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While some US employers, including Brown-Forman, Ford, and Lowe’s, have signaled a retreat from DE&I in recent weeks, Amazon appears to be quietly pushing ahead with its commitments.
The company released an equity audit the Friday before Labor Day, two years after it commissioned the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton, and Garrison (Paul, Weiss) to conduct it, without a formal press announcement or accompanying social media posts.
In 2023, 69% of Amazon’s 1.5 million US workers were BIPOC. Last year, the company also combined its disparate DE&I teams—each responsible for different business developments such as promotions, inclusion, and participation—into one group,