Estee Lauder reports increase in Black hiring
By Shubhangi on Jun 09, 2021 | 05:39 AM IST
Estee Lauder Cos. says it has made progress on its internal anti-racism work and
still has further to go, after a year since it aimed to work towards diversity
in its workforce.
The
cosmetic giant also said it has taught a racial bias class to 94 per cent of
its US corporate and field employees and over the next fiscal year will be
rolling out similar trainings worldwide, reported Bloomberg.
An increase
of 9.2 per cent in new US roles filled by Black candidates has also been
reported by the company in the year through June 2021 which is up by 3
percentage points year on year.
“One year ago, we came together for some of the most pivotal
discussions in our company’s history regarding race,” Chairman William Lauder
and Chief Executive Officer Fabrizio Freda said in the memo to employees
Tuesday morning.
“The movement in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder in
May 2020 sparked a deeper and needed conversation.”
Other companies such as Ulta Beauty Inc. and Sephora which
are two one of world’s largest specialty beauty retailers have also pledged to
work strictly on staff bias and to sell more Black-owned brands.
(With
inputs from Bloomberg)
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Credits: Bloomberg