Activision Blizzard Claims Investigation Found "No Evidence" Of Leadership Ignoring Harassment
Activision Blizzard has been facing multiple legal challenges, sparked by California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH), over its workplace culture and its treatment of harassment complaints. The publisher's Board of Directors says it has now concluded its own investigation, and while it acknowledges individual instances of harassment, it claims that the investigation found no evidence of systemic issues at the leadership level.
«Activision Blizzard senior executives responded in a timely manner and with integrity and resolve to improve the workplace,» reads the report. «While there are some substantiated instances of gender harassment, those unfortunate circumstances do not support the conclusion that Activision senior leadership or the Board were aware of and tolerated gender harassment or that there was ever a systemic issue with harassment, discrimination, or retaliation.»
Specifically, the report says there is «no evidence» that senior executives intentionally ignored or downplayed gender harassment that was reported, concealed information from the Board, or that the Board itself ignored or downplayed harassment. It concludes that the criticism of senior executives «as insensitive to workplace matters is without merit.»
The report also cites an independent review from Gilbert Casellas, former Chair of the EEOC and an authority on workplace harassment issues. Casellas reviewed data and reports ranging from September 1, 2016 to December 31, 2021. «Mr. Casellas concluded that there was no widespread harassment, pattern or practice of harassment, or systemic harassment at Activision Blizzard or at any of its business units during that timeframe,» the report notes. «Mr. Casellas further concluded that,
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