Zillow, Nextdoor and Other Companies Pledge to Add Black Directors

A new group of U.S. companies is pledging to add a Black director to their boards within the next year in a bid to diversify and help accelerate more inclusion in corporate America. Zillow Group Inc., ZG -0.01% Nextdoor.com Inc., HopSkipDrive Inc. and Heritage-Crystal Clean Inc. HCCI 1.05% are among public and private companies signing on to the Board Challenge, a pledge for boards to add a Black director within one year. In addition to those 17, more than 20 other companies with Black directors, including Nordstrom Inc., JWN -2.50% United Airlines Holdings Inc. UAL 1.05% and WW International Inc., WW 0.29% have joined the group and pledged to use their resources to accelerate diversity efforts.