Diversity Is In Our DNA
We Embrace and Respect Authenticity
Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). At Applause, we understand their combined power. We value diversity in all its forms: age, color, disability, ethnicity, family/marital status, gender identity/expression, language, national origin, physical/mental ability, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status and more.
Each day, we strive to both remove the hurdles to equity and to enable opportunities for all employees. As a minority owned business, DEI is in our DNA, and our global community adds tremendously to that mix. We also prioritize charitable contributions to organizations that support underrepresented groups, such as dream.org, National Society of Black Engineers, GLAAD, United Way and Cradles to Crayons.
DEI in All We Do
It’s an intrinsic part of our culture and extends across everything we do.
Our Employees
Our Customers
Our Global Testing Community
Investing in Equity Every Day
Equity doesn’t just happen overnight, nor is it a one-time event. Our ongoing commitment is built on the foundation of our professional development curriculum and approach to leadership training. We provide all the tools needed — everything from unconscious bias training to methods for offsetting legacy disadvantages and more. It’s also core to the way we interact as teammates on a daily basis, and the expectations we set for each other.
A Contract for a Sustainable Future
Applause’s sustainability practices reflect our core belief that doing the right thing is also good for our customers and the world.
Our CEO, Chris Malone, signed the Vista CEO pledge, which commits us to measure greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions annually and reduce them by 50% by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050. Each year, we set GHG reduction targets and offset goals. We also focus on energy and waste management as well as product innovation to support positive environmental outcomes.
In addition, because we have built a successful hybrid office-remote work environment, we reduce energy use around the world.
Check Out Life at Applause
It’s one thing to talk about diversity and it’s another to see it in action. Our employees embody it in every way, and they regularly express their individuality via our Slack channels, in company meetings and through their work with customers.