Institutional development · Public engagement and economic impact · Mexico
Tec de Monterrey Guadalajara hosts forum for Jalisco's CRECE workplace-inclusion certification
Tec de Monterrey's Guadalajara campus hosted a forum tied to the CRECE Distinction, which certifies workplace-inclusion practices of companies in Jalisco. Business people, academics, and government and civil-society bodies took part.
Why it matters: The director of Tec Guadalajara's law degree advises the CRECE Distinction, which certifies the workplace-inclusion practices of companies operating in Jalisco.
Tec de Monterrey reported that its Guadalajara campus hosted the forum "La inclusión como estrategia: experiencias y retos del entorno empresarial" (Inclusion as a strategy: experiences and challenges in the business environment) as part of the work of the CRECE Distinction in Jalisco.
According to the university, the CRECE Distinction certifies good practices in labour inclusion among companies operating in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
The forum brought together business people, professors, and government and civil-society organisations to share ideas and experiences on workplace inclusion, the university said.
Javier Contreras, director of the law degree at Tec Guadalajara and an adviser to the CRECE Distinction, said the forum broadened the impact of the certification process by highlighting good practices and raising awareness.
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Abigail Taylor, Leadership and Governance Editor
The CRECE Distinction certifies companies operating in Jalisco, and according to Contreras the forum is intended to help organisations overcome the challenges of guaranteeing workplaces where everyone can develop with equal opportunities.
