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Accenture has abolished its goals of global diversity and inclusion after the “evaluation” of the American political landscape, becoming the latest large company that rejected its goals from the election of Donald Trump.
Executive CEO of Julie Sweet Executive CEO said the New York consulting group will start “sunbathing” diversity Goals set in 2017, as well as career development programs for “people of specific demographic groups”.
Sweet said in the record that the change came after “the assessment of our internal policies and practice and developing a landscape in the United States, including recent executive commands that we must comply with.”
Accenture, which employs 799,000 people around the world, is joined by Meta, McDonald’s and Target in The goals of distinguishing, equality and inclusions (dei) In response to a new political climate from Trump’s elections.
US President was very critical of what he calls “Absolutely Nonsense “measure” discriminatory “variety, equality and involvement.
He signed a number of executive orders for reducing the Dei Federal Programs when he came to his duty last month, using a corporate fatigue vein for the goals of diversity.
Other companies, such as Costco and JPMORGAN Chase, have reaffirmed their commitment while some are Reviewing their policies to turn on For Trump’s era.
In 2017, Accenture set the goal that half of his staff would be women by the end of 2025. She also set a goal for 25 percent of their management directors by 2020, which was later updated by 30 percent by 2025. At that time, 41 percent of their employees and 21 percent of management directors were women.
The group also set goals to represent the ethnic minority in its working force in the US, UK and South Africa.
In addition to returning to the goals, of which Sweet said he would no longer be used to measure staff performance, Accenture will no longer submit data into exploration of external diversity.
The group would also “assess” external partnerships on the topic “as part of the refreshment of our talent strategy,” she added.
Accenture refused to comment.
