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Starbucks will refocus its diversity and inclusion efforts among lead roles in manufacturing operations this year after slipping in 2021.
In September 2020, the coffee chain promised that at least 30% of corporate roles and 40% of retail and manufacturing jobs would be held by BIPOC by 2025. Starbucks met roughly a third of those goals through October 2021, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.
- POCs made up 48% of the total workforce in 2021, up only one percentage point from the year prior.
- In manufacturing, POCs fell to 12.5% of director-level employees from 14.3% in 2020.
- The percentage of women in its workforce rose to 71% from 69% last year.
“We’ve been very intentional in holding ourselves accountable and being transparent with the work that we have to do,” Dennis Brockman, senior vice president and chief global inclusion and diversity officer, told Fortune.
Looking ahead…By 2030, Starbucks plans to nearly double its spending with minority suppliers to $1.5 billion, up from $800 million last year. The chain will also create a program in partnership with Arizona State University to help business operations for minority suppliers, Brockman said.—KM