1 September 2020 The topic of academia and the inherent challenges for LGBTI persons studying or working within its many layers, is an area sorely in need of attention and discussion. To officially launch this historic new program, Workplace Pride hosted an inaugural event in the form of a…
16 July 2020 We are happy to announce that Danone, a leading global food & beverage company built on three businesses: Essential Dairy and Plant-Based Products, Waters and Specialized Nutrition has joined the Workplace Pride Foundation. Amidst all of the adversity thrust upon us all in these anxious times, Danone has…
1 June 2020 Friday, June 19th was the big day! After re-designing our entire 2020 program due to the global pandemic, overcoming extreme technological challenges, and shifting mid-stream to embrace the growing conversation surrounding the Black Life Matters movement, our 2020 Online Symposium finally hit the airwaves. With over 400…
PRESS RELEASE Amsterdam, June 22 2020 Amsterdam, June 22 2020 – Workplace Pride – a nonprofit foundation dedicated to improving the lives of LGBTI-people in workplaces worldwide – announced two new co-chairs to its Foundation Board. Michiel Kolman (Senior Vice President at Elsevier) and Bianca Nijhof (Managing Director atNetherlands Water…
16 June 2020 Photography: Susan Walsh/AP Workplace Pride is absolutely delighted with the USA Supreme Court ruling that LGBTI people can no longer be discriminated against in the workplace in the United States. This 6 to 3 ruling is both groundbreaking and historic and will have far-reaching implications around the…
3 June 2020 Workplace Pride member AkzoNobel, has reaffirmed their commitment to LGBTI inclusion at work by signing the Declaration of Amsterdam. The Declaration is a 10 point action plan, created by the Foundation in 2011, which outlines the responsibilities of employers as well as employees to create work environments…
Second Edition / MAY 2020 It is hard to imagine how our world could have changed so quickly in such a short amount of time! As everyone comes to grips with the dramatic effects of the global pandemic, Workplace Pride decided quite quickly that our responsibility to the LGBTI community was to…
14 May 2020 Workplace Pride Foundation congratulates our member, the City of Amsterdam for scoring the highest in the Open for Business 2020 report on the world’s most competitive and inclusive LGBT+ cities. Open For Business, a coalition of global companies promoting LGBT+ inclusive societies, released their report today that…
April 28 @ 4:43 AM In the second event of our “Keeping Members Connected” series, we will be guiding you through the features and workflow of our newly re-designed website. The walk-through will include a detailed look…
3 April 2020 Welcome to the new and improved Workplace Pride Foundation website. In our ongoing efforts to be more effective for our members and stakeholders, the Foundation website has been made more user-friendly with simpler navigation and clearer terminology. Here you will find the most important information you need…
