Google is abolishing its goal of hiring people from underrepresented groups and reviewing some of its diversity, equity and inclusion programs, The Wall Street Journal reports.

In 2020, following the police killing of George Floyd, Google set a target of a 30% increase in the “leadership representation of underrepresented groups.”

In an email to employees on Wednesday, Google said it was doing away with this hiring target.

Also, its annual report released Wednesday omitted a sentence on DEI that had been included in earlier reports.

That statement — which appeared in Google annual reports between 2021 and 2024 — read that Google was “committed to making diversity, equity, and inclusion part of everything we do and to growing a workforce that is representative of the users we serve.”

Forming its new approach, Google said, are recent court opinions and executive orders by President Trump curbing DEI in the federal government and among contractors.

In its 2024 diversity report, Google said 2.7% of its U.S. employees were Black and 7.5% were Latino.

Google said Wednesday it will continue to expand offices in cities with diverse populations: “We’ll continue to invest in states across the U.S. — and in many countries globally — but in the future we will no longer have aspirational goals.”

The company's email added: “Google has always been committed to creating a workplace where we hire the best people whereever we operate, create an environment where everyone can thrive, and treat everyone fairly. That's exactly what you can expect to see going forward.”

Google did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

Facebook parent Meta Platforms is also winding down its DEI programs, including those for hiring, training and picking suppliers, it said in an internal memo earlier this month.

Amazon said it was ending “outdated programs and materials” related to representation and inclusion, in a memo to its employees, seen by Reuters.

With reporting from Reuters