For Immediate Release
July 25, 2014
Contact: Brenda Arredondo
barredondo@rabengroup.com
(202) 587-4945
Larry Gonzalez
lgonzalez@rabengroup.com
(202) 466-0879
***Media Advisory***
MONDAY, JULY 28
NEW REPORT SHOWS LACK OF DIVERSITY IN ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS HAS RESULTED IN “GREEN INSIDERS’ CLUB”
Comprehensive Report Examines Why Decades of Promises to Diversify are Falling Short in the Mainstream Environmental Movement
Washington, DC – Monday, July 28, a new report will be released that finds that although people of color now account for more than a third of the U.S. population, they have not broken the “green ceiling” in the mainstream environmental movement. These dismal numbers exist despite documented support by people of color for environmental protection, at a higher rate than whites. However, environmental organizations show little interest in improving practices that lead to people of color being grossly underrepresented in their organizations, especially at the executive and board levels.
The Taylor report, commissioned by Green 2.0, “The State of Diversity in Environmental Organizations: Mainstream NGOs, Foundations & Government Agencies,” is the most comprehensive report on diversity in mainstream environmental organizations. It surveyed 191 environmental non-profits, 74 government environmental agencies, and 28 leading environmental grant making foundations to investigate their gender and racial diversity composition, the majority of which state diversification as a “value.” The study includes confidential interviews of 21 environmental leaders from diverse backgrounds and experience.
WHAT: Release of the Taylor report, commissioned by Green 2.0, “The State of Diversity in Environmental Organizations: Mainstream NGOs, Foundations & Government Agencies”
WHEN: 10:30 A.M. EDT
Monday, July 28, 2014
WHO:
Robert Raben, President and Founder, The Raben Group
Dorceta E. Taylor, Ph.D., Report Author, Professor at the University of Michigan’s School of Natural Resources and Environment
Mark Magaña, Founder and Principal, Hispanic Strategy Group/GreenLatinos
Bennett Freeman, Senior Vice President, Sustainability Research and Policy, Calvert Investments
Danielle Deane, Principal, The Raben Group
*** For an advanced, embargoed copy of the report highlights and RSVP for the call ***
please contact Brenda Arredondo (barredondo@rabengroup.com), (202) 587-4945, or Larry Gonzalez (lgonzalez@rabengroup.com), (202) 466-0879.
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