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Centering Queer Joy During Pride in 2025  

This Pride Month, the Proud@APCO employee resource group (ERG) notes the urgency in 2025 to protect and empower the LGBTQ+ community. We asked members of our community what it means to prioritize queer joy and how they see this year’s Pride. ...

Connecting Cultures: Learnings from APCO’s Global Exchange Program

Do you ever find yourself at a hawker center, eating Hainanese chicken rice in the thick of an 8-minute thunderstorm, talking about the 2024 super-election year with a colleague you've worked with for three years but never met in person? Welcome to APCO’s Global Exchange Program—a unique initiative that allows employees to work in different APCO offices around the world.  ...

In Memoriam: Richard V. Allen

APCO is saddened to announce the passing of longtime colleague Richard V. Allen. Richard was a valued member of APCO’s International Advisory Council, joining APCO in 2002 and providing our clients with sound, strategic advice throughout his 22 years at APCO....

Celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness Month

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). A time to honor the contributions of individuals with disabilities in the workforce and advocate for inclusive workplaces....

Sharing APCO's 2023 Responsible Business & Corporate Citizenship Report

As we reflect on 2022 and 2023, we are filled with a sense of hope for the future. Our journey since 1984 has been one of breaking down barriers, challenging the status quo and advancing equality. This year has reaffirmed our commitment to these ambitions and our mission to be catalysts for progress in an ever-changing world....

Why Perseverance Is at the Center of Pride in 2024

In a time of targeted harassment and anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, the Proud@APCO employee resource group (ERG) has chosen “Pride Perseveres” as our theme for this year’s Pride Month. To persevere and display strength and resilience in the face of the assault on our community speaks to the foundation of Pride— an uprising against legalized harassment and discrimination....

In Memoriam: Stewart Gamage

Five Ways to Practice Allyship in the Workplace

On October 26, APCO hosted a webinar exploring allyship—the active support for the rights of a minority or marginalized group—organized by Power of Difference, APCO’s employee resource group for LGBTQ+ colleagues and allies in Europe....

Celebrating Juneteenth Is Now More Important Than Ever

Members of APCO’s Black and African Ancestry Movement (BAAM) reflect on why celebrating the holiday is important given today’s political climate, along with identifying how they have traditionally celebrated Juneteenth in the past...

Why Does Pride 2023 Feel Different?

Here at APCO, we’ve asked a few colleagues why Pride feels differently for them. This is what they had to say:...