Accenture scraps diversity and inclusion goals, memo says


FILE PHOTO The logo of Irish services and consulting company Accenture is seen at an temporary office during the World Economic Forum 2022 WEF in the Alpine resort of Davos Switzerland May 25 2022. REUTERSArnd WiegmannFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Irish services and consulting company Accenture is seen at an temporary office during the World Economic Forum 2022 (WEF) in the Alpine resort of Davos, Switzerland May 25, 2022. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo

(Reuters) -Accenture has scrapped its global diversity and inclusion goals after an evaluation of the changing U.S. political landscape, according an internal memo seen by Reuters.

The company will start "sunsetting" the diversity goals it set in 2017, along with career development programs for "people of specific demographic groups", said the memo from CEO Julie Sweet.


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