Overview

• Accenture announced it will phase out its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) goals established in 2017, as detailed in a memo from CEO Julie Sweet.
• The company will also discontinue career development programs targeted at specific demographic groups and cease participating in external diversity benchmarking surveys.
• Julie Sweet stated the decision was influenced by an evaluation of internal policies and compliance with recent U.S. executive orders under President Trump’s administration aimed at dismantling DEI programs.
• Accenture joins other major tech companies, including Meta, Alphabet, and Amazon, that have recently scaled back DEI initiatives following similar political and legal pressures.
• In its most recent report, Accenture highlighted that women currently make up 48% of its workforce and 30% of its managing directors, reflecting progress under prior DEI goals.