Apple CEO Tim Cook today took to Twitter to announce Apple's Racial Equity and Justice initiative, with a $100 million commitment. The effort will be led by Apple's vice president of environment, policy, and social initiatives, Lisa Jackson. Beginning in the United States and expanding globall...
Apple is committing $100 million to a racial equality initiative focused on black communities and other people of color. The initiative will work on “education, economic equality, and criminal justice reform.”
Apple's Racial Equity and Justice Initiative wasfirst launchedin June 2020. Led by Tim Cook and Lisa Jackson, vice president of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives, REJI was initially a $100 million endeavor. Businesses have a responsibility to tackle systemic racism head on no...
In June,Tim Cookannounced a new$100 million endeavorto support racial equity and justice across the U.S. and the world. On July 28,Lisa Jackson, Apple's VP of environment, policing, and social initiatives, tweeted a link to resources drawn up by Apple to help teachers and...
Apple has announced an expansion of its funding commitment to its Racial Equity and Justice Initiative (REJI), a long‐term global effort to advance equity and expand opportunities for Black, Hispanic/Latinx, and Indigenous communities. All told, the company has committed more than $200 million ...
Apple will also includeventure capital fundingfor minority entrepreneurs as part of its Racial Equity and Justice Initiative. "We are all accountable to the urgent work of building a more just, more equitable world—and these new projects send a clear signal of Apple's enduring commitment," said...
Learn more about Apple’s Racial Equity and Justice Initiativehere… Starbucks launches $100M Community Resilience Fund Image credit:Starbucks Meanwhile,Starbuckshas also launched new initiatives, aimed at using its scale and platform to positively impact the communities it serves. First, the cof...
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Our commitments In June 2020, Microsoft made a multiyear commitment to address racial injustice and inequity, but the work doesn’t stop there. The Racial Equity Initiative focuses on three efforts: Strengthening our communities We are using data, technology, and partnerships to help improve the...
Take Apple, which announced a$100 million“Racial Equity and Justice Initiative.” That’s quite a sum, but maybe not when you consider Apple’s scale. Apple is now the most valuable company in the world, taking the crown from Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company, Saudi Aramc...