Chicago companies invented many of today’s business practices—now C Suite leaders are reinventing them.
Companies are replacing business as usual with new ways to align business operations and equity in hiring, real estate development, procurement, finance and other areas to achieve great results
The Corporate Coalition met at Discover's Shine Bright Community Center, call center and technology hub in Chatham. The inspiring meeting provided all who attended the opportunity to experience Business UNusual in action.
University of Chicago and City Colleges worked together to form a formal internship program to forge new pathways for students in STEM. “This is an opportunity to show that there are people from a variety of backgrounds and education levels that can have a place at the University of Chicago,” said Kelli Chávez, Associate Director of Community Development Initiatives at UChicago's Office of Civic Engagement.
Relativity launched Justice for Change, an initiative that offers RelativityOne software (built on Microsoft Azure) free of charge to organizations—including existing customers—leading pro bono cases with a focus on racial and social justice. Justice for Change has supported over 60 justice-oriented matters to date.
The University of Chicago set a goal of expanding hiring from nine surrounding neighborhoods but workforce-ready residents believed they were ineligible to be employed due to a criminal record. So leaders in the Office of Civic Engagement worked to spread awareness of the university’s fair chance hiring policy internally and externally.
In 2016, background investigations for prospective Discover employees were handled by placement agencies, outsourced, or managed through individual departments. Although this is a common approach among large companies, Discover’s leadership recognized that consolidating the effort under a single team would ensure a more consistent, equitable, and regulatory-compliant process.
Managing Director Brian Fabes thanked members for their investment in our shared purpose to use Chicago firms’ brainpower and economic strength to build a regional economy that works for all at our first member meeting in February 2023 hosted by Sidley Austin LLP.
Discover found catering lunch daily from restaurants near their new Chatham call center was a win-win for front-line customer care agents and the community.
Accenture has powered its U.S. hiring in recent years by removing degree requirements for nearly half its roles. Diversifying hiring sources has led to a more inclusive culture and attracted top talent from varied backgrounds, the firm's Mike Chiappetta says.
Increasingly Google Certificates -- instead of degrees -- are creating an inclusive new hiring pipeline that’s also an avenue for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Deloitte and many other employers.
DEI principles inform every aspect of the business at SDI Presence, including how they work with subcontractors — a term SDI replaced with the word "partners" early on.
As one of the first financial institutions to establish a foundation, Fifth Third has a long history of philanthropy. But to make transformative progress toward equity, especially in communities that have experienced sustained disinvestment, they knew they needed a different strategy.
In the premiere episode of the HC3 Podcast from Health Care Council of Chicago, HC3 Co-Founder David Smith and HC3 Executive Director Meghan Phillipp sit down with Brian Fabes, Managing Director of the Corporate Coalition.
In an op-ed posted by the Chicago Tribune Feb. 21, Jeffrey Korzenik, author of Untapped Talent, and our own Managing Director Brian Fabes argue that Chicago firms can help lead the drive for fair chance hiring to boost a regional economy that works for all.
The Chicago H-1B Connect Coalition brings together the Commercial Club of Chicago, 1871, the Executives' Club of Chicago, the Chicago Chamber of Commerce, the Corporate Coalition of Chicago, and MATTER, along with Fortune 500 corporations and rapidly scaling, well-funded startups to help support and to retain highly skilled and valuable international talent.
'Depending on where you look, Chicago can be highly invested and affluent or it can be disinvested and declining,' researchers at Urban Institute write in this useful take on the regional economy as a whole.
The Corporate Coalition of Chicago is seeking a learning partner to lead its data collection, dissemination, evaluation, and learning strategy.
The Chicago Workforce Funder Alliance recently celebrated their 10th anniversary, and last month they shared a video that highlights the Alliance's approach to its work and impact over the past decade. Check it out- and congratulations to all involved in this work!
Congrats to Co-chair Roger Hochschild & Discover on the grand opening last week of the Chatham Customer Care Center, at 85th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue. The new call center puts 1,000 jobs in the community and it includes the 13,000 square foot Shine Bright Community Center.
Hear from our Co-chairs Roger Hochschild of Discover and Maurice Smith of HCSC outlining their rationale for bringing jobs directly to Chicago's underinvested neighborhoods with their partner Leon Walker of DL3 Realty.
Investing and transforming underserved neighborhoods requires collective action and coordination between communities, government agencies, AND the private sector.
CDFIs can only produce a greater, scalable impact if corporations and others take bold actions to realize all of the expressed good intentions of the last two years.
An organization backed by the private and nonprofit sectors, the Corporate Coalition of Chicago is working to bring businesses to areas lacking investment and the tools to get it.
A new initiative is calling on businesses to work with more minority-owned firms and invest in underserved communities.
More than 25 businesses ensure their actions match their words.
On May 25, the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder by a Minneapolis police officer, the Chicago Community Trust and the Corporate Coalition of Chicago launched “5/25 Move to Action,” pushing businesses to address systemic racism.
Join the Corporate Coalition, the Executives’ Club, and our 10 partner organizations on Thursday, 9/28 from 12:00 - 1:00 PM for our third annual virtual Workforce Showcase. The Showcase is a business-to-business discussion to help companies create a more equitable, thriving workforces. Participants hear directly from and talk with business leaders who have implemented new practices and those exploring new challenges. This year's showcase includes new topics and new takes on previous topics, for example integrating young workers into the workplace, getting started with fair chance hiring, new models for tech talent, AI in the talent landscape, and more. Expect insights, connections, and practical information to enrich your thinking and inspire action.
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Join us for a conversation focused on the regulatory and reputation concerns that come with leveraging the often-untapped talent of those with criminal records. Jeff Korzenik, Chief Economist at Fifth Third Commercial Bank and author of “Untapped Talent: How Second Chance Hiring Works for Your Business and the Community,” will moderate this conversation. Registration & Networking: 4:00pm-4:30pm CT | Program: 4:30pm-5:30pm CT | Reception: 5:30pm-6:00pm CT Fifth Third Bank | 222 South Riverside Plaza, 32nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
Dr. Bruce Perry will be joining the Chicago Resiliency Network virtually on Friday, March 3rd from 12:00 - 1:30 PM to discuss emotional regulation & resilience in the workplace.
Hear directly from companies including Alinea, Discover, Eaton, Everywhere Wireless, Freedman Seating Company, JLL, Pete's Fresh Market, S&C Electric. They will be discussing new strategies for fair chance hiring, utilizing front-line managers as a key to retention, employer role in support services, becoming an employer of choice, retaining youth of color, public commitments spurring action, utilizing civic engagement to build the talent pipeline, and much more.
