We know that Comcast alone can’t remedy this complex issue. But you have my commitment that our company will
try to play an integral role in driving lasting reform. Together, we hope to help create a more equitable,
just and inclusive society.
To that end, we are developing a comprehensive, multiyear plan to allocate $100 million to fight injustice and inequality against any race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation or ability. There will be $75 million in cash and $25 million in media that will be distributed over the next three years, in addition to the existing commitments our company currently makes to thousands of organizations supporting underrepresented communities through our Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation and social impact programs.
Craig Robinson, EVP and Chief Diversity Officer for NBCUniversal, will be spearheading these efforts with me at the corporate level and will coordinate with business leaders across Comcast, NBCUniversal and Sky to build programs, allocate resources and partner with national and local organizations to drive meaningful change. Each of our companies will create sustainable programs within their businesses and will be proactively soliciting ideas from employees so that we can build this effort together. We will share more about these initiatives and our plans in the weeks ahead, but today we want to outline our key focus areas:
To that end, we are developing a comprehensive, multiyear plan to allocate $100 million to fight injustice and inequality against any race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation or ability. There will be $75 million in cash and $25 million in media that will be distributed over the next three years, in addition to the existing commitments our company currently makes to thousands of organizations supporting underrepresented communities through our Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation and social impact programs.
Craig Robinson, EVP and Chief Diversity Officer for NBCUniversal, will be spearheading these efforts with me at the corporate level and will coordinate with business leaders across Comcast, NBCUniversal and Sky to build programs, allocate resources and partner with national and local organizations to drive meaningful change. Each of our companies will create sustainable programs within their businesses and will be proactively soliciting ideas from employees so that we can build this effort together. We will share more about these initiatives and our plans in the weeks ahead, but today we want to outline our key focus areas:
Social Justice
We will partner with, and provide significant grants to, organizations working to eradicate injustice and
inequity. Organizations will include but not be limited to: the National Urban League, the Equal Justice
Initiative, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the National Action Network and
the Community Justice Action Fund.
Employees
We will accelerate our efforts in all areas of Diversity & Inclusion, including advancement, hiring and
training. We will educate everyone across the company to better understand race-related issues and have the
important conversations – however uncomfortable – through Town Halls, speaker series and mandatory anti-racism
and anti-bias training. We will provide additional financial support to our Employee Resource Groups and
invest in our diverse talent, providing them with visibility, opportunity and sponsorship, while continuing to
strengthen our diversity recruiting strategy. Together, we aim to encourage racial sensitivity and eradicate
explicit and implicit bias in the workplace at all levels across Comcast, NBCUniversal and Sky.
Media, Awareness and Education
We will put the full weight of our company’s media resources behind highlighting Black voices and Black
stories and educating our viewers on diverse and inclusive cultures, perspectives and experiences, by making
anti-racism education and inequality awareness a Symphony priority. We will use our platforms across the
organization to continue to shed light on societal issues related to race. NBC News will host a series of Town
Halls, similar to their ‘Can You Hear Us Now’ special that aired this past Tuesday, and we will use the X1,
Flex, Peacock and Sky platforms to promote and amplify multicultural content.
Digital Equity
We will deepen our company’s long-standing commitment to addressing digital inequities, which
disproportionately impact communities of color. Over the last 10 years, Comcast’s Internet Essentials has
connected more than eight million low-income people to the internet at home. Beyond connectivity, we are
scaling up our pledge to provide digital skills training to young people and to upskilling adults with the aim
of improving economic mobility. Supporting organizations such as Black Girls Code, which empowers girls of
color to become innovators in STEM fields, and BUILD, which ignites the potential of young people from
under-resourced communities, are two examples.
Small Business Opportunity
We will commit funds to help small businesses that have been affected by extended closures in the wake of
COVID-19, allocating a substantial portion of those funds to businesses owned by people of color. Comcast
Business and Effectv will support businesses impacted by the events of the last few months and provide airtime
and commercial production when they are ready to open. Additionally, we will create new LIFT Labs programs for
Black founders, invest in diverse entrepreneurs through Comcast Ventures and our accelerators and expand the
Catalyst program, which focuses on investing in Black, Latinx and female entrepreneurs.
