P&G Agrees to Share Hiring and Retention Data by Race, Gender (1)

Procter & Gamble Co.agreed to release data on recruitment and retention rates by race and gender by the end of 2024, a shareholder advocacy group said.

The maker of Gillette razors and Downy fabric softener agreed to disclose the data after a campaign from the nonprofit As You Sow, which promotes environmental and social issues at large, public companies. P&G, which confirmed the deal, joins companies such as Nike Inc. that have agreed to share data on efforts to hire and promote under-represented groups.

Under the agreement, P&G will issue global data for its workforce on gender and US data on race or ethnicity, according ...