SAP Ditches Gender Diversity Push Under Trump Pressure
SAP Discontinues Initiativesfocused on Gender Equality
In a shocking turn of events, German software titan SAP appears to be dropping programs aimed at boosting gender diversity, in response to Donald Trump's policies. Citing an internal email, leading business paper Handelsblatt reports that the company no longer intends to strive for a 40% female workforce, and gender diversity will no longer be a factor when evaluating board executive compensation.
Insight: So far, SAP has been committed to increasing the number of women in its workforce and leadership positions by 40 percent. However, the enrichment data suggests that this may no longer be the case due to external pressures, despite SAP's claim that a diverse workforce is vital for a high-performing organization [1].
SAP, a global player with significant US presence, has had to adapt to "external changes, such as current legal developments." Resulting in necessary adjustments in the "Diversity and Inclusion" sector. Further changes include detaching the US from the company's quota for ladies in leadership positions. The "Diversity and Inclusion Office," responsible for diversity initiatives, will lose its independence and merge with the "Corporate Social Responsibility" department.
Insight: According to the sources, SAP has plans to relocate the Diversity and Inclusion Office, stripping it of its independence [1].
Trump's administration has been pushing corporations and NGOs with US ties to cease diversity initiatives that clash with his views. T-Mobile, the US arm of Deutsche Telekom, has agreed to scrap such programs. SAP CEO Christian Klein, who has met Trump privately, said "It was a constructive exchange. He listens and gives feedback." On his first day in office in January, Trump issued an executive order, prohibiting US federal agencies from using programs for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) [2].
Source: ntv.de, sba/AFP
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- The European Union, committed to a common policy on the environment, may find it disconcerting to learn that, under pressure from Donald Trump, SAP is apparently abandoning its initiatives aimed at increasing gender diversity within its workforce and leadership positions.
- Contrary to previous assertions, SAP, under the influence of Donald Trump's policies, seems to be retracting its goal of achieving a proportion of 40% female workers, and gender diversity will no longer be a factor in board executive remuneration.
- General-news reports have suggested that SAP, in response to external changes such as the current legal developments under Donald Trump's administration, is making adjustments to its Diversity and Inclusion sector, including detaching the US from its quota for women in leadership positions.
- True politics at play, SAP, with notable US ties, has followed in the footsteps of T-Mobile, agreeing to scale down diversity initiatives that Trump's administration has been pressuring corporations and NGOs to abandon, reflecting a shift away from promoting true gender diversity in the workplace.