BRIAN L. ROBERTS
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Comcast Corporation
June 8, 2020
Comcast Corporation
June 8, 2020
I want to sincerely thank those of you who have reached out and courageously shared your experiences and
fears. We look forward to hearing more of your insightful ideas for our path ahead to a better future.
Together we are facing a painful yet powerful moment – one that presents us with a renewed opportunity to do
better, and to create substantive and sustainable change.
Last Sunday, I wrote to you to express my outrage over the far too familiar and frequent acts of violence
against the Black community, and to acknowledge the structural racism that fuels these injustices. I’ve spoken
with many employees – as have our leaders across Comcast Cable, NBCUniversal and Sky – and we have begun to
mobilize as a company. While we recognize we don’t have all the answers, we agree it’s time that we start
putting our words into real, sustainable action.
COMCAST’S
COMMITMENT
BRIAN L. ROBERTS
Chairman and CEO
June 8, 2020
We are developing
a comprehensive, multiyear plan to allocate $100 million to fight injustice and inequality.
We know that Comcast alone can’t remedy this complex issue. But you have my commitment that our company will
try to play an integral role in driving lasting reform. Together, we hope to help create a more equitable,
just and inclusive society.
To that end, we are developing a comprehensive, multiyear plan to allocate $100 million to fight injustice and inequality against any race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation or ability. There will be $75 million in cash and $25 million in media that will be distributed over the next three years, in addition to the existing commitments our company currently makes to thousands of organizations supporting underrepresented communities through our Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation and social impact programs.
Craig Robinson, EVP and Chief Diversity Officer for NBCUniversal, will be spearheading these efforts with me at the corporate level and will coordinate with business leaders across Comcast, NBCUniversal and Sky to build programs, allocate resources and partner with national and local organizations to drive meaningful change. Each of our companies will create sustainable programs within their businesses and will be proactively soliciting ideas from employees so that we can build this effort together. We will share more about these initiatives and our plans in the weeks ahead, but today we want to outline our key focus areas:
To that end, we are developing a comprehensive, multiyear plan to allocate $100 million to fight injustice and inequality against any race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation or ability. There will be $75 million in cash and $25 million in media that will be distributed over the next three years, in addition to the existing commitments our company currently makes to thousands of organizations supporting underrepresented communities through our Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation and social impact programs.
Craig Robinson, EVP and Chief Diversity Officer for NBCUniversal, will be spearheading these efforts with me at the corporate level and will coordinate with business leaders across Comcast, NBCUniversal and Sky to build programs, allocate resources and partner with national and local organizations to drive meaningful change. Each of our companies will create sustainable programs within their businesses and will be proactively soliciting ideas from employees so that we can build this effort together. We will share more about these initiatives and our plans in the weeks ahead, but today we want to outline our key focus areas:
Social Justice
We will partner with, and provide significant grants to, organizations working to eradicate injustice and
inequity. Organizations will include but not be limited to: the National Urban League, the Equal Justice
Initiative, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the National Action Network and
the Community Justice Action Fund.
Employees
We will accelerate our efforts in all areas of Diversity & Inclusion, including advancement, hiring and
training. We will educate everyone across the company to better understand race-related issues and have the
important conversations – however uncomfortable – through Town Halls, speaker series and mandatory anti-racism
and anti-bias training. We will provide additional financial support to our Employee Resource Groups and
invest in our diverse talent, providing them with visibility, opportunity and sponsorship, while continuing to
strengthen our diversity recruiting strategy. Together, we aim to encourage racial sensitivity and eradicate
explicit and implicit bias in the workplace at all levels across Comcast, NBCUniversal and Sky.
Media, Awareness and Education
We will put the full weight of our company’s media resources behind highlighting Black voices and Black
stories and educating our viewers on diverse and inclusive cultures, perspectives and experiences, by making
anti-racism education and inequality awareness a Symphony priority. We will use our platforms across the
organization to continue to shed light on societal issues related to race. NBC News will host a series of Town
Halls, similar to their ‘Can You Hear Us Now’ special that aired this past Tuesday, and we will use the X1,
Flex, Peacock and Sky platforms to promote and amplify multicultural content.
