Best Buy Signs On as Founding Member of Corporate ParityPledge
Best Buy signed on as a founding member of Parity.org’s Corporate ParityPledge in support of people of color, blogged the retailer Monday. The pledge is a public commitment to interview at least one qualified person of color for every open…
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leadership role at the vice president level or higher, including the C-suite and board, it said. There are no quotas or deadlines, it said. Best Buy previously signed a similar pledge in support of women in leadership. “We know we won’t get there overnight, but we are committed to increasing the representation of people of color at Best Buy and being an inclusive employer that empowers and supports all of our employees,” said Mark Irvin, chief inclusion and diversity officer. Best Buy CEO Corie Barry last month appointed a group within the company to come up with ways of addressing racial inequalities and injustices after protests following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody (see 2006030030).