The parent company of Google (Alphabet Inc.) deleted all DEI terminology from its yearly SEC filing and stopped using workforce representation as hiring targets. The decision emerges during corporate America’s confrontation with Trump administration opposition toward DEI initiatives.
Alphabet excluded DEI dedication statements which appeared in its past 10-K report alongside its goal to develop workforce demographics similar to its global user community. A representative from Google declared the company will review its programs to deliver fair employment possibilities for workers while recent court decisions and executive orders served as catalysts for these modifications.
The diversity webpage at Google modified its content by removing Chief Diversity Officer from Melonie Parker’s title while listing her as VP, People Operations. The company announced it plans to maintain its Employee Resource Groups to serve different community groups in the organization while discontinuing its practice of setting diversity goals for recruitment. 
The recent strategic move indicates an industrywide trend where American businesses cut down on DEI initiatives after the 2020 George Floyd protests. The DEI initiatives of McDonald’s and Lowe’s and Meta have undergone reductions during the recent period and Costco and Delta Air Lines maintain their commitments to DEI programs.
Google’s decision to revise its workplace diversity policies illustrates the ongoing dispute about corporate social responsibility together with politicalforces affecting diversity programs in businesses.