Digital Equity
We will deepen our company’s long-standing commitment to addressing digital inequities, which
disproportionately impact communities of color. Over the last 10 years, Comcast’s Internet Essentials has
connected more than eight million low-income people to the internet at home. Beyond connectivity, we are
scaling up our pledge to provide digital skills training to young people and to upskilling adults with the aim
of improving economic mobility. Supporting organizations such as Black Girls Code, which empowers girls of
color to become innovators in STEM fields, and BUILD, which ignites the potential of young people from
under-resourced communities, are two examples.
Small Business Opportunity
We will commit funds to help small businesses that have been affected by extended closures in the wake of
COVID-19, allocating a substantial portion of those funds to businesses owned by people of color. Comcast
Business and Effectv will support businesses impacted by the events of the last few months and provide airtime
and commercial production when they are ready to open. Additionally, we will create new LIFT Labs programs for
Black founders, invest in diverse entrepreneurs through Comcast Ventures and our accelerators and expand the
Catalyst program, which focuses on investing in Black, Latinx and female entrepreneurs.
BRIAN L. ROBERTS
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Comcast Corporation
June 8, 2020
Comcast Corporation
June 8, 2020
I want to sincerely thank those of you who have reached out and courageously shared your experiences and
fears. We look forward to hearing more of your insightful ideas for our path ahead to a better future.
Together we are facing a painful yet powerful moment – one that presents us with a renewed opportunity to do
better, and to create substantive and sustainable change.
Last Sunday, I wrote to you to express my outrage over the far too familiar and frequent acts of violence
against the Black community, and to acknowledge the structural racism that fuels these injustices. I’ve spoken
with many employees – as have our leaders across Comcast Cable, NBCUniversal and Sky – and we have begun to
mobilize as a company. While we recognize we don’t have all the answers, we agree it’s time that we start
putting our words into real, sustainable action.
COMCAST’S
COMMITMENT
BRIAN L. ROBERTS
Chairman and CEO
June 8, 2020
We are developing
a comprehensive, multiyear plan to allocate $100 million to fight injustice and inequality.
We know that Comcast alone can’t remedy this complex issue. But you have my commitment that our company will
try to play an integral role in driving lasting reform. Together, we hope to help create a more equitable,
just and inclusive society.
To that end, we are developing a comprehensive, multiyear plan to allocate $100 million to fight injustice and inequality against any race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation or ability. There will be $75 million in cash and $25 million in media that will be distributed over the next three years, in addition to the existing commitments our company currently makes to thousands of organizations supporting underrepresented communities through our Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation and social impact programs.
Craig Robinson, EVP and Chief Diversity Officer for NBCUniversal, will be spearheading these efforts with me at the corporate level and will coordinate with business leaders across Comcast, NBCUniversal and Sky to build programs, allocate resources and partner with national and local organizations to drive meaningful change. Each of our companies will create sustainable programs within their businesses and will be proactively soliciting ideas from employees so that we can build this effort together. We will share more about these initiatives and our plans in the weeks ahead, but today we want to outline our key focus areas:
To that end, we are developing a comprehensive, multiyear plan to allocate $100 million to fight injustice and inequality against any race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation or ability. There will be $75 million in cash and $25 million in media that will be distributed over the next three years, in addition to the existing commitments our company currently makes to thousands of organizations supporting underrepresented communities through our Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation and social impact programs.
Craig Robinson, EVP and Chief Diversity Officer for NBCUniversal, will be spearheading these efforts with me at the corporate level and will coordinate with business leaders across Comcast, NBCUniversal and Sky to build programs, allocate resources and partner with national and local organizations to drive meaningful change. Each of our companies will create sustainable programs within their businesses and will be proactively soliciting ideas from employees so that we can build this effort together. We will share more about these initiatives and our plans in the weeks ahead, but today we want to outline our key focus areas:
I want to sincerely thank those of you who have reached out and courageously shared your experiences and
fears. We look forward to hearing more of your insightful ideas for our path ahead to a better future.
Together we are facing a painful yet powerful moment – one that presents us with a renewed opportunity to do
better, and to create substantive and sustainable change.
