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Estee Lauder Cos. plans to hire more black employees, buy more from black-owned businesses and expand diversity training programs after employees raised concerns about race relations within the company.
Top executives at one of the world’s largest cosmetics businesses said they “stand in solidarity with our black employees, black consumers and black communities and firmly believe black lives matter,” according to a memo seen by Bloomberg News. The letter outlined a lengthy list of steps to diversify the company’s workforce and ensure equal opportunities.