Alphabet Inc.’s Google told employees that it will no longer formally seek to improve the diversity of its workforce, marking the latest step in Silicon Valley’s retreat from initiatives that have fallen out of favor during US President Donald Trump ’s administration.

Google said it was reviewing its programs and would no longer have “aspirational goals” tied to representation, it said in a note to employees on Wednesday which Bloomberg viewed. The Wall Street Journal earlier reported the move.

Google has slashed hiring targets the company said were intended to increase the number of employees from historically underrepresented groups. The move comes as the search giant says it is reassessing some diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Google is the latest major U.S. company to step back from its DEI commitments in the first weeks of President Donald Trump’s second term. Google told USA TODAY it was reviewing the president’s executive orders aimed at reversing DEI initiatives in the federal government and among federal contractors. Google has contracts with the...

Google will end diversity targets related to hiring and will review other diversity, equity, and inclusion policies at the massive company, according to the Wall Street Journal. The online search company is only the latest in a string of businesses that have pulled back on DEI policies since President Donald Trump won the presidency amid a campaign of criticism against the left-wing practice. The company was 'evaluating changes to our programs required to comply' to executive orders issued by Trump. The Journal report cited an email from Google sent on...

Google said on Wednesday it is ending its goal to boost its ranks of people from historically underrepresented groups and will also review its other diversity efforts as it looks to comply with various Trump Administration rules for government contractors. Why it matters: The move follows a similar push from rival Meta, though that company has also loosened its restrictions on hate speech and taken other moves to role back inclusion efforts. The big picture: Despite setting lofty goals, Google and other large tech companies remain overwhelmingly male and white,...

Google plans to eliminate its goal of hiring more minority employees while reviewing some of its diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. According to The Wall Street Journal, the company announced in an email to employees on Wednesday that it would no longer set hiring goals from historically underrepresented communities. Back in 2020, the search engine company announced it would set a goal of increasing leadership representation of underrepresented groups by 30%. The company’s decision came following the police killing of George Floyd.