BRIAN L. ROBERTS
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Comcast Corporation
June 8, 2020
Comcast Corporation
June 8, 2020
Social Justice
We will partner with, and provide significant grants to, organizations working to eradicate injustice and
inequity. Organizations will include but not be limited to: the National Urban League, the Equal Justice
Initiative, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the National Action Network and
the Community Justice Action Fund.
Employees
We will accelerate our efforts in all areas of Diversity & Inclusion, including advancement, hiring and
training. We will educate everyone across the company to better understand race-related issues and have the
important conversations – however uncomfortable – through Town Halls, speaker series and mandatory anti-racism
and anti-bias training. We will provide additional financial support to our Employee Resource Groups and
invest in our diverse talent, providing them with visibility, opportunity and sponsorship, while continuing to
strengthen our diversity recruiting strategy. Together, we aim to encourage racial sensitivity and eradicate
explicit and implicit bias in the workplace at all levels across Comcast, NBCUniversal and Sky.
Digital Equity
We will deepen our company’s long-standing commitment to addressing digital inequities, which
disproportionately impact communities of color. Over the last 10 years, Comcast’s Internet Essentials has
connected more than eight million low-income people to the internet at home. Beyond connectivity, we are
scaling up our pledge to provide digital skills training to young people and to upskilling adults with the aim
of improving economic mobility. Supporting organizations such as Black Girls Code, which empowers girls of
color to become innovators in STEM fields, and BUILD, which ignites the potential of young people from
under-resourced communities, are two examples.
Small Business Opportunity
We will commit funds to help small businesses that have been affected by extended closures in the wake of
COVID-19, allocating a substantial portion of those funds to businesses owned by people of color. Comcast
Business and Effectv will support businesses impacted by the events of the last few months and provide airtime
and commercial production when they are ready to open. Additionally, we will create new LIFT Labs programs for
Black founders, invest in diverse entrepreneurs through Comcast Ventures and our accelerators and expand the
Catalyst program, which focuses on investing in Black, Latinx and female entrepreneurs.
Media, Awareness and Education
We will put the full weight of our company’s media resources behind highlighting Black voices and Black
stories and educating our viewers on diverse and inclusive cultures, perspectives and experiences, by making
anti-racism education and inequality awareness a Symphony priority. We will use our platforms across the
organization to continue to shed light on societal issues related to race. NBC News will host a series of Town
Halls, similar to their ‘Can You Hear Us Now’ special that aired this past Tuesday, and we will use the X1,
Flex, Peacock and Sky platforms to promote and amplify multicultural content.
We are developing
a comprehensive, multiyear plan to allocate $100 million to fight injustice and inequality.
COMCAST’S
COMMITMENT
BRIAN L. ROBERTS
Chairman and CEO
Last Sunday, I wrote to you to express my outrage over the far too familiar and frequent acts of violence
against the Black community, and to acknowledge the structural racism that fuels these injustices. I’ve spoken
with many employees – as have our leaders across Comcast Cable, NBCUniversal and Sky – and we have begun to
mobilize as a company. While we recognize we don’t have all the answers, we agree it’s time that we start
putting our words into real, sustainable action.
June 8, 2020
We know that Comcast alone can’t remedy this complex issue. But you have my commitment that our company will
try to play an integral role in driving lasting reform. Together, we hope to help create a more equitable,
just and inclusive society.
To that end, we are developing a comprehensive, multiyear plan to allocate $100 million to fight injustice and inequality against any race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation or ability. There will be $75 million in cash and $25 million in media that will be distributed over the next three years, in addition to the existing commitments our company currently makes to thousands of organizations supporting underrepresented communities through our Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation and social impact programs.
Craig Robinson, EVP and Chief Diversity Officer for NBCUniversal, will be spearheading these efforts with me at the corporate level and will coordinate with business leaders across Comcast, NBCUniversal and Sky to build programs, allocate resources and partner with national and local organizations to drive meaningful change. Each of our companies will create sustainable programs within their businesses and will be proactively soliciting ideas from employees so that we can build this effort together. We will share more about these initiatives and our plans in the weeks ahead, but today we want to outline our key focus areas:
To that end, we are developing a comprehensive, multiyear plan to allocate $100 million to fight injustice and inequality against any race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation or ability. There will be $75 million in cash and $25 million in media that will be distributed over the next three years, in addition to the existing commitments our company currently makes to thousands of organizations supporting underrepresented communities through our Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation and social impact programs.
