Salesforce—Eliminated DEI hiring targets and removed diversity language from annual report
On March 5, 2025, Salesforce filed its annual report removing all references to DEI, diversity hiring targets, and language about diversity being a 'core value'. The section was renamed 'Equality' and now only discusses legal compliance with anti-discrimination laws. Previously, Salesforce had goals to increase underrepresented minority leadership by 50% and achieve 40% women/non-binary representation by 2026.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEI Programs | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.443 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.59)× agency (reactive ×0.75)
Evidence (1 signal)
Eliminated DEI hiring targets and removed diversity language from annual report
On March 5, 2025, Salesforce filed its annual report removing all references to DEI, diversity hiring targets, and language about diversity being a 'core value'. The section was renamed 'Equality' and now only discusses legal compliance with anti-discrimination laws. Previously, Salesforce had goals to increase underrepresented minority leadership by 50% and achieve 40% women/non-binary representation by 2026.