It's time for business to fix the 'disability inequality crisis': Activist and entrepreneur

have already signed up across 30 countries, including Boston Consulting Group , Black & Veatch, Tommy Hilfiger, Voya Financial, Calvin Klein, Greene King and Roche Pharma UK.Speaking alongside the former CEO of Unilever and Chair of The Valuable 500, Paul Polman, Casey told CNBC that it was "extraordinary" that "overPolman, who has championed business inclusion and sustainability, told CNBC that in the U.S.

"Fifty percent of companies operating in the OECD countries rather pay a fine than fulfilling the requirement, as written in the law, to include people with disability."Asked whether corporates were likely to put inclusion initiatives before their bottom line given the current economic climate, Polman said inclusion was a major part of optimizing longer-term returns.

Polman, who is also co-founder of Imagine, a foundation bringing CEOs together to drive change, said the Covid-19 crisis had disproportionately affected people with disability who often have less income, less access to health and less education. "At that time, disability programs were discretionary. We suddenly stopped seeing the investments in companies. This time it's the complete opposite. Who would have thought at the beginning of this pandemic, that we would have got the engagement at the level that we have had in the last four months,' she said.

There are now so many work-from-home jobs. Can you follow up with a report about whether there are any initiatives that are beginning to take advantage of this shift?

at this point i would settle for an end to office supply inequality, tho i have no hope for that. ps, can i get a ream of printer paper messengered over?

Ask naval avlok sunilpai AngelList how they are handling it. Hint.... I can give you a case study.

It's time for business to fix the 'disability inequality crisis': Activist and entrepreneur

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