Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) stories - Page 15
GSMA reveals 2020 GLOMO Awards winners
Wed, 26th Feb 2020
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5g & beyond
The awards included 35 categories ranging from 5G leadership to mobile apps, mobile network infrastructure, diversity in tech, and STEAM efforts for children.
Allen & Overy appoints five regional D&I partners
Mon, 24th Feb 2020
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digital inclusion
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Allen and Overy has appointed five regional diversity and inclusion partners to bolster its global efforts, including Fiona Cumming for Asia Pacific.
Oracle staff condemn Larry Ellison's support for Donald Trump
Thu, 20th Feb 2020
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oracle
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ethics
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Over 7,000 Oracle employees urge the company to reassess its ethics and diversity stance after founder Larry Ellison's public support for Donald Trump.
Exclusive: Mellanox VP on how diverse teams move companies forward
Wed, 29th Jan 2020
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mellanox
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gender diversity
TechDay spoke to Mellanox vice president Yael Asseraf Shenhav about why fast-moving technology companies need diverse teams.
Security industry riddled with gender diversity issues & burnout
Thu, 31st Oct 2019
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cybersecurity
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gender diversity
Gender and racial disparities persist in the cybersecurity industry, with over 91% of professionals identifying as male, according to a survey by Exabeam.
Women underrepresented in cybersecurity in half of enterprises - Kaspersky
Wed, 30th Oct 2019
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kaspersky
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report
Despite some diversity initiatives, women constitute 39% of the labour force and only 25% of management positions worldwide in general.
Two students win US apprenticeship with global data center giant
Tue, 14th May 2019
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datacentre infrastructure
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stem
Emma Brennan and Amy Dolan, students from Cork, have won a US apprenticeship with Park Place Technologies, promoting gender diversity in STEM.
AWS launches new initiative to get more girls in IT
Thu, 9th May 2019
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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cloud services
It is designed to introduce all Year 8 students (12-13 year olds) in the UK to cloud computing and digital skills.
Report: Women being sexually harassed at tech conferences
Wed, 13th Mar 2019
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
A new survey has uncovered some startling findings, with not only misrepresentation of women but also sexual harassment.
Google discovers it's not women that it's underpaying - it's men
Wed, 6th Mar 2019
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google
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gender diversity
After conducting a pay equity analysis, the company uncovered some unexpected findings that resulted in $9.7m of pay rises for underpaid staff.
Exclusive: ServerFarm CEO discusses data centre workforce woes
Tue, 16th Oct 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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edge computing
Not only is there a clear gender disparity in the industry, but Papouchado says the existing workforce is aging.
NZ's pay equity progress is so slow that we won't achieve it until 2044
Thu, 30th Aug 2018
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government
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esg
The year 2044. Sixteen years is a long time to wait for gender pay equity, but it may take that long to achieve it.
Exclusive: Tackling the challenges faced by women in cybersecurity
Fri, 3rd Aug 2018
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stem
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gender diversity
Some companies though do an incredible job of recruiting women into their workforces, but they have problems retaining them.
Day 2 of InfoSec EU 18 wraps up – here's some of the main highlights
Thu, 7th Jun 2018
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cybersecurity
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cybercrime
Some of the features included a keynote from Baroness Martha Lane Fox, the first ever InfoSec Europe Symposium, and various awards.
10 key facts from Gartner on women in technology
Mon, 12th Mar 2018
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risk & compliance
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gender diversity
Gartner reveals grim statistics on gender diversity in boardrooms and the IT sector, highlighting a lack of women in leadership roles.
How the digital economy is shifting the workforce playing field for women
Thu, 8th Mar 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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power / energy
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3d printing
It's no secret that there is a big gender gap in tech / engineering fields, and especially in the data center industry.
More ambidextrous thinkers needed in technical roles – Xero
Wed, 31st Jan 2018
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fintech
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financial systems
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software development
There's a tendency in the industry to accept i-shaped thinkers (highly skilled in one area) with the assumption it's how good engineering is done.
New initiative pushes equal access to learning for all corporate staff
Tue, 5th Dec 2017
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education, learning & training
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skillsoft
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dei
Skillsoft unveils a USD $2 million annual initiative to ensure equal learning access for all corporate staff, embedding accessibility in platform development.
Three reasons why digital transformation projects fail
Mon, 20th Nov 2017
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
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dts
Marcelo Silva, Founder & CEO at DTS talks about the big pain points in digital transformation, and how you can avoid them.
Dell plans $14m donation: “It's our responsibility to prepare the next generation”
Fri, 13th Oct 2017
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network infrastructure
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dei
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solar power
By encouraging youth regardless of gender, ethnicity or social class to study STEM, there's an opportunity to bring in different perspectives.