Goldman Sachs officially ended its policy that required companies to have at least two “diverse” board members before the firm would underwrite their IPOs. The Washington Post reported on the change. The decision follows a December 2024 court ruling that overturned Goldman and Nasdaq’s board diversity rule. Here’s what you need to know about the state of Goldman Sachs’s DEI policy. Goldman’s DEI Program Department Status: Active…
The Walt Disney Company has made notable cuts to its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. NPR reported on Disney’s quiet cuts to the DEI section of its 10K. ,Then Axios reported that Disney has removed a few other DEI-related programs. Here’s what you need to know about the state of Disney’s DEI policy. Disney’s DEI Program Department Status: Active Department Trend: Shrinking Recent DEI Report:…
Between September and December of 2024, Honda made three public updates to its DEI program. Here are the updates made and what they mean for the state of Honda’s DEI policy. Honda’s DEI Program Department Status: Active Department Trend: Unchanged Recent DEI Report: 2024 Policy Title: “Diversity | Honda” DEI Webpages: Honda US: Click Here Global/Honda Corporate: Click Here Department Head: Yvette Hunsicker (Vice President of…
Aldi USA deleted 6 DEI-related web pages sometime in late January. The page that used to sit at the URL “careers.aldi.us/diversity-equity-inclusion” and was titled “ALDInclusive” now shows a 404 error (page not found). HR Brew first reported the news. Here’s what you need to know. The State of Aldi USA’s DEI Program Department Status: Active Trend: Shrinking Recent DEI Report: 2022 Policy Title: ALDInclusive (no longer…
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. Fortune 500’s Return To The Office Companies Reducing Office Space Why Are Companies Going Back To The Office? RTO news & sentiment by company: Alphabet (Google), Amazon,…
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…