Ziff Davis issued its inaugural Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report for 2021, including findings from the Company’s first greenhouse gas inventory.
Ziff Davis was named one of the “Best Places to Work for LGBTQ+ Employees” by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation as part of its annual Corporate Equality Index.
Employee resource groups, a diversity council, anti-bias training and using our digital properties to support racial justice--these are just some of the ways Ziff Davis advances DEI within our company and in the wider world.
Ziff Davis believes in protecting our environment and minimizing our impact.
We believe in transparent governance, unobstructed access to information and working with suppliers who share our ethics, standard and values.
“In the same way that we have a responsibility to create long-term value for our shareholders, we believe Ziff Davis has a corporate responsibility to all of our stakeholders. We are focusing our efforts on five critical ESG issues: diversity, equity and inclusion; data security and data privacy; environmental sustainability; community engagement; and governance transparency and accountability…We are proud of the actions we have taken and the progress we have made, fueled by the hard work and dedication of our employees.”
Discover how Ziff Davis’ DEI programs foster a more diverse workforce and promote diversity and representation across our company and beyond.
Ziff Davis is taking action to combat climate change and minimize our environmental impact.
We protect our data and customers’ privacy with our rigorous policies and transparent corporate governance.
Ziff Davis’ DEI strategy, programs and external partnerships are driven by our employees' input and participation. Our Diversity Council is a group of 20 employees who develop recommendations for the company across employee recruiting, mentorship and advancement. Ziff Davis also has five executive-sponsored Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) aligned with the Asian, Black, 2SLGBTQIA+ and Latinx/Hispanic communities, and a Women’s Leadership Program, all of which increase opportunities for networking, learning and development, and access to senior leadership for these identity groups. ERGs are led by employee volunteers, overseen and mentored by executive sponsors and supported by our Global DEI and HR Programs team. Each ERG receives $1M in pro bono advertising donated by Ziff Davis to share with charities aligned with its goals.
J2 Global’s (renamed Ziff Davis in Q3 2021) annual Diversity Report shares diversity and representation statistics of the U.S. employee base and describes the programs and actions driving DEI across the company.
Ziff Davis is committed to operating sustainably and limiting any damaging effects our operations may have on climate change, even as our direct operations generate relatively insubstantial greenhouse gas emissions. We are undertaking efforts to reduce the emissions generated in our operations to become more efficient and ensure our services are delivered sustainably. We also established and integrated environmental risk evaluation criteria, including climate change, for mergers and acquisitions into our M&A; due diligence process. Ziff Davis’ Climate Change and Environmental policies detail our commitments and extend them to our vendors, which we expect to aspire to our company’s own standards.
Ziff Davis believes in using our platforms and reach to combat systemic racism and inequality. Our initiatives include:
Protecting the right to data privacy is fundamental to maintaining the trust of Ziff Davis’ customers, readers, subscribers, suppliers and employees. Ziff Davis is committed to implementing leading data protection standards and we have adopted significant governance measures, corporate policies and operating procedures to do so. We abide by “privacy by default” and “privacy by design,” and we conduct privacy impact assessments for major new products, services and other offerings prior to their public launch. Ziff Davis leverages organization-wide tools to document our data flows, manage data subject access rights and assess data processing activities. We regularly review our data collection and processing activities across Ziff Davis and its businesses to ensure data is collected lawfully and transparently.
Ziff Davis seeks to work with partners, vendors and suppliers whose values and practices are commensurate with our own, including our sustainability and human rights initiatives. We aim to engage minority-owned vendors and suppliers and to procure products and services from local companies in the communities where we operate. Our corporate policies detail the non-discrimination practices, health and safety standards and rights to collective bargaining and organization we expect from those with whom we do business.
Ziff Davis is committed to governance practices that maintain the highest ethical standards and make clear the fair and equitable business practices upheld across the company. We are committed to complying with all applicable wage, labor, and employment laws and regulations. Our governance policies and board committee charters detail Ziff Davis' adherence to practices that serve shareholders’ best interests and meet the requirements of all relevant laws. These include a clear code of business conduct and ethics, charters that clearly define board committees’ respective roles and responsibilities — including board-level responsibility for board diversity and ESG oversight — and a whistleblower program which includes a 24/7 confidential hotline available to all employees through which they can anonymously report concerns. Ziff Davis is involved with trade groups, such as i2 Coalition, that discuss and advocate for issues relevant to the company. The amounts spent on such groups are not material.