Black Lives Matter Effect. Diversity in Tech

What is happening? Google is pledging $2.5 billion to diversify suppliers. Google has had a plan to diversify suppliers for 10 years.

Why is this important? Some are attributing Googles renewed interest in its diversification of suppliers to a renewed interest in diversity, equality, and inclusion after the heightened awareness of Black Lives Matter in 2020.

How will this be important? Google is including mentorship and training so that it’s suppliers also contract with a diverse group of suppliers. I guess we could call this trickle down supply chain diversification.

CIO Dive | Google pledges to spend $2.5B with diverse suppliers in 2022