Craig Robinson, EVP and Chief Diversity Officer for NBCUniversal, will be spearheading these efforts with me at the corporate level and will coordinate with business leaders across Comcast, NBCUniversal and Sky to build programs, allocate resources and partner with national and local organizations to drive meaningful change. Each of our companies will create sustainable programs within their businesses and will be proactively soliciting ideas from employees so that we can build this effort together. We will share more about these initiatives and our plans in the weeks ahead, but today we want to outline our key focus areas:
Social Justice
We will partner with, and provide significant grants to, organizations working to eradicate injustice and
inequity. Organizations will include but not be limited to: the National Urban League, the Equal Justice
Initiative, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the National Action Network and
the Community Justice Action Fund.
Employees
We will accelerate our efforts in all areas of Diversity & Inclusion, including advancement, hiring and
training. We will educate everyone across the company to better understand race-related issues and have the
important conversations – however uncomfortable – through Town Halls, speaker series and mandatory anti-racism
and anti-bias training. We will provide additional financial support to our Employee Resource Groups and
invest in our diverse talent, providing them with visibility, opportunity and sponsorship, while continuing to
strengthen our diversity recruiting strategy. Together, we aim to encourage racial sensitivity and eradicate
explicit and implicit bias in the workplace at all levels across Comcast, NBCUniversal and Sky.
Media, Awareness and Education
We will put the full weight of our company’s media resources behind highlighting Black voices and Black
stories and educating our viewers on diverse and inclusive cultures, perspectives and experiences, by making
anti-racism education and inequality awareness a Symphony priority. We will use our platforms across the
organization to continue to shed light on societal issues related to race. NBC News will host a series of Town
Halls, similar to their ‘Can You Hear Us Now’ special that aired this past Tuesday, and we will use the X1,
Flex, Peacock and Sky platforms to promote and amplify multicultural content.
Digital Equity
We will deepen our company’s long-standing commitment to addressing digital inequities, which
disproportionately impact communities of color. Over the last 10 years, Comcast’s Internet Essentials has
connected more than eight million low-income people to the internet at home. Beyond connectivity, we are
scaling up our pledge to provide digital skills training to young people and to upskilling adults with the aim
of improving economic mobility. Supporting organizations such as Black Girls Code, which empowers girls of
color to become innovators in STEM fields, and BUILD, which ignites the potential of young people from
under-resourced communities, are two examples.
Small Business Opportunity
We will commit funds to help small businesses that have been affected by extended closures in the wake of
COVID-19, allocating a substantial portion of those funds to businesses owned by people of color. Comcast
Business and Effectv will support businesses impacted by the events of the last few months and provide airtime
and commercial production when they are ready to open. Additionally, we will create new LIFT Labs programs for
Black founders, invest in diverse entrepreneurs through Comcast Ventures and our accelerators and expand the
Catalyst program, which focuses on investing in Black, Latinx and female entrepreneurs.
BRIAN L. ROBERTS
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Comcast Corporation
June 8, 2020
Comcast Corporation
June 8, 2020
I want to sincerely thank those of you who have reached out and courageously shared your experiences and
fears. We look forward to hearing more of your insightful ideas for our path ahead to a better future.
Together we are facing a painful yet powerful moment – one that presents us with a renewed opportunity to do
better, and to create substantive and sustainable change.
Last Sunday, I wrote to you to express my outrage over the far too familiar and frequent acts of violence
against the Black community, and to acknowledge the structural racism that fuels these injustices. I’ve spoken
with many employees – as have our leaders across Comcast Cable, NBCUniversal and Sky – and we have begun to
mobilize as a company. While we recognize we don’t have all the answers, we agree it’s time that we start
putting our words into real, sustainable action.
BRIAN L. ROBERTS
Chairman and CEO
June 8, 2020
We are developing
a comprehensive, multiyear plan to allocate $100 million to fight injustice and inequality.
COMCAST’S
COMMITMENT