In a subtle change that appears to be missed from last year, Best Buy has removed key diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) commitments from its 2024 Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability (CRS) Report. I compared Best Buy’s 2023 CR&S Report to its 2024 CR&S Report. The difference revealed that measurable DEI hiring goals, once central to Best Buy’s strategy, have been replaced with broad statements about…
In its annual report released on October 10, 2024, Accenture wrote, “We have an unwavering commitment to inclusion and diversity.” Less than four months later, Accenture CEO Julie Sweet said in a memo to employees that the company has canceled four DEI-related goals and programs. Here’s the recent timeline of Accenture’s DEI policy from 2017 until now. The State of Accenture’s DEI Policy Department Status: Active…
In early February, Meijer released a press release stating that the company “reaffirmed its commitment today to growing its selection of Black-owned brands.” The supplier inclusion program at Meijer started in 2021 and has grown the number of Black-owned brands by 35% since then. Meijer joins a growing list of companies that support DEI in recent months. Here’s everything you need to know about Meijer’s…
Fiona Cicconi, Chief People Office at Alphabet (parent company of Google), sent an internal email to staff on Wednesday. Reuters first reported on the story. In the email, Google announced that is has stopped its diversity-hiring goals. But this is just the latest step in Google’s steady retreat from DEI that started in 2023. Here’s the timeline. The State of Google’s DEI Policy Department Status: Active Department…
Arguably since the first agricultural revolution 10,000+ years ago, work has been tied to a fixed location. That location-based work – first a farm, then a manufacturing plant, then an office – created opportunity. Opportunity attracted workers (or new citizens). Therefore, we always formed cities, countries, and societies primarily through location-based opportunity. Go where the work is, as they say. For the first time in…
This is our latest research on the evolving dynamics of DEI. We’ve covered the companies ending DEI, others defending DEI, and the current DEI policies for every Fortune 100. Now, we look into the world of higher education. In this report, we cover US colleges and universities that have reduced or eliminated their DEI programs. Full list | Downloadable spreadsheet | Laws impacting colleges |…
Sabbaticals (or extended breaks from work) lead to “a decline in stress and an increase in psychological resources and overall well-being,” according to one study, and the “positive changes often remained long after the sabbatical.” See Also: Companies With Great Travel Benefits Breaks from work help the employee, which in turn, helps the organization. In 1977, McDonalds introduced the first well-known paid sabbatical program in the…
In this database, we keep an updated list of every publicly stated “return to office” policy for the Fortune 500 (and compile the data at the top). Use the links below to jump to a section that interests you. You can download one of two datasets here. Or, navigate the free report using the table of contents here. RTO policy statistics RTO for the Fortune…
On Friday, January 31, 2025, Business Insider shared an internal memo from CEO Michael Dell calling everyone within one hour of a Dell office to work in the office five days per week. “Starting March 3, all hybrid and remote team members who live near a Dell office will work in the office five days a week. We are retiring the hybrid policy effective that…
At Buildremote, we’ve reported a staggering amount of well-known companies that have implemented some form of permanent remote work. Next, we analyzed in-depth the true plans for the Fortune 500’s return to office. As of October 2024, only 10 of the Fortune 100 had declared a full return to the office for all employees. The others planned to never come back in full, come back…