” I am really sorry to everybody who was harmed,” Guillemot said. “We have taken substantial actions to get rid of or sanction those who broke our worths and standard procedure and we are working to enhance our procedures and systems.”
The Ubisoft CEO revealed that the business will invest an additional $1 million over the next five years in the businesss graduate program to produce more chances for “underrepresented groups;” in the video, Guillemot specifically discusses women and individuals of color. Other than that, Guillemot did not go into lots of specifics about who has been fired, why, or what Ubisofts investigations and third-party audits over the previous 2 months have revealed about systemic concerns throughout the company.
The update follows a wave of claims of sexual misbehavior, harassment, and office toxicity aimed at Ubisoft poured out on social networks previously this summer. Those were followed by additional reporting on problems at the company by numerous French and English speaking news outlets, consisting of Kotaku, which revealed issues that appeared to go far beyond a couple of people.
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Ahead of Ubisofts second summer display later on today, the international video game publisher released a brief video in which CEO Yves Guillemot apologized to all of those harmed by “particular Ubisoft staff members” who failed to “uphold our companys values.”
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In July, following the initial wave of claims and reporting, Ubisoft revealed the resignation of its primary creative officer in charge of overseeing game development, in addition to other key figures within the business, followed by pledges to do better, including modifications to HR practices and its internal standard procedure. That announcement came the day before Ubisofts very first “Forward” video gaming showcase of the summer season on July 12, however was not dealt with at all during the real occasion.
Update – 1:16 p.m. ET, 9/10/20: According to the businesss Twitter account, Guillemots remarks will not be consisted of in todays primary Ubisoft Forward livestream event “due to timing restrictions.” Its unclear what those timing constraints could be considering that Ubisoft manages the length of time the event runs and whats in it.
Instead of making it officially a part of the display, the first of which gathered over 1 million audiences earlier in the summer, Ubisoft wrote in a tweet that it will instead tack the CEOs apology onto the video-on-demand version of the show which is offered after the event ends.
Ubisoft did not react to a demand for remark when asked if it would straight deal with the issues of misconduct during todays digital presentation.
” We are at the start of a long journey, real change will require time,” Guillemot said. “But I am determined to do everything in my power to make sure everybody at Ubisoft feels welcome, safe and reputable.”
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