According to a Wall Street Journal report, search giant Google, one of the biggest companies in the world, is eliminating goals to hire more minority employees and reviewing DEI programs.
In an email to employees Wednesday, Google said it would no longer set hiring targets to improve representation in its workforce.
From WSJ:
Google said it was evaluating whether to continue releasing annual diversity reports, which it has done since 2014. The evaluation is part of a broader review of DEI-related grants, training and initiatives, including those that the email said “raise risk, or that aren’t as impactful as we’d hoped.”
Google also said it was reviewing recent court decisions and executive orders by President Trump aimed at curbing DEI in the government and federal contractors. The company is “evaluating changes to our programs required to comply,” the email said.
The company said it would continue opening and expanding offices in cities with diverse workforces.
Google’s Chief People Officer Fiona Cicconi said in the email that the company has “always been committed to creating a workplace where we hire the best people wherever we operate, create an environment where everyone can thrive, and treat everyone fairly. That’s exactly what you can expect to see going forward.”
“We’ll continue to invest in states across the U.S.—and in many countries globally—but in the future we will no longer have aspirational goals,” the email said.
Google is the latest Big Tech company to wind down diversity hiring efforts and policy initiatives. Both Facebook and Amazon have made similar commitments to reduce DEI efforts company
More over at The Wall Street Journal:
Exclusive: Google is eliminating minority hiring goals and will review its DEI programs https://t.co/KA86S4OT5n
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