Apple and Google move to support affirmative action measures at US colleges

The brief argues corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts 'depend on university admissions programs that lead to graduates educated in racially and ethnically diverse environments'.

Google, Facebook-owner Meta, and Apple are among nearly 70 companies filing a brief with the US Supreme Court in support of affirmative action programmes being challenged at Harvard and the University of North Carolina.

The brief argues corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts “depend on university admissions programs that lead to graduates educated in racially and ethnically diverse environments”.