.Nike shareholders want proof that the company is committed to its diversity efforts.
retailer has also been accused of “performative allyship,” or the idea of aligning with marginalized groups to enhance optics.
Representatives for Nike did not respond to requests for comment on Tuesday.
last March. Among them, representation of racial and ethnic minorities at the vice presidential level domestically increased eight percentage points in 2020 to 29 percent. In addition, women made up 49.5 percent of the entire workforce, including 43 percent of the jobs at the director level and above, in 2020. Racial and ethnic minorities in the U.S. held 27 percent of leadership positions at the director level or higher in 2020.
Still, As You Sow also pointed out that Nike does not release its EEO-1 Component 1 Report to the public. The mandatory form is used to collect workforce demographic data from private companies with 100 employees or more, including data about race, gender and job categories. “Nor does the company release meaningful data related to the hiring, retention or promotion of its diverse employees,” the April proposal read. “Nike provides insufficient quantitative data for investors to determine the effectiveness of its human capital management program as it relates to workplace diversity.”
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