The Latest Breaking News from DEI

Despite the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision banning affirmative action in college admissions, and mounting pressure on corporations to eliminate their diversity, equity and inclusion programs, the top 50 Fortune 500 companies continued to diversify their boards in 2024.

Say what you will about Goldman Sachs, the company goes with the current. So when it starts to renege on DEI (Diversity, Equality and Inclusion) initiatives, we should, I think, take note. Previously the firm’s policy had been only to take to market companies which had two ethnic minority board…

The accounting giant’s UK arm has reiterated its DEI commitments as its US counterpart rolls back its goals

Tech giant continues to fall in line with Donald Trump’s DEI crackdown

Banking giant drops policy pushing for board diversity, while major consultant tells staff to ditch pronouns in email

Referencing DEI is the new rightwing abstraction deployed by Republicans to conceal their anti-Black racism

Cuts to federal workforce due to Trump’s orders are further compounding pre-existing staffing concerns, sources say

Meta once invested millions and attracted top talent as tech’s leader in corporate diversity. After those aspirations peaked in 2019, the company scuttled them altogether

Companies pledged to pay execs for hitting DEI-related goals, but now that “DEI” is on the outs, companies are giving their plans a facelift.