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L’Oréal Russia attains EDGE Move Recertification
L’Oréal Russia (JSC L’Oréal) is recertified at the EDGE Move level. This recertification reflects the company’s sustained progress since its initial certification in 2015 and its ongoing efforts to drive meaningful change. The recertification process is a rigorous evaluation that measures progress made in achieving gender balance across the pipeline, ensuring gender pay equity, implementing…
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New EU Pay Transparency Directive
Originally published on 5 September 2023. Updated on 26 June 2025. In 2021, the unadjusted gender pay gap in Europe was 14%, according to Eurostat. It has stubbornly remained roughly the same for decades. PwC estimates it will take another fifty years to reach gender pay parity in Europe and the OECD, so that a woman…
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Swiss Life Asset Managers attains Global EDGE Assess Recertification and EDGEplus
Swiss Life Asset Managers is globally recertified at the EDGE Assess level, demonstrating its continued commitment to intentional, prioritized, and measurable action toward a fair and inclusive workplace for all employees. Two Swiss Life Asset Managers entities (Swiss Life Asset Managers Deutschland and Swiss Life Asset Managers France) have achieved substantial progress towards a gender-equitable…
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New Research Warns Against Retreat from Diversity, Fairness, and Inclusion
As economic uncertainty, AI transformation, and political polarization shape the workplace, a number of organizations are retreating from prior diversity, equity, and inclusion commitments. But a new report from Catalyst warns that pulling back on workplace fairness efforts poses serious long-term risks for progress and for business performance. Catalyst’s recent report, “Risks of retreat: The…