Ubisoft has posted a statement on the company’s website titled “A Year of Change at Ubisoft,” where it outlined changes made after abuse allegations surfaced last year. Some of the changes mentioned include the addition of an anonymous reporting system, a reworking of management’s compensation criteria, and the appointment of new executives.
Guillemot states that Ubisoft has since “engaged in a company-wide effort to listen, learn and build a roadmap for a better Ubisoft.” Reports of inappropriate behaviour are now handled by an independent “external partner” to ensure impartiality, via a “platform that guarantees anonymity.” Additionally, the company stated that it had “took appropriate actions” after launching a series of investigations after the initial controversy. The statement from Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot comes just over a week after reports that the company was continuing to mishandle reports of harassment. Gameindustry.biz reported that, while some of the accused had been reprimanded or resigned, many of the abusers involved still kept their positions at Ubisoft. Other reports, such as a measure to hire more women and provide accountability training sessions to new hires had also gone ignored.
Guillemot also highlighted the appointment of Anika Grant as the new Chief People Officer, as well as Belén Essioux-Trujillo as an independent board member and Raashi Sikka as the VP of Global Diversi...