explore how companies can go beyond statements and financial contributions to make a social impact. We also review restricted vs unrestricted grant giving and how companies can partner with causes today. Watch the episode: https://youtu.be/tEaWPPydG2U...
Aug 06, 2021•17 min•Season 1Ep. 34
In this episode, we talk with Jerome Tennille, Manager Social Impact and Volunteerism with Marriott International, and discuss the future of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in the workplace. We explore why there's a major focus on DEI&B today, how to facilitate difficult workplace conversations and best strategies to promote DEI&B throughout your business. We also look at how to keep DEI&B issues a focus for businesses and not just a "flavour of the month." Watch the episo...
Jul 30, 2021•18 min•Season 1Ep. 33
In today's episode, we explore how Arc'teryx's commitment to the environment and sustainability is making a social impact. We talk with Dan Walker, Social Impact Lead with Arc'Teryx, and discuss which ESG pillar they focus on and what are impacts to the business and employees. We look at challenges the team went through and how companies new to ESG can build long-lasting programs, challenges. Finally, we chat about biggest changes in the ESG space and how business commitment to ESG will evolve. ...
Jul 23, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 32
In this episode, we talk with Jerome Tennille, Manager Social Impact and Volunteerism with Marriott International, and discuss why corporate social responsibility is important in business, how CSR has changed and evolved over the past year and what trends practitioners should be thinking about. We also explore what are the greatest opportunities in the CSR space and why bold companies will we rewarded by employees, customers and the market. Watch the episode: https://youtu.be/RTbuwF7JQho...
Jul 14, 2021•14 min•Season 1Ep. 31
In this episode, we talk with Janelle St. Omer, Regional Vice-President with Benevity, and discuss how corporate social responsibility and diversity can build better workplaces and businesses. We discuss how they compliment each other, starting a DEI program as a CSR pro and what the future holds for each. Watch the episode: https://youtu.be/2R4MUYuI5Ug
Jun 24, 2021•11 min•Season 1Ep. 30
In this episode, we talk with Janelle St. Omer, Regional Vice-President with Benevity, and discuss strategies to promote and address diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) in the workplace. We explore the benefits of DE&I both for the business and employees and the role of leadership in promoting and addressing DE&I. We also talk about building a DE&I culture in workplaces that may not have that type of culture. Finally we discuss challenges of brining DE&I in the workplace. ...
Jun 17, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 29
In this episode, we talk with Janelle St. Omer, Regional Vice-President with Benevity, and discuss what is diversity, equity and inclusion? And how does it impact today's business and workplace. We differentiate between DE&I, explore potential challenges when applying it to the workplace and how your talent acquisition strategy can shape hiring for diversity. Finally look at how DE&I will evolve in the future. Watch the episode: https://youtu.be/cm7zv7UyV7U
Jun 11, 2021•15 min•Season 1Ep. 28
In this episode, we talk with Sona Khosla, Cheif Impact Officer with Benevity, and discuss why corporate social responsibility matters (CSR) in 2021 and explore the State of Corporate Purpose Report with the top 5 trends in CSR. We dive into why the Report was created, its impact on the CSR Industry and how CSR professionals can use the report to grow and scale their programs. We chat about the higher standards of accountability businesses are being held to today, why democratizing choice of giv...
Jun 04, 2021•1 hr 35 min•Season 1Ep. 27
