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Building a Workplace That Reflects Society

Equality is a core value at Salesforce. We believe that businesses can be powerful platforms for social change and that it is our responsibility to further Equality for all. Creating a culture of Equality isn’t just the right thing to do; it’s also the smart thing — empowering us to innovate, build deeper connections with our customers, and ultimately become a better company.

We strive to create a workplace that reflects the diverse communities we serve and where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. We have a Chief Equality Officer who reports directly to our Co-CEO as well as a team dedicated to this mission partnering across the company to drive change. Clearly, there is more work to be done, but together we can build the path to Equality for All.

celebrating equality at a Martin Luther King, Jr. event

Building a Workplace That Reflects Society

Equality is a core value at Salesforce. We believe that businesses can be powerful platforms for social change and that it is our responsibility to further Equality for all. Creating a culture of Equality isn’t just the right thing to do; it’s also the smart thing — empowering us to innovate, build deeper connections with our customers, and ultimately become a better company.

We strive to create a workplace that reflects the diverse communities we serve and where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. We have a Chief Equality Officer who reports directly to our Co-CEO as well as a team dedicated to this mission partnering across the company to drive change. Clearly, there is more work to be done, but together we can build the path to Equality for All.

We’re Stronger as Us, We’re Stronger as Allies

Everyone has a role to play on the path to Equality — we encourage our employees to Ask, Listen, Show Up, and Speak Up as allies to one another.

We’re Stronger as Us, We’re Stronger as Allies

Everyone has a role to play on the path to Equality — we encourage our employees to Ask, Listen, Show Up, and Speak Up as allies to one another.

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OUR CURRENT STATE

43.9%

of our U.S workforce is currently made up of Underrepresented Groups (Women, Black, Latinx, Indigenous, Multiracial, LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, and Veterans)

OUR GOAL

50%

of our U.S workforce will be made up of Underrepresented Groups (Women, Black, Latinx, Indigenous, Multiracial, LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, and Veterans) by 2023

Where We Are Today

Foundational to this journey is understanding the data. In the spirit of transparency and accountability, we publish our diversity data annually. We’ve made more progress in some areas and less in others. It’s clear there is still much work to be done.

We are announcing a new goal and strategies to accelerate growth and drive change within our company. We aspire to have 50% of our U.S. workforce made up of Underrepresented Groups (Women, Black, Latinx, Indigenous, Multiracial, LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, and Veterans) by 2023 and to continue building a workplace that reflects society around the globe.

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employees who reflect the workplace of today

Where We Are Today

Foundational to this journey is understanding the data. In the spirit of transparency and accountability, we publish our diversity data annually. We’ve made progress in some areas and less in others. It’s clear there is still much work to be done.

We are announcing a new goal and strategies to accelerate growth and drive change within our company. We aspire to have 50% of our U.S. workforce made up of Underrepresented Groups (Women, Black, Latinx, Indigenous, Multiracial, LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, and Veterans) by 2023 and to continue building a workplace that reflects society around the globe.

OUR CURRENT STATE

43.9%

of our U.S workforce is currently made up of Underrepresented Groups (Women, Black, Latinx, Indigenous, Multiracial, LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, and Veterans)

OUR GOAL

50%

of our U.S workforce will be made up of Underrepresented Groups (Women, Black, Latinx, Indigenous, Multiracial, LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, and Veterans) by 2023

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all roles

Leadership

Tech

Non-tech

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Global Employee Gender Representation

33.0%

WOMEN

66.8%

MEN

0.2%

NON-BINARY / OTHER / UNDISCLOSED

U.S. Employee Gender Representation

35.0%

WOMEN

64.9%

MEN

0.1%

NON-BINARY / OTHER / UNDISCLOSED

U.S. Employee Race and Ethnicity Representation

61.6%

WHITE

Women 34.9%

Men 65.1%

25.6%

ASIAN & INDIAN

Women 33.9%

Men 66.1%

4.3%

HISPANIC OR LATINX

Women 38.2%

Men 61.7%

2.9%

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Women 38.9%

Men 61.1%

2.8%

MULTIRACIAL

Women 42.9%

Men 57.1%

2.2%

UNDISCLOSED

Women 28.2%

Men 67.3%

0.3%

NATIVE HAWAIIAN OR OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER

Women 42.0%

Men 58.0%

0.2%

AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKA NATIVE

Women 28.9%

Men 71.1%

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all roles

Leadership

Tech

Non-tech

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Global Employee Gender Representation

33.0%

WOMEN

66.8%

MEN

0.2%

NON-BINARY / OTHER / UNDISCLOSED

U.S. Employee Gender Representation

35.0%

WOMEN

64.9%

MEN

0.1%

NON-BINARY / OTHER / UNDISCLOSED

U.S. Employee Race and Ethnicity Representation

61.6%

WHITE

Women 34.9%

Men 65.1%

25.6%

ASIAN & INDIAN

Women 33.9%

Men 66.1%

4.3%

HISPANIC OR LATINX

Women 38.2%

Men 61.7%

2.9%

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Women 38.9%

Men 61.0%

2.8%

MULTIRACIAL

Women 42.9%

Men 57.1%

2.2%

UNDISCLOSED

Women 28.2%

Men 67.3%

0.3%

NATIVE HAWAIIAN OR OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER

Women 42.0%

Men 58.0%

0.2%

AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKA NATIVE

Women 28.9%

Men 71.1%

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Our Observations: Areas of Progress

Populations of underrepresented minorities and women have increased and outpaced the rapid growth of Salesforce.

