Affirmative Action Inc.: Race Consciousness in America’s Largest Corporations

In the wake of the 2020 murder of George Floyd and the subsequent racial justice protests, many large companies voluntarily pledged to address racial inequality. However, little is known about how corporations actually responded. Sociologist and legal scholar Atinuke Adediran will examine how Floyd’s murder and the subsequent protests influenced corporate behavior on race-conscious disclosures, hiring pledges, and racial philanthropy. She will use data from the Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental, Social, and Governance reports (CSR/ESG reports), Form 10-K annual reports, media reports and press releases, news articles, and employee survey data from Glassdoor to conduct case studies of Amazon and Chevron for her study.