Airbnb—Launched Project Lighthouse to combat racial discrimination, cutting Black-white disparity nearly in half
In 2020, Airbnb launched Project Lighthouse in partnership with Color Of Change to address racial disparities. By 2023, the disparity between guests perceived as Black vs white was cut from 2.7 percentage points to 1.4 percentage points. Initiative followed 2015 Harvard study showing discrimination against African-American sounding names.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEI Programs | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.572 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.57)
Evidence (1 signal)
Launched Project Lighthouse to combat racial discrimination, cutting Black-white disparity nearly in half
In 2020, Airbnb launched Project Lighthouse in partnership with Color Of Change to address racial disparities. By 2023, the disparity between guests perceived as Black vs white was cut from 2.7 percentage points to 1.4 percentage points. Initiative followed 2015 Harvard study showing discrimination against African-American sounding names.