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Investors are pushing companies to reveal racial mix of their staff

With only 4% of all public companies disclosing the full data, there is still a long way to go

The diversification of the workforce is officially underway. Investors are pushing companies to disclose the data they report to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which includes information on the racial, ethnic, and gender makeup of the workforce, but also which jobs they hold: The missing piece in achieving diversity by enabling accountability.

Campaigns underway include one led by New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer and another led by Calvert Research & Management. In mid-July, Calvert wrote to the board chairs of the 100 largest US companies by market value, asking them to report EEO-1 diversity data. Of the 100 companies, 15 of them already release the information, says John Wilson, Calvert’s director of engagement. The gold standard is Intel, which not only publishes EEO-1 but also pay equity information. Intel is “the only company that does that,” said Wilson in an interview.

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