Google becomes latest company to follow Trump’s anti-DEI push
Google is following the Trump administration’s lead on purging diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, cutting mentions of DEI from its annual report and scrapping its goal of hiring applicants from historically underrepresented backgrounds.
Google will end a core DEI program — and evaluate others, company says
The change comes after President Trump’s sweeping executive orders and a broader anti-DEI pullback at other big companies
Google Ends Diversity Hiring Goals—Here Are All The Companies Rolling Back DEI
Following Trump's lead, organizations including Walmart, Lowe’s and Meta have announced they would scale back their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
Google scraps its diversity hiring goals as it complies with Trump’s new government contractor rules
Google is scrapping some of its diversity hiring targets, joining a lengthening list of U.S. companies that have been abandoning or scaling back their diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
Google ends hiring targets tied to diversity
Google is the latest company to roll back DEI efforts amid more political pressure to do so under President Trump.
Google axes diversity hiring targets in latest DEI retreat by major firm
Google will reportedly scrap its diversity hiring targets and review some of the tech giant’s DEI initiatives — becoming the latest major company to walk back the controversial initiatives. Alphabet’s annual filing with the SEC on Wednesday showed it omitted a line saying it was “committed to making diversity,
Google Unwinds Employee Diversity Goals, Citing Trump’s D.E.I. Orders
The Silicon Valley giant also said it was reviewing other diversity programs and initiatives and would update them if they seemed risky or ineffective.
Once a DEI leader, Google retreats, citing Trump executive orders
Google said it was reviewing President Trump’s executive orders aimed at reversing DEI in the federal government and among federal contractors.
Google scraps diverse hiring targets following Trump's crusade against DEI
Google has become the latest big tech company to scrap diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the wake of President Donald Trump's attacks against such programs. As first reported by The Wall Street Journal,
Google Scraps DEI Hiring Goals, Eying Other Changes to Ensure Compliance with Trump's Orders
The latest diversity, equity, and inclusion domino to fall is a huge one, as Google is making changes to its hiring policies and reviewing its DEI initiatives. Google chief people officer Fiona Cicconi said in an email to employees Wednesday,
Citing Trump, Google Scraps DEI Hiring Goals
Another tech company is abandoning its diversity targets. Because it's a federal contractor, providing technology services to the government through its cloud-computing arm, Google says the move is necessary to comply with Trump's executive order seeking to rid the federal government of diversity,
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