On January 7, JPMorgan Chase mandated a full return to the office, requiring all employees onsite five days per week starting in March. Here are five challenges the bank has faced since announcing the new RTO mandate. Jan 8: Employees launch a petition on Change.org “As a dedicated employee of J.P. Morgan, I find it increasingly challenging to reconcile the company’s decision to enforce…
JPMorgan Chase attempted one of the earliest return-to-office dates of the Fortune 500 on September 21, 2020. After a breakout of COVID occurred, the company backed off the mandate. From the beginning of the COVID lockdowns until early 2022, CEO Jamie Dimon took a hard stance against remote work and for office work. Dimon stated, “We want people back to work. And everyone is going…
Kroger has several public DEI programs, frameworks, and commitments on its website. However, many companies with public DEI profiles like this have started to publicly back off or quietly remove DEI programs in the past few months. What is the state of diversity, equity, and inclusion at Kroger? Here’s everything you need to know. Kroger’s DEI Program Department Status: Active Department Trend: Unchanged Recent DEI Report: 2023 Policy Title:…
Last week, NPR reported on several companies that have removed some DEI language from annual reports. PepsiCo, #44 in the Fortune 100, was briefly mentioned. We maintain the Fortune 100 DEI Database, so I wanted to investigate. Here’s what we found out about PepsiCo’s DEI language over the past few years. PepsiCo Stopped Producing DE&I Reports In 2022 PepsiCo released DE&I reports in 2020,…
Gap Inc. is the latest major corporation to announce a full return-to-office (RTO) mandate. San Francisco Business Times first reported the story on February 7, 2025. The order applies to all corporate employees who live near an office and will start in September 2025. Here’s everything you need to know about Gap’s RTO policy. Gap’s Return To Office Policy [Jan 2025] Notice Date: February…
In a subtle change that appears to be missed from last year, Best Buy has removed key diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) commitments from its 2024 Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability (CRS) Report. I compared Best Buy’s 2023 CR&S Report to its 2024 CR&S Report. The difference revealed that measurable DEI hiring goals, once central to Best Buy’s strategy, have been replaced with broad statements about…
23 of the Fortune 500 companies are currently requiring five days per week in the office. Below, you’ll see all 23 of those companies plus two other notable five-day RTO companies. Want to access this list in a free spreadsheet? 1) Amazon According to CNBC, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy sent a new memo instructing corporate employees to come into the office five days per…
In its annual report released on October 10, 2024, Accenture wrote, “We have an unwavering commitment to inclusion and diversity.” Less than four months later, Accenture CEO Julie Sweet said in a memo to employees that the company has canceled four DEI-related goals and programs. Here’s the recent timeline of Accenture’s DEI policy from 2017 until now. The State of Accenture’s DEI Policy Department Status: Active…
The phrase “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (or DEI) grew from virtually nothing in 2019 to a fast peak in 2021. But since then, DEI has given away nearly all of its gains in the workplace. In this report, we cover 58 organizations (including companies, universities, and government entities) that have reduced or eliminated their DEI programs. These organizations… Have 1,000+ employees The stories that have been…
In early February, Meijer released a press release stating that the company “reaffirmed its commitment today to growing its selection of Black-owned brands.” The supplier inclusion program at Meijer started in 2021 and has grown the number of Black-owned brands by 35% since then. Meijer joins a growing list of companies that support DEI in recent months. Here’s everything you need to know about Meijer’s…