After other tech giants, Accenture scraps DEI goals, memo says

Accenture is rolling back its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) goals, citing changes in the US political landscape, according to an internal memo from CEO Julie Sweet.
The decision follows recent executive orders issued by President Donald Trump targeting DEI programs across the federal government and private sector.
As per The Guardian, Sweet stated that Accenture would start “sunsetting” its 2017 diversity goals, along with career development programs for “people of specific demographic groups.”
The memo also mentioned that DEI policies would no longer be used to assess employee performance and that the company would stop submitting data to external diversity benchmarking surveys.

Accenture joins other major companies, including Meta, Alphabet, and Amazon, in scaling back their DEI initiatives. Google also recently rolled back its diversity hiring targets, citing compliance with Trump’s executive orders.
Accenture, which employs around 799,000 people globally, had previously committed to gender and racial diversity targets. Women currently represent 48% of the company’s workforce and hold 30% of managing director positions, according to its latest annual report.
Sweet also noted that Accenture would “evaluate external partnerships on diversity as part of refreshing our talent strategy.”
The rollback aligns with broader corporate shifts as conservative activists and legal pressures challenge DEI-focused policies in the US.