{"id":63026,"date":"2023-02-28T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/?p=63026"},"modified":"2023-08-31T11:22:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T18:22:01","slug":"chief-equality-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/stories\/chief-equality-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Driving Systemic Change\u2019: Salesforce Chief Equality Officer on Priorities for the Year Ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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When she was appointed Salesforce\u2019s chief equality officer, Lori Castillo Martinez set a clear vision: to become the most inclusive workplace. Her first year in the role<\/a> had its unique challenges with the industry grappling with economic uncertainty. Yet, Lori remains focused on<\/a> increasing representation and creating a more inclusive culture through equity-focused processes and programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We sat down with Lori to understand how she\u2019s navigating these challenges and opportunities for the year ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: What do you bring to this role? <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Driving systemic change is one of the most important things we can do to build a more equal world. I\u2019ve seen how systemic barriers in the workplace can lead to exclusion and unequal access and can prevent individuals from reaching their highest potential. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m focused on deeply listening to our employees, breaking down systems within the company that don\u2019t serve them, and redesigning those systems to be more inclusive, equal, and fair. It\u2019s what motivates me every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: What is Salesforce\u2019s approach to Equality work? <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t have to convince anyone at Salesforce that this work is important. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We believe that organizations should integrate ESG into their business<\/a> \u2013 that’s what stakeholder capitalism is all about and it\u2019s core to who we are. We’ve done that by making Equality and Sustainability two of our core values<\/a> and we’ve integrated them throughout our business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But as Chief Equality Officer, it\u2019s my job to take our business priorities and marry them with our Equality<\/a> priorities. We set clear goals and report on our progress \u2013 like we did today in our Annual Equality Update<\/a> \u2013 and we bring all of our stakeholders along on our journey to create the most inclusive workplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n