All Equality & Diversity articles – Page 3
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News briefsPuma awarded Universal Fair Pay Developer status
Ahead of International Women’s Day on March 3, an independent analysis has confirmed that Puma has closed the adjusted pay gap between male and female employees in Germany. The results, certified by the FPI Fair Pay Innovation Lab, make Puma the second company in Germany to receive the title “Universal ...
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News briefsIronman broadens inclusivity with new divisions
Ironman has announced its updated 2023 global competition rules for the Ironman and Ironman 70.3 Triathlon Series, which will include new and modified athlete divisions focused on broadening inclusivity. The PC Open/Exhibition division has been expanded to include athletes with an intellectual disability, creating the Physically Challenged/Intellectual Disability (PC/ID) Open ...
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News briefsPuma recognized as Company of the Year at German Diversity Award
Puma was named “Company of the Year” at this year’s German Diversity Award for its commitment to providing its employees with an open and tolerant working environment. Employees in management positions at Puma receive regular training on topics such as diversity, intercultural communication and inclusion, and there are regular events ...
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News briefsFoot Locker releases updated report on LEED initiative
Foot Locker has released its second annual progress report detailing its efforts to support the Black community globally. The Leading Education & Economic Development (LEED) Initiative, launched in June 2020, is the company’s $200 million commitment to the Black community. Through the end of FY21, Foot Locker says it has ...
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News briefsSports Alliance: Fitness industry is male-dominated
The international fitness industry is male-dominated, and leadership positions are mainly held by men. This is the conclusion of a study conducted by Sport Alliance and Women in Fitness Association (WIFA). A total of 679 participants from the fitness industry took part in the (non-representative) global online survey. The results ...
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ArticleAdidas releases factsheet on its diversity, equity and inclusion
Set up in 2020, the ”Creating Lasting Change Now” program defined goals for enhancing diversity, equity and inclusion within the global Adidas company, while encouraging business ownership, accountability and transparency among its employees. The brand has now provided an update on those commitments, focusing on greater diversity, equity and inclusion ...
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News briefsNike’s diversity chief to leave the company
The Financial Times reports that Felicia Mayo, who has served as Nike’s chief talent, diversity and culture officer since July 2020, will leave the company at the end of July 2022. Mayo joined Nike from Tesla in 2019. She succeeded Kellie Leonard, the company’s first-ever diversity and inclusion director, in ...
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ArticleWNBA player Breanna Stewart and eBay show trailblazer sneaker collection
Whether it’s signature sneakers for women basketball players, boots for women soccer players, or in other sports, there are few professional women athletes who can call a signature shoe their own. Rather, female designers or artists get a shoe named after them. Basketball player Breanna Stewart got her own signature ...
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News briefsNew Nike Athlete Think Tank worth $1.3 million
Nike has launched the Nike Athlete Think Tank. A platform designed to support women and girls in sports. “Because women and girls don’t have equal access to play and sport, we teamed up to share our experiences and turn insights into action and fight for gender equality,” tennis player and ...
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News briefsNike releases 20th impact report
Nike has published Breaking Barriers - FY21 Nike Inc. Impact Report, which marks the company’s 20th year of reporting its corporate social responsibility (CSR) progress. According to the new report, Nike is on track with the majority of its 29 targets for 2025 and expects to keep all targets on ...
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News briefs
World Padel Tour aligns prize money for men and women
World Padel Tour (WPT) has decided to level all prize money handed out at every event, with immediate effect. With this decision, described as having “no precedent in worldwide sport,” WPT becomes the first global competition to have equal prize money at all its events. This is also the latest ...
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Infographics & DataGender breakdown of senior management at sports companies
This exclusive interactive chart shows the breakdown by gender of senior management at sports companies. The chart and data can be downloaded. This is exclusive data and analysis for Premium Members.
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Puma introduces diverse mannequins in India
Puma India has introduced diverse mannequins in its stores across the country to mark Women’s Day. The brand selected four female customers with different body types to participate in the initiative, in which mannequins were made according to their measurements. In the past, retail mannequins have always been tailored to ...
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ArticleWomen in sports business: facts and figures on international women’s day
#BreakTheBias is the slogan for International Women’s Day 2022, and many sports and outdoor brands are also using the slogan together with the hashtags #InternationalWomensDay and #IWD2022 for their own campaigns in the “Women’s Month of March.” On the occasion of Women’s Day, SGI Europe examined the quota of women ...
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C-Suite InterviewSara Molnar: “As a modern leader, diversity must be on your agenda”
Sara Molnar explains why, in her opinion, business success and diversity are related and which campaigns on the topic she finds particularly successful.
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News briefsGym+Coffee adds seven female football and cricket ambassadors to athlete’s teams
Irish activewear and athleisurewear brand Gym+Coffee has added seven new faces to its ”Make Life Richer Collective.” Professional football and cricket athletes Jodie Taylor, Rachel Corsie, Carla Humphrey, Sandy Maclver, Danni Wyatt, Sophia Dunkley and Tammy Beaumont are now official brand ambassadors of the fast-growing Irish company. Gym+Coffee currently has ...
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News briefsPuma signs racer Emma Kimiläinen for Puma W Series Team in 2022
As part of its ”She Moves Us” brand campaign aiming for women in sports, Puma has just signed the Finnish motor racer Emma Kimiläinen for its Puma W Series racing team. The W Series is a free-to-enter championship on F3 single-seated, mechanically identical cars that runs since October 2018, with ...
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News briefsU.S. Women’s Soccer reaches agreement on equal pay and working conditions
The players on the US Women’s National Team (USWNT) who filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the US Soccer Federation have reached a settlement, ending a dispute over equal pay and working conditions that has been ongoing since 2016. In 2016, five USWNT players had initially filed a wage discrimination ...
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ArticleNike among investors in U.S. women’s basketball
Nike announced that it has joined other backers in investing in the U.S. Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). The total investment by all parties is $75 million, making it the largest capital raise to date for a women’s sports organization. In addition to Nike, which has been a commercial partner ...
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