Verizon has officially ended its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) program and team to secure regulatory approval for its $20 billion acquisition of Frontier Communications. Verizon is the eleventh Fortune 100 to end its DEI program. What is the state of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at Verizon Communications? Here’s everything you need to know. The DEI Program At Verizon Communications Department Status: Canceled Department…
Until early 2025, Mondelez highlighted its DEI initiatives in its annual report and its DEI goals and progress on its website. By early 2025, these references were quietly removed, indicating a shift in the company’s public DEI commitments. What is the state of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at Mondelez International? Here’s everything you need to know. The DEI Program At Mondelez International Department Status:…
Qualcomm, one of San Diego’s top employers, is officially ending its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) department. What is the state of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at Qualcomm? Here’s everything you need to know. The DEI Program At Qualcomm Department Status: Canceled Department Trend: Shrinking Recent DEI Report: 2023 Policy Title: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Webpage: Click Here Department Head: Pooja Joshi (Head –…
BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager and #231 on the Fortune 500 list, is making a tweak to its return-to-office policy. According to the Financial Times, BlackRock is requiring all managing directors worldwide to return to the office five days per week. The policy, expected to be announced formally to staff on Thursday, impacts around 1,000 senior leaders globally. Blackrock’s Return To Office Policy…
Levi Strauss shareholders voted overwhelmingly in April 2025 to continue the company’s DEI efforts, bucking a broader trend of corporate rollbacks. What is the state of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at Levi Strauss? Here’s everything you need to know. The DEI Program At Levi Strauss Department Status: Active Department Trend: Unchanged Recent DEI Report: 2023 Policy Title: Where You Belong Webpage: Click Here Department…
Ally Financial has reduced its public emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives following a legal settlement in 2025. What is the state of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at Ally Financial? Here’s everything you need to know. The DEI Program At Ally Financial Department Status: Active Department Trend: Shrinking Recent DEI Report: 2023 Policy Title: Ally for all. Webpage: Click Here Department Head:…
Uber (#113 on the Fortune 500 list) is dialing up its office attendance mandate. After nearly three years of hybrid flexibility with a target of 50% office attendance, Uber has announced a new return-to-office policy requiring three in-office days per week for all employees, including some who had previously been granted remote status. Here’s everything we know about Uber’s return to office plan – current…
Thermo Fisher Scientific (#101 in the Fortune 500) just tightened its workplace policy. In a message from a former employee (with ties to current employees), Buildremote learned that Thermo Fisher increased its company-wide return-to-office (RTO) policy to four days per week in the office. Based on the timing of the message and some comments posted on employee forums, the new policy was sent out on…
We just covered how Fannie Mae fully dismantled its ESG team and program. Now it appears that Freddie Mac has followed suit. Freddie Mac’s main ESG (environmental, social, and governance) webpage and a recent ESG-related article have been taken down from the website. Here’s what we found out. Freddie ESG Webpage Is Gone Previously, Freddie Mac’s ESG page was located at this URL and…
Last week, HousingWire reported that Fannie Mae (#27 on the Fortune 100) dismissed its entire environmental, social, and governance (ESG) team. We maintain a database of Fortune 100 ESG policies, so I wanted to investigate. Here’s what we found out about Fannie Mae’s ESG program and the recent dismantling. See Also: Freddie Mac Scrubs ESG From Its Website Fannie Mae Eliminated Its ESG Team In…