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Edelman has signed on as the sole communications shop to the G7 Business for Inclusive Growth Coalition, which has committed to investing $1B to advance the human rights of more than 100M people, so far.
The Coalition, which will be officially launched by French President Emmanuel Macron at the G7 summit in Biarritz next week, is dedicated to advancing workplace inclusion, diversity and value chain inclusiveness.
Marion Darrieutort, GM of the Paris office, will represent Edelman at the G7 session.
Her firm has established a goal that 50 percent of top leadership positions will be held by women in 2020. Females currently hold 47 percent of the top jobs.
The No. 1 independent shop also says it will reach a racially/ethically workplace diversity ratio of 30 percent in the US by 2022, up from 27 percent now.
Ballard Partners picked up DC-based Freedom for All Americans organization, which advocates for full non-discrimination protection for LGBTQ people.
While women now account for more than three out of four workers in the PR industry, only about 20 percent of the top leadership positions are occupied by women, according to a new report from the Institute for Public Relations and KPMG. (1 reader comment)
Professional women are far more enthusiastic than men about policies needed to improve gender equality in the workplace, according to survey from FTI Consulting and Mine the Gap. (1 reader comment)
