Google rolls back DEI efforts, including hiring goals

Google’s parent company has removed mention of “diversity, equity, and inclusion” from its annual report to the Securities and Exchange Commission and ended hiring goals for representation this week as corporate America experiences the ripple effects of the Trump administration’s targeting of DEI policies within the federal government.

Google’s parent company has removed mention of “diversity, equity, and inclusion” from its annual report to the Securities and Exchange Commission and ended hiring goals for representation this week as corporate America experiences the ripple effects of the Trump administration’s targeting of DEI policies within the federal government.

In its 10-K report to the SEC, published Tuesday, Alphabet removed language it included in the previous year, in which it said that “we are committed to making diversity, equity, and inclusion part of everything we do and to growing a workforce that is representative of the users we serve.”

In a statement, a spokesperson said Google has been reviewing its programs over the last year as part of a commitment to “creating a workplace where all our employees can succeed and have equal opportunities.”

The spokesperson added: “We’ve updated our 10-k language to reflect this, and as a federal contractor, our teams are also evaluating changes required following recent court decisions and executive orders on this topic.”

Google also appeared to update its diversity website over the last week. An archived version of its diversity webpage from Jan. 29 listed Melonie Parker as “Chief Diversity Officer.” But the current version of the webpage now lists Parker as “VP, People Operations.”

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/google-rolls-back-dei-efforts-hiring-goals-rcna190902

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