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Salesforce Ventures
WebsiteSalesforce Ventures is the investment arm of Salesforce, focused on investing in enterprise cloud companies.
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CCI Score: Salesforce Ventures
-39.95
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Salesforce Drops DEI Commitments, Reframes Equality as Legal Compliance
Salesforce has removed its diversity hiring targets and rebranded its DEI section to simply 'Equality', shifting focus from proactive diversity and inclusion initiatives to meeting legal standards. This move is seen as a capitulation to political pressure, notably following federal executive orders aimed at dismantling DEI programs, and raises concerns over the company’s commitment to ethical business practices and social justice.
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Latest Events
- MAR072025
Salesforce has removed its diversity hiring targets and rebranded its DEI section to simply 'Equality', shifting focus from proactive diversity and inclusion initiatives to meeting legal standards. This move is seen as a capitulation to political pressure, notably following federal executive orders aimed at dismantling DEI programs, and raises concerns over the company’s commitment to ethical business practices and social justice.
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Business Practices and Ethical Responsibility
March 26
By eliminating targeted diversity hiring and removing comprehensive DEI reporting, Salesforce's approach represents a significant retreat from progressive business practices. Framing equality solely in terms of legal compliance undermines broader ethical responsibilities towards promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace, likely contributing to a climate that is less supportive of marginalized communities.
Salesforce Drops DEI Commitments, Reframes Equality as Legal Compliance
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Public and Political Behavior
March 26
The rebranding of DEI initiatives to mere legal compliance reflects a broader political stance that is influenced by external executive pressures. This shift in public communication indicates an alignment with policies that are less supportive of social justice and progressive values, thereby compromising the company's public and political behavior in the eyes of anti-fascist advocates.
Salesforce Drops DEI Commitments, Reframes Equality as Legal Compliance
- MAR062025
Salesforce has revised its diversity hiring objectives by removing explicit representation targets from its filings in response to conservative political pressures and executive orders. This move, which aligns it with other tech giants scaling back DEI initiatives, raises concerns about the company's commitment to inclusive business practices and ethical responsibility.
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Public and Political Behavior
March 26
The decision to roll back explicit diversity hiring goals reduces the company's commitment to fostering workplace equality. From an anti-fascist perspective, this move can be seen as capitulating to authoritarian influences that undermine robust civil rights and inclusive policies, thereby damaging public trust and political accountability.
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Business Practices and Ethical Responsibility
March 26
The removal of detailed DEI commitments from corporate disclosures reflects a shift away from ethical business practices. This rollback undermines efforts to secure a diverse and equitable workforce, aligning the company with trends that may inadvertently support authoritarian policies by avoiding proactive labor rights measures and corporate accountability.
- JAN222022
A California appeals court dismissed a lawsuit alleging that Salesforce provided database services that were used by a website facilitating sex trafficking. Although the dismissal was based on Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the allegations raise serious ethical concerns about the company's oversight and responsibility in preventing technology from being used to enable human rights abuses.
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Business Practices and Ethical Responsibility
March 26
The dismissal of this lawsuit, despite legal protection under Section 230, signals potential lapses in ethical responsibility. The allegations that Salesforce's technology facilitated a platform linked to sex trafficking raise concerns about corporate due diligence and oversight, particularly in the context of supporting or benefiting indirectly from human rights abuses. This outcome is troubling from an anti-fascist perspective where corporate accountability for enabling systemic exploitation is critical.
- DEC312020
An investigation into SalesForce.com's reported $2,050,000 spent on lobbying in 2020, highlighting how substantial political spending can contribute to corporate complicity in supporting authoritarian practices.
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Political Contributions and Lobbying Efforts
March 26
The reported lobbying expenditure of $2,050,000 by SalesForce.com (the parent entity related to Salesforce Ventures) serves as a significant channel of influence over political policies. From an anti-fascist perspective, such heavy spending risks bolstering authoritarian practices by swaying government decisions in favor of corporate interests, thus undermining democratic accountability. This level of political financial intervention is deeply concerning in the context of rising fascism and authoritarianism.
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