17 Companies That Removed DEI From SEC Filings

ByHenry O'Loughlin

Companies ending DEI

This report covers 17 notable companies that quietly removed dedicated DEI sections from the public SEC filings (10-Ks). Each organization has at least 1,000 employees.

 

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👉 Notable Companies Deleting DEI From SEC Filings 👈

Ally Financial

  • Date: 6/27/2025
  • Story: The “notable reduction” in the annual filing’s human capital section reflected “a streamlined focus on our engagement strategy,” Ally spokesperson Peter Gilchrist told Banking Dive, adding that changes to the bank’s 10-K “do not signify a reduction in our commitment to our caring and inclusive culture.
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Kroger

  • Date: 6/24/2025
  • Story: In its April 2, 2025 10-K, Kroger deleted the standalone DEI section, instead folding ESG commentary under broader “sustainability risks,” signaling a pullback on explicit DEI disclosures.
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WPP

  • Date: 6/13/2025
  • Story: The holding company has replaced all references to diversity, equity and inclusion with “people and culture.”
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Dollar General

  • Date: 6/11/2025
  • Story: “The convenience store chain removed language promoting its efforts to foster diverse teams from its 10-K annual report filed Friday.
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American Airlines

  • Date: 6/11/2025
  • Story: “In American Airlines’ 2024 10-K, the company didn’t include a section on DEI – it had DEI sections in each of the four prior years.”
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JetBlue

  • Date: 6/11/2025
  • Story: “JetBlue also did not have any statements on DEI hiring policies in their most recent annual reports, but did include such statements in its 2023 10-Ks.”
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United Airlines

  • Date: 6/11/2025
  • Story: “””United Airlines had a similar shift. In its most recent annual report, there are no mentions of “diversity, equity and inclusion.” Last year, in the same report, United provided statistics on the percentage of women and underrepresented minorities in its workforce. The company provided similar statistics in 2022, 2021, and 2020.”””
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Truist

  • Date: 6/11/2025
  • Story: Truist, in its latest annual filing, referred to a table breaking down workforce demographics as “Teammate Composition” rather than “Teammate Diversity.”
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Capital One

  • Date: 6/5/2025
  • Story: “””In Capital One’s case, the entire section labeled “Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging” in 2024’s filing is absent from the 2025 version, filed Thursday.”” “
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3M

  • Date: 6/5/2025
  • Story: The company reduced or removed DEI goals/language in its most recent annual report that had been included in prior annual reports.
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General Motors

  • Date: 6/5/2025
  • Story: The company reduced or removed DEI goals/language in its most recent annual report that had been included in prior annual reports.
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Intel

  • Date: 5/30/2025
  • Story: The company reduced or removed DEI goals/language in its most recent annual report that had been included in prior annual reports.
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PayPal

  • Date: 5/30/2025
  • Story: The company reduced or removed DEI goals/language in its most recent annual report that had been included in prior annual reports.
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Philip Morris

  • Date: 5/30/2025
  • Story: The company reduced or removed DEI goals/language in its most recent annual report that had been included in prior annual reports.
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Regeneron

  • Date: 5/27/2025
  • Story: The company reduced or removed DEI goals/language in its most recent annual report that had been included in prior annual reports.
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Mondelez International

  • Date: 5/21/2025
  • Story: In its 2023 Annual Report, Mondelez had a dedicated section to DEI and 6 total mentions of the word “diversity.” In its 2024 Annual Report, the company removed the section and all mentions.
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Tesla

  • Date: 5/21/2025
  • Story: Tesla has removed wording about having a “majority-minority” workforce in its latest 10-K filing alluding to DEI measures at the company
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