50%

Half of new college graduate hires in the U.S. were women or underrepresented minorities, up 3% from last year.

50%

Half of our employees are in

one or more

Employee Resource Groups.

37%

Over 37% of new hires
were women, up 2%
from last year.

Our Observations: Areas of Progress

Although there is much more work to be done on our path to building a workplace that reflects society — we also recognize the progress we’ve made along the way.

Populations of underrepresented minorities and women have increased and outpaced the rapid growth of Salesforce.

50%

Half of new college graduate hires in the U.S. were women or underrepresented minorities, up 3% from last year.

50%

Half of our employees are in one or more Employee Resource Groups.

37%

Over 37% of new hires were women, up 2% from last year.

Our Observations: Areas of Opportunity

Accelerating the pace of growth of our underrepresented minority population (Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and Multiracial). Underrepresented Minorities represent 10.5% — up 0.3% from last year.

Increasing Women and Underrepresented Minorities* in Tech roles.

Improving representation in leadership for Women and People of Color.**

Gaining broader voluntary Self-ID representation data for Veterans, LGBTQ+ and People with Disabilities.

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Our Observations: Areas of Opportunity

Accelerating the pace of growth of our underrepresented minority population. (Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and Multiracial). Underrepresented Minorities represent 10.5% — up 0.3% from last year.

Improving representation in leadership for Women and People of Color**

Increasing Women and Underrepresented Minorities* in Tech roles.

Gaining broader voluntary Self-ID representation data for Veterans, LGBTQ+ and People with Disabilities.

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Equality

Our progress so far.

+27%

campaigns achieved

+27%

campaigns achieved

+27%

campaigns achieved

Our Path Forward

We are taking a comprehensive and data-driven approach as we work toward creating a workplace that reflects society. Equality must be integrated into every step of our employee experience. In that spirit, we work across the company to build strategies to move us forward on this path. These strategies include:

Our Path Forward

We are taking a comprehensive and data-driven approach as we work toward creating a workplace that reflects society. Equality must be integrated into every step of our employee experience. In that spirit, we work across the company to build strategies to move us forward on this path. These strategies include:

Leading with Data

Our senior leaders are empowered monthly with a scorecard detailing the headcount, hiring, attrition, and promotion data by Gender (Global) and Race (U.S). We pair our largest organizations with an Equality Board made up of their Recruiting, Employee Success, Equality partners, and senior leaders to drive prescriptive actions based on data.

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Investing in Development

We are investing in empowering our future diverse leaders with two new initiatives – our Equality Mentorship program and a partnership with the Executive Leadership Council on an in-house program focused on underrepresented minorities.

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employees representing our equality groups

Empowering our Equality Groups

Our Equality Groups are employee-led organizations to support our underrepresented communities. The leaders are on the front lines of Equality, driving progress together as volunteers. Our employees receive 56 hours a year to volunteer — time spent leading this important work counts toward their hours. We encourage everyone to participate as allies to build empathy, learn, and stand up for their colleagues.

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Adopting Inclusive Practices

To ensure that everyone has access to opportunities and feels reflected in our company — we are committed to fair, equitable, and inclusive business processes. This includes our commitment to Equal Pay for Equal Work, our new Office of Accessibility, and empowering our employees with Inclusive Business Practices (i.e., Inclusive Hiring, Inclusive Leadership, Inclusive Marketing, and more.)

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Our Equality Commitments

We are committed to driving Equality for all our stakeholders — our employees, customers, partners, local communities, and society at large. We believe we have a broader responsibility to the world in which we live and work. As part of our commitment to being a platform for change, we:

Our Equality Commitments

We are committed to driving Equality for all our stakeholders — our employees, customers, partners, local communities, and society at large. We believe we have a broader responsibility to the world in which we live and work. As part of our commitment to being a platform for change, we:

Invest in Education

We have invested $67.4 million to San Francisco and Oakland Public schools and over $90 million worldwide.

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Advocate for Equal Rights

We advocated for LGBTQ+ Equality in places like Indiana, Georgia, North Carolina, Texas, and Australia.

Cultivate Supplier Diversity

We also are committed to giving access to diverse business owners and vendors through our Supplier Diversity program.

Established an Office of Accessibility

We strive to be Trailblazers in ensuring accessibility, from our products to workplaces, through our new Office of Accessibility.

