Some Adidas employees are calling on the sportswear giant’s supervisory board to investigate its human resources chief and create a way to submit anonymous complaints about racism, after Adidas promised changes
Some employees at Adidas AG are calling on the company’s supervisory board to investigate its chief human-resources officer and create an anonymous public platform to submit complaints about racism, after the sportswear giant promised to hire more people of color and invest in black communities.
A group of 83 employees asked the supervisory board to investigate whether Karen Parkin, the company’s global head of human resources, has taken the right approach to address racial issues in the workplace, according to a letter dated...
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