Google ends diversity hiring targets amid industry shift

Alphabet’s Google has decided to discontinue its diversity-based hiring targets and is reviewing its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. This decision aligns with a growing trend among US corporations reducing DEI initiatives in response to legal and political pressures.

Google’s Chief People Officer, Fiona Cicconi, informed employees that the company would no longer maintain its ‘’aspirational hiring goals,’’ a strategy which was launched in 2020 to enhance workforce representation. Earlier, the firm goal was a 30% surge in leadership from the underrepresented groups by 2025.