As U.S. companies continue to back down on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts, large technology players are scrubbing their annual company’s report on workplace diversity commitments. The latest files for Meta (Meta), Amazon (AMZN) and Google (GOOGL) Parent Letters (GOOGL) have all omitted or changed the DEI references included in previous annual reports. Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) are now firm in these goals.
Like the tech industry, three companies in 2020 have proposed various diversity following the killing of George Floyd and widespread protests against racial justice. Among other commitments, Meta, Amazon and Alphabet set goals to boost underrepresented groups in 2025.
The shift comes amid the Trump administration’s big tech faction from the Trump administration, which introduced several executive orders aimed at tearing down the federal government’s DEI practices. Here is how Big Tech’s annual application reflects the industry-wide pushback of DEI:
Letters remove diversity hiring goals
Earlier this week, Alphabet’s annual report omitted a line seen in the previous year’s documents, and the list reiterated Google’s parent’s commitment to “make a part of the diversity, equity and inclusion of everything we do.” and increase the workforce that serves users on our behalf.”
The report’s language has been updated to reflect in the past year, and Alphabet has spent “reviewing our plans” over the past year, the company said in a statement. This is targeted. It reportedly stopped hiring targets on February 5, the same day the annual report was released, to improve representation of underrepresented groups.
Amazon ends “Old DEI Program”
Amazon also revised its 2024 company report. Previous document said: “When we strive to be the best employer on the planet, we focus on investment, innovation, inclusion and diversity, security and engagement to hire and develop the best talent”, which is in its latest report The missing line. The company’s latest annual report filed on February 2 also changed the judgment on the hiring and assessment mechanism, which previously mentioned the desire to “promote equity in all candidates and employees.”
The company cut its DEI program in December and told staff in an internal memorandum that “outdated procedures and materials” would be removed.
Meta-demolished its DEI team
In 2020, Meta began to include a section detailing its annual report on its diversity efforts. For many years, the section, titled “Diverency and Inclusion,” “Diverency, Equity and Inclusion,” and “Diverency and Inclusion Workplace,” was renamed “Our Workforce and People Processes” in 2024. Strength” and omitted company regular data updates about workplace diversity.
The latest annual report filed on January 30 points out that Meta has announced changes to our diversity plan in accordance with the ever-changing legal and policy landscape. “Last month, the company told employees it was demolishing its DEI team and canceling some DEI programs that include supplier diversity efforts and representative goals for women and minorities.
Microsoft sticks to its DEI commitment
There were no significant changes in comments on DEI efforts in Microsoft’s latest annual report filed at the end of Microsoft’s fiscal 2024 in June. The company responded to previous years’ documents with the aim of “recruiting, developing and retaining talent from all backgrounds” and noted that “diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our business.”
The company doubled those commitments by the 2024 Global Diversity and Inclusion Report in October. “By actively seeking diversity and embracing inclusion, we ensure that our workforce represents the planet we serve and that the products we make always meet the needs of our customers,” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in the report. , about its DEI efforts, it has nothing new to share.
Apple defends its policies under pressure
Apple also retains the company’s traditional diversity and inclusion section in its latest annual report filed in November. “The company is committed to building and maintaining a more inclusive workforce that represents the communities it serves,” Apple said in its 2024 annual report.
The company defended its DEI policy last month after the National Center for Public Policy Research, a conservative think tank, called on Apple to stop such efforts. In a disclosure to investors in January, iPhone maker urged investors to vote on the proposal. “We strive to build a culture of belonging where everyone can do the best work,” the company said in its agency filing. Given Apple’s “recognized compliance program,” the company described the proposal as “not Necessary”.
