Adidas employees want company to investigate HR chief for response to racial issues

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A group of Adidas employees from around the globe is asking the company to investigate its chief human resources officer, as part of a broader effort to push the company to take additional actions to address racial inequality within its ranks

— A group of Adidas employees from around the globe is asking the company to investigate its chief human resources officer, as part of a broader effort to push the company to take additionalA letter sent to three Adidas executives on June 15 asks the company's supervisory board to examine whether Adidas HR chief Karen Parkin has appropriately responded to racial issues within the company, according to a copy obtained by CNN Business.

"Our employees have courageously raised their voices to people in positions of power; they have called out the fact that we are not representative of the communities we profit from and we lack the leadership, processes, and goals that will enable us to get there," the letter reads. Adidas, which also owns Reebok, said in a statement that it"rejects all statements" made in the employee letter. The companyit has a zero tolerance policy for retaliation, and that it has established a third party investigator to ensure this policy is upheld.

 

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