{"id":28632,"date":"2021-09-01T09:45:33","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T16:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.blog.logitech.com\/?p=28632"},"modified":"2024-07-02T14:29:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T21:29:25","slug":"its-time-for-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/01\/its-time-for-action\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Time For Action"},"content":{"rendered":"

As an update to a post I made a couple of weeks ago titled <\/span>\u201cIt\u2019s Time For Change,\u201d<\/b><\/a> I wanted to share some of my thoughts about how we as an industry got here and what we at Logitech plan to do about it. While this is incredibly complex and can seem overwhelming, we can’t let complexity cloud our judgement about the right thing to do, allow it to avoid the tough decisions needed, or enable a continuation of the convenient \u2018status quo\u2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Gaming companies that do not work to actively prevent, route out and stop all instances of discrimination and harassment undermine their own cultures and hurt the people that work there.This behavior can also make its way into games and the communities of gamers who play them. This combined with the lack of representation in the industry, the games themselves, and the anonymity of online play threatens to destroy a safe and inclusive environment\u00a0 for everyone.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The gaming industry has grown up fast, maybe too fast. Within the last few decades, the growth rates have been explosive, catapulting gaming from hobbyist subculture to a mainstream activity. Now, more than ever it\u2019s critical to ensure that our industry provides representation for all.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

At Logitech, a major part of our business is dedicated to gamers around the world with a focus on products and services that allow them to maximize the joy of gaming. We directly benefit from the games industry and as such, we recognize that we have an obligation to step forward and do our part to create positive change.<\/span><\/p>\n

We haven\u2019t done enough ourselves to advance diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).\u00a0 And yet, we are only one voice.\u00a0 Industry wide change will require collective action by all gaming companies.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s why we are publishing our efforts with the goal of moving ourselves, and we hope others, to create the changes needed. Our plan has three tenets that build off a post our<\/span> CEO, Bracken Darrell made on Juneteenth<\/span> <\/a>acknowledging the need to end systemic racism and level the playing field for all.<\/span> They are to…<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n