Coining it on cannabis | Cannabis within the law
Autumn 2017As more and more states in the US opt to regulate the production and sale of recreational marijuana, GC examines a developing industry and the contentious legal frameworks enabling it.
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A numbers game: diversity in Europe
Diversity and Inclusion Report: EuropeWe began our survey of European GCs and other leading in-house legal figures by posing the question ‘Do you think that the legal team has a role to play in promoting diversity and inclusion in the wider organisation?’
Diversity toolkit
Diversity and Inclusion Report: EuropeDiversity and inclusion are now top strategic priorities for 21st century business leaders. Across the globe, many general counsel and law firm managing partners are engaged in the debate and committed to creating the conditions for diverse and inclusive organisations.
Shaping diversity: part three
Diversity and Inclusion Report: EuropeStamping out stereotypes Despite the many senior GCs and in-house counsel that we have interviewed for this report (and elsewhere in GC magazine) as active sponsors of diverse workplaces, some of our consultants noted that legal departments were not typically being identified by diversity professionals as pioneers within their corporations on this issue.
Shaping diversity: part two
Diversity and Inclusion Report: EuropeReconfiguring diversity In order to capitalise on the benefits that a diverse and inclusive workplace can bring, a leader may have to get beyond initial resistance within the corporation, often arising from fear of being targeted or implicitly blamed.
Shaping diversity: part one
Diversity and Inclusion Report: EuropeThe diversity of European diversity Europeans know a thing or two about diversity. After all, a neighbour in the next town might speak a different dialect, or the nearest big city might be over the border in a different country.
Tinna Nielsen, founder, Move the Elephant for Inclusiveness | Interview
Diversity and Inclusion Report: EuropeAnthropologist Tinna Nielsen is the founder of the non-profit organisation Move the Elephant for Inclusiveness, based in Denmark. Together with Lisa Kepinski, she co-founded the Inclusion Nudges global initiative and co-authors the annual Inclusion Nudges Guidebook, with examples of applied behavioural science to influence the unconscious mind for inclusiveness.
Ana Isabel Montero Corbin, legal director, Japan Tobacco International | Interview
Diversity and Inclusion Report: EuropeAna Isabel Montero Corbin heads JTI’s legal team in Iberia, which includes five markets covered by different regulations (mainland Spain, the Canary Islands, Portugal, Andorra and Gibraltar). She explains what D&I means for JTI, and gives a candid assessment of the diversity of law firms in the region.
Kirsty Cooper, group general counsel, Aviva | Interview
Diversity and Inclusion Report: EuropeKirsty Cooper is group general counsel and a member of the executive committee at insurance multinational Aviva. She speaks about the challenges of managing diversity across Europe and beyond, and how Aviva has managed to place diversity and inclusion at the heart of what it does.
Benedikte Leroy, Vice President and EMEA general counsel, Dell | Interview
Diversity and Inclusion Report: EuropeOne of Dell’s first female leaders in EMEA, Benedikte Leroy believes that lawyers can be powerful advocates for diversity in business. She talks us through some of the company’s key programmes for change.