{"id":47224,"date":"2021-05-18T09:00:31","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T16:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/?p=47224"},"modified":"2022-02-08T15:02:56","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T23:02:56","slug":"our-quarterly-equality-update-new-data-and-progress-on-racial-equality-and-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/stories\/our-quarterly-equality-update-new-data-and-progress-on-racial-equality-and-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Quarterly Equality Update: New Data and Progress on Racial Equality and Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

May 25th marks a year since nine minutes and 29 seconds forever changed us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The murder of George Floyd captured the attention of millions around the world and erupted in a racial reckoning long overdue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the anniversary brings a great deal of pain and grief \u2014 it is also a time to reflect on how we\u2019ve changed. Many, for the first time, engaged in deep conversations around racial equality especially in the workplace, with a renewed focus around driving systemic change. As a company, last summer we established the Racial Equality and Justice (REJ) Task Force<\/a> committing to tangible actions across four pillars \u2014 people, purchasing, philanthropy, and policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The work is ongoing. We must keep the momentum and continue driving change within ourselves, our communities, and our companies. We must keep fighting for the justice that George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and too many others never saw. And we must keep taking action toward racial equality \u2014 building a more fair, equitable, and inclusive workplace and world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is an update on our progress so far:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

People<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We are intentional about building an equitable workplace that looks like society and where everyone can succeed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goal: Double U.S. representation of Black leaders and increase U.S. representation of Underrepresented Minority (URM includes Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and Multi-racial)  employees and leaders by 50% by 2023.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are also working toward a goal where 50% of our U.S. workforce will be made up of underrepresented groups (Women, Black, Latinx, Indigenous, Multiracial, LGBTQ+ employees, People with Disabilities, and Veterans) by 2023.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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