Activision Blizzard: Bobby Kotick (CEO) calls measures to improve corporate culture and working conditions

Bobby Kotick, the head of Activision Blizzard, has turned into an open letter to the company s employees as well as the interested public and announced several changes to improve corporate culture and working conditions - in response to complaints and numerous reports on harassment, Harassment, hurdles and misconduct in the workplace in the last weeks and months (we reported).

He thanked for the commitment and courage to open the staff and explained five measures to be tackled to change Activision Blizzard. These include zero-tolerance policy for harassment or misconduct in the workplace (including penalties and disciplinary measures upon disregard of the strictest specifications) and more women and non-binary persons should be set. The aim is that 50 percent of the workforce should consist of women and non-binary persons. $ 250 million should be invested in this context to put on talented persons. Furthermore, Activision Blizzard wants to renounce a compulsory arbitration procedure for lawsuits for sexual harassment and discrimination. The subject of payrollness should also be stronger in the foreground (annual transparency reports). At the same time regular progress reports on the measures are promised.

As a sign to the outside, Bobby Kotick asked the Supervisory Board to reduce its salary to the minimum ($ 62,500). Even on bonuses and stock options he gives them complete. Its salary should only rise again when the gender-specific transformation targets and the other commitments have been achieved.