Lead with Ethical and Humane Use

We established an Office of Ethical and Humane Use as part of our Office of Equality to help ensure our products are developed and used in a way that is ethical and upholds the fundamental human rights of every individual.

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Adopt Workforce Development Programs

We believe in widening access to the tech industry by training and enabling the diverse workforce of tomorrow through various workforce development programs. These efforts include; our Pathfinder program in partnership with Deloitte, Salesforce Military, Futureforce, Trailhead, and our partnership with external programs, including Year Up and Genesys Works.

Our Equality Champions

Our employees are at the center of everything we do. We strive to honor and elevate every employee leading change within our business, industry, and society. As we hear some of their stories, we are reminded of the power of representation and belonging.

Our Equality Groups

Our Employee Resource Groups, or Equality Groups as we call them, are employee-led organizations that build community, educate allies, and drive Equality.

Our Equality Groups.

Our Employee Resource Groups, or Equality Groups as we call them, are employee-led organizations that build community, educate allies, and drive Equality.

Abilityforce

Asiapacforce

Boldforce

Earthforce

Faithforce

Genforce

Latinoforce

Outforce

Southasiaforce

Vetforce

WINDforce

Women's Network

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Interested in a Career at Salesforce?

At Salesforce, we are blazing new trails in enterprise software every day while focusing on our mission of improving the state of the world and driving Equality for all. Join us on our path to Equality.

Interested in a Career at Salesforce?

At Salesforce, we are blazing new trails in enterprise software every day while focusing on our mission of improving the state of the world and driving Equality for all. Join us on our path to Equality.

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100% on the Disability Equality Index, American Association of People with Disabilities, 2019

Named a Gold Company for LGBT People in the Workplace, Work With Pride, Japan, 2019

One of the best places to work for lgbtq, human rights campaign 2020

One of the Best Workplaces for Diversity, 4 years in a row, Fortune, 2019

#1 Companies that care, 3 years in a row, People Magazine, 2019

Let's Move Forward Together

Part of our commitment to Equality is sharing what we’ve learned with our greater community and elevating diverse heroes.

Let's Move Forward Together

Part of our commitment to Equality is sharing what we’ve learned with our greater community and elevating diverse heroes.

Experience Our Latest Events

We use our stages to elevate diverse heroes and important conversations in our society today. Some of our key events include: Representation Matters, our racial diversity summit; Trailblazing Women Summit, our Gender Equality summit, and the Dreamforce Equality Summit.

Experience Our Latest Events

We use our stages to elevate diverse heroes and important conversations in our society today. Some of our key events include: Representation Matters, our racial diversity summit; Trailblazing Women Summit, our Gender Equality summit, and the Dreamforce Equality Summit.

Representation Matters

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Trailblazing Women Summit

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Dreamforce Equality Summit

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Our annual EEO-1 Report is available for download below, representing employees as of October 2019. The EEO-1 Report is a snapshot in time of our U.S. demographics and based on categories prescribed by the federal government. These categories are not necessarily representative of how our industry or workforce is organized. The information provided on our Equality page is a more accurate representation of our progress toward diversity.

To align with U.S. government reporting requirements, data on this website uses traditional gender categories of male and female. Salesforce deeply respects that gender is non-binary; reporting in this manner should not represent our position on the issue.

Note: Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.

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More Information and Definitions:

*Underrepresented Minorities (URM) refers to ethnic or racial groups whose population is disproportionate to the population in society. In the U.S., we are referring to Black, Latinx, Native American, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and Multiracial employees.

**People of Color refer to anyone who does not identify as white, including Black, Latinx, Asian/Indian, Indigenous, and Multiracial employees.

WE BELIEVE IN

Building a Workplace That Reflects Society

Building a Workplace That Reflects Society

We’re Stronger as Us, We’re Stronger as Allies

We’re Stronger as Us, We’re Stronger as Allies

Where We Are Today

Where We Are Today

Global Employee Gender Representation

U.S. Employee Gender Representation

U.S. Employee Race and Ethnicity Representation

Global Employee Gender Representation

U.S. Employee Gender Representation

U.S. Employee Race and Ethnicity Representation

Our Observations: Areas of Progress

Our Observations: Areas of Opportunity

Our Path Forward

Our Path Forward

Leading with Data

Investing in Development

Empowering our Equality Groups

Adopting Inclusive Practices

Our Equality Commitments

Our Equality Commitments

Invest in Education

Advocate for Equal Rights

Cultivate Supplier Diversity

Established an Office of Accessibility

Lead with Ethical and Humane Use

Adopt Workforce Development Programs

Our Equality Champions

Our Equality Groups

Our Equality Groups.

Interested in a Career at Salesforce?

Interested in a Career at Salesforce?

Let's Move Forward Together

Let's Move Forward Together

Equality Trailmix

Ethical Leadership and Business Research Report

Experience Our Latest Events

Representation Matters

Trailblazing Women Summit

Dreamforce Equality Summit

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