Company: BA
Filing Date: 2025-03-07
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-049921
Chunk: 108

Company: BOEING CO
Filing Date: 2025-03-07
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 108
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 commission and oversee a civil rights audit, conducted consistent with the Civil Rights Audit Standards discussed below, ianalyzing the bias and discrimination risks of Boeing’s policies and practices on talent recruitment, advancement, and retention, customer and revenue growth, and other business objectives. WHEREASBoeing states a strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”). Boeing requires employees to sign a Code of Conduct, which includes a commitment to “build an inclusive culture in which diverse experiences and voices are heard, respected and incorporated.” In its 2024 Sustainability & Social Impact Report, Boeing noted that it “take[s] this pledge seriously because it’s the right thing to do, and it makes us better as a company.” Indeed, according to the report, Boeing has made progress, citing the growth in representation of women and racial and ethnic minorities at all levels of the company. On November 1, 2024, however, Boeing suddenly announced that it would dismantle its DEI department, a step suggesting that the company is ending or curtailing its DEI commitments and activities. Boeing restated its commitment to a diverse and inclusive workforce, but did not explain how it would meet this commitment while it eliminates the capacity to do so. Further, Boeing stated a commitment to a “merit-based” workplace, yet did not explain how it would ensure adherence to equal opportunity legal requirements and the elimination of bias in talent recruitment, hiring, and advancement decisions as it strives to be a merit-based, inclusive workplace.

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SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS (ITEMS 4 – 5)

Shareholders need to understand the full impact of Boeing’s actions, including the legal and business risks and the company’s ability to build a diverse, inclusive talented workforce. A civil rights audit is a tool to help companies and key stakeholders, including shareholders, identify and understand the bias and discrimination risks of a company’s policies, practices, products, and services. A civil rights audit also provides recommendations for addressing any adverse impacts of a company’s actions. The Civil Rights Audit Standards, published by PolicyLink, were developed by an independent committee, including business executives, union and worker group representatives, investors, and civil rights experts. These Standards provide a roadmap for how a company should conduct a civil rights audit. The Standards require that the auditor be independent and have a commitment to civil rights and racial justice; that the auditor meaningfully engage key stakeholders such as employees, customers, and civil rights groups; and that the company publicly share