Microsoft will not release a diversity and inclusion report for 2025 as it has done every year since 2019, from Stephen Totilo game file Have reported. Totilo asked the company if it was abandoning it this year after failing to publish the report from October to early November like in previous years. “We’re not doing a traditional report this year as we’ve evolved beyond that into formats that are more dynamic and accessible – stories, videos and insights that show inclusion in action,” Frank Shaw, Microsoft’s chief communications officer, said in a statement. “Our mission and commitment to our culture and values remain unchanged: empowering every individual and organization to achieve more.”
According to Totilo, the Trump administration made it clear from the beginning that it was against government and corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. Trump signed executive orders directing government agencies to scale back DEI initiatives and encouraged the private sector to do the same. Meta reportedly ended its DEI programs earlier this year, while Google reportedly announced it would “no longer set hiring goals to improve representation in its workforce.”
Totilo previously pointed out that Microsoft did not mention anything about its diversity programs in two shareholder reports for 2025, indicating that the company is no longer highlighting its DEI initiatives as it did in previous years. Based on its statement, Microsoft isn’t abandoning its DEI efforts entirely. However, when it comes to things like pay equity and workforce diversity we can’t track progress without reporting.