What's Happening Now
The work is going and ongoing. This is how we’re taking action.
We’re working to double the U.S. representation of Black employees in leadership (VP+), increase the representation of URM in leadership by 50%, and increase the U.S. representation of Black and URM* employees by 50% by 2023.
We’ll hold ourselves accountable to expand inclusion efforts across hiring, advocating, promoting, retaining, and increasing access and opportunities for Black, Indigenous, and Latina/o/x employees. And to build the kind of workplace that reflects the diverse communities in which we live and work. You can learn more about efforts to increase representation here.
Here’s what we’ll do:
Support a diversity recruiting team dedicated to sourcing talent from URM communities
Deepen partnerships with organizations such as the Black Professionals in Tech Network, National Sales Network, Latinas in Tech, and Women in Technology International
Revamp the scorecard program — a program for senior leaders to detail headcount, hiring, attrition, and promotion data by gender and race to drive accountability
Pair employees of color with executive mentors to increase senior leadership opportunities and career growth. This builds off initiatives created by our employee resource groups, BOLDforce and Asiapacforce
Advocate for women and URM employees through Warmline, a program focusing on confidential conversations around belonging, equity, and career navigation
Build a standardized Inclusive Promotions process and training required for managers to complete ahead of promotions
Work with a third-party consulting firm to assess all our people processes. Learn more here
(*URM or Underrepresented minorities refers to Black, Indigenous, and Latinx)
Philanthropy
We’re donating $10 million through Tableau’s Racial Justice Data initiative.
We’re breaking down inequalities through grants, employee giving, volunteering, technology, and partnerships. We’re partnering with experts, community leaders, and community members to identify, co-create, and support long-term solutions. In our giving, we’re prioritizing organizations led by and supporting Black and URM communities.
Here’s what we’ll do:
Invest in high-impact organizations driving racial equity
Help close the opportunity gap for URM students and continue supporting efforts to make public education more equitable
Empower employees to donate and volunteer to advance racial equity
Donate technology and enable use of data to address racism and promote equality
Expand opportunities for Black and URM communities for training and career options in the Salesforce ecosystem
Collaborate with stakeholders and community partners to make racial justice a priority for thousands of companies
Purchasing
Goal: Commit $100M to Black-owned businesses and $100M to URM-founded companies by 2023
We’re committing to spend $100 million with Black-owned businesses and $100 million in capital to Black and underrepresented minority founders over the next three years.
We believe that investing in our communities is integral to advancing racial equality. That’s why we’re working to shift from “counting spend” to “counting impact.” We’re collaborating with development councils and stakeholder organizations to empower Black-owned and minority-owned businesses, startups, and entrepreneurs, and to engage with new prospective suppliers and founders for investment.
Here’s what we’ll do:
Increase the investment in our supplier diversity program
Provide favorable payment terms to minority-owned businesses
Increase participation in external minority supplier diversity development councils
Support training, mentorship, and enablement for URM founders
Establish processes and relationships to build a deeper pipeline of URM founders
Commit to a goal of 25% YOY growth in spend with minority-owned businesses, and increasing our overall number of Black and underrepresented minority founders by more than 3X by the end of 2023
Policy
Goal: Advocate for police reform, civic engagement, and economic empowerment policies
We’re advocating for meaningful police reform, civic engagement and protection of voting rights, and for economic empowerment policies that address the equity gap.
We’re working to advance laws and regulations that protect against racism and discrimination.
As we take action to create change within our workplaces, we are also taking action to make progress in our communities. We advocate for durable policy reforms that reduce systemic racism. We are committed to building long-lasting solutions across society. Learn more.
Here’s what we’ll do:
Advocate for police and criminal justice reform by supporting actions to address law enforcement misconduct, a use of force standard, accurate and transparent data collection, and training and support services for law enforcement
Support comprehensive hate crimes legislation
Encourage civic engagement by sharing nonpartisan voter information with our employees, providing the U.S. national election day as paid time off, and enabling employees to volunteer as nonpartisan poll workers
Reduce barriers to voting and protect voting rights
Advocate for economic empowerment policies that work to close the equity gap in housing, homelessness, healthcare, paid time off, transportation policy, and other policies that provide Black and URM communities with business opportunities and workforce development
Support environmental justice and corresponding policies that address the disproportionate impact they have on on Black and other URM communities
Ensure Salesforce technology isn’t used in a way that could cause harm or racial discrimination, as well as advocate for ethical and humane use of technology
Meet the Task Force Leaders
Lori Castillo Martinez
EVP & Chief Equality Officer
Rebecca Ferguson
SVP, Philanthropy
Jennifer Browne
SVP, Chief Procurement Officer
Eric Loeb
EVP of Government Affairs