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The Next Move: How Business Can Close Racial Economic Gaps in 2021

Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.

Thu Mar 18, 2021

Date

Thu Mar 18, 2021
8:00am – 9:00am EDT

Location


Virtual

Contact

    [email protected]

Hosts

  1. Business & Society Program

In the face of high expectations to directly address the roots of inequality, what should companies prioritize?

In this webinar, panelists discussed what organizations can – and should – be doing to drive change on racial equity: providing equitable access to good jobs, empowering workers of color once they’re in an organization, and using business influence to level the playing field in consumer life and in communities. The panelists highlighted how these actions must be paired with new ways of leading, co-creating and collaborating across companies and sectors to close the opportunity gap for all.

Featured Speakers:
• Elizabeth A. Morrison, Chief Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Officer, Levi Strauss & Co.
• Steven Mizell, EVP, Chief Human Resources Officer, Merck
• Lata Reddy, SVP, Inclusive Solutions, Prudential Financial & Chair, The Prudential Foundation

This webinar was moderated by Nicole Lindsay, Chief Operating Officer, Sustainability and Center For Inclusive Growth, at Mastercard, and was supported by the Global Inclusive Growth Partnership between Mastercard and the Aspen Institute.

For more insights, read Part 1 and Part 2 of our blog series exploring the role corporations must play to tackle the racial wealth gap.


Special Thanks: This webinar was developed as part of the Global Inclusive Growth Partnership, a collaboration between the Aspen Institute and the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth.

Event

The Next Move: How Business Can Close Racial Economic Gaps in 2021

A webinar with Elizabeth Morrison, Chief Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Officer at Levi Strauss & Co.; Steven Mizell, EVP, Chief Human Resources Officer at Merck; and Lata Reddy, SVP, Inclusive Solutions at Prudential Financial & Chair at The Prudential Foundation.

In the face of such high expectations to directly address the roots of inequality, what should companies prioritize?

In this webinar, our panelists will discuss what organizations can – and should – be doing to drive change on racial equity: providing equitable access to good jobs, empowering workers of color once they’re in an organization, and using business influence to level the playing field in consumer life and in communities. Our panelists will highlight how these actions must be paired with new ways of leading, co-creating and collaborating across companies and sectors to close the opportunity gap for all.

Featured Speakers:
• Elizabeth A. Morrison, Chief Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Officer, Levi Strauss & Co.
• Steven Mizell, EVP, Chief Human Resources Officer, Merck
• Lata Reddy, SVP, Inclusive Solutions, Prudential Financial & Chair, The Prudential Foundation

This webinar was moderated Nicole Lindsay, Chief Operating Officer, Sustainability and Center For Inclusive Growth, at Mastercard, and is supported by the Global Inclusive Growth Partnership between Mastercard and the Aspen Institute.

Special Thanks: This webinar was developed as part of the Global Inclusive Growth Partnership, a collaboration between the Aspen Institute and the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth.

Event

The Next Move: How Business Can Close Racial Economic Gaps in 2021 (Part 2)

Part 2 of a series of responses about what organizational leaders can – and should – be doing to drive change from within to address racial wealth gaps.