103 Companies Reducing/Ending DEI: Master Rollback List

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.

This report covers 103 companies that have reduced, rolled back, or eliminated their DEI programs. Each organization has at least 1,000 employees.

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👉 Notable Companies Rolling Back DEI Initiatives 👈

Here are the announcements of 103 companies cutting or closing their DEI programs. As new announcements come out, we’ll update the report.

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Ogilvy

• Action: Dismantled DEI department
• Date: 6/27/2025
• Story: Perhaps the most controversial element of Ogilvy’s restructuring is the disbanding of its global diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) team.
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Verizon

• Action: Dismantled DEI department
• Date: 5/19/2025
• Story: In its announcement approving the deal, the FCC specifically cited Verizon’s commitment “to ending DEI-related practices.”
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Qualcomm

• Action: Dismantled DEI department
• Date: 5/8/2025
• Story: Qualcomm, one of San Diego’s top employers, is officially ending its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) department.
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IBM

• Action: Dismantled DEI department
• Date: 5/6/2025
• Story: IBM will reportedly no longer have a DEI department and eliminated its Diversity Council.
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Rolls-Royce

• Action: Scaled back DEI department
• Date: 5/6/2025
• Story: “Rolls-Royce has withdrawn formal support for its internal diversity networks, including its LGBTQ+ group, as part of a global policy shift driven by compliance with US anti-DEI legislation.”
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Mcdonald’s

• Action: Removed certain DEI policies
• Date: 4/15/2025
• Story: In early January, McDonald’s announced it would be ending many of its diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. As part of the changes, the company said it would stop its practice of “setting aspirational representation goals” for its workforce and retire a program encouraging its suppliers to take a DEI pledge.
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A&O Shearman

• Action: Removed certain DEI policies
• Date: 4/11/2025
• Story: “We are hopeful these firms will be leaders in their industry by eliminating potentially unlawful DEI-based employment practices and returning to merit-based equal employment opportunity for all.”
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Kirkland & Ellis

• Action: Removed certain DEI policies
• Date: 4/11/2025
• Story: “We are hopeful these firms will be leaders in their industry by eliminating potentially unlawful DEI-based employment practices and returning to merit-based equal employment opportunity for all.”
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Latham & Watkins

• Action: Removed certain DEI policies
• Date: 4/11/2025
• Story: “We are hopeful these firms will be leaders in their industry by eliminating potentially unlawful DEI-based employment practices and returning to merit-based equal employment opportunity for all.”
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Simpson Thacher

• Action: Removed certain DEI policies
• Date: 4/11/2025
• Story: “We are hopeful these firms will be leaders in their industry by eliminating potentially unlawful DEI-based employment practices and returning to merit-based equal employment opportunity for all.”
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White & Case

• Action: Dismantled DEI department
• Date: 4/10/2025
• Story: “Global law firm White & Case has discontinued its diversity and inclusion initiatives worldwide.”
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Constellation Brands Inc.

• Action: Removed certain DEI policies
• Date: 4/8/2025
• Story: Constellation Brands Inc., is watering down its supplier diversity program and renaming its DEI team. The company will also end participation in surveys for LGBTQ advocacy group the Human Rights Campaign and end lobbying efforts that aren’t core to its business, a spokesperson for Constellation said.
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Skadden

• Action: Scaled back DEI department
• Date: 4/8/2025
• Story: “Skadden canceled all future events for its employee affinity groups following the law firm’s deal with President Donald Trump to avoid an executive order.”
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T-Mobile

• Action: Dismantled DEI department
• Date: 4/3/2025
• Story: In addition, the mobile operator has “dissolved as planned our External Diversity & Inclusion Councils, which were created five years ago in partnership with civil rights organizations to advise the company on workforce recruitment, procurement, community investment, and corporate governance.”
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Kroger

• Action: Reduced/removed DEI from 10K
• Date: 4/2/2025
• 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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Adobe

• Action: Removed certain DEI policies
• Date: 4/1/2025
• Story: “We will discontinue the practice of setting aspirational representation goals while continuing our focus on fair and consistent hiring practices.”
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Uber

• Action: Removed certain DEI policies
• Date: 4/1/2025
• Story: The San Francisco company has ended a program where it determined executives’ pay in part by measuring their progress in diversifying its workforce, it said in its annual proxy statement last week.
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DLA Piper

• Action: Scaled back DEI department
• Date: 3/31/2025
• Story: DLA Piper told employees that it would dissolve employee resource groups and no longer participate in external benchmarking.”
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WPP

• Action: Reduced/removed DEI from 10K
• Date: 3/31/2025
• Story: The holding company has replaced all references to diversity, equity and inclusion with “people and culture.”
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Dentons

• Action: Updated DEI web page
• Date: 3/30/2025
• Story: “Dentons deleted its DEI page and appears to have rebranded to ‘culture and engagement.'”
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PricewaterhouseCoopers

• Action: Removed certain DEI policies
• Date: 3/24/2025
• Story: “PwC’s 2023 DEI report dropped a pledge to award 40% of its procurement spending to minority-owned suppliers. PwC’s student internship programme and accounting exam scholarships, which were aimed at improving diversity at the firm, were also wound down.”
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Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison

• Action: Removed certain DEI policies
• Date: 3/22/2025
• Story: Karp’s email included a copy of the agreement with Trump that said the firm would hire and promote lawyers based on merit. The agreement circulated by Trump on Thursday had additional language, saying the firm agreed it “will not adopt, use, or pursue any DEI policies.”
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Dollar General

• Action: Reduced/removed DEI from 10K
• Date: 3/21/2025
• 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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JPMorgan Chase

• Action: Altered DEI language and focus
• Date: 3/21/2025
• Story: Chief Operating Officer Jenn Piepszak said the bank was making some changes to its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs and the language it uses to describe them in an effort to keep up with the market and changes in regulations.
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AT&T

• Action: Removed certain DEI policies
• Date: 3/20/2025
• Story: “Michelle Jordan, formerly AT&T’s Chief Diversity Officer until January 2025, now holds the title of Vice President of Culture and Inclusion. AT&T ended participation in the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index. It also halted DEI-focused training programs.”
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Hogan Lovells

• Action: Updated DEI web page
• Date: 3/19/2025
• Story: “Hogan Lovells removed much of their diversity, equity, and inclusion content from their websites.”
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Gap Inc.

• Action: Altered DEI language and focus
• Date: 3/18/2025
• Story: The Gap, Inc. told investors on Tuesday that heightened scrutiny of corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives posed a risk to its business. Instead of using the term “diversity,” the company now uses “inclusion and belonging”.
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Kohl’s

• Action: Updated DEI web page
• Date: 3/14/2025
• Story: 1. Removed the words “Diversity and “Equity” from its DEI web page. 2. Changed the title of its Chief DEI Officer Michelle Banks to Chief Inclusion & Belonging Officer.
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Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

• Action: Dismantled DEI department
• Date: 3/7/2025
• Story: In a memo to employees obtained by WTOP, Metro officials said they have been monitoring a number of executive orders by President Donald Trump since his return to the White House. While it is committed to providing “safe, reliable, and affordable transit services” for all D.C.-area residents and visitors, the transit agency needs federal funding to do so.
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Amazon

• Action: Removed certain DEI policies
• Date: 3/6/2025
• Story: “Amazon removed a reference to diversity and inclusion from its annual filing in February. The move came weeks after it told employees in a memo that it was winding down some diversity efforts.”
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Victoria’s Secret

• Action: Removed certain DEI policies
• Date: 3/5/2025
• Story: “Victoria’s Secret & Co. halted its promotion goal for Black workers and altered its language on diversity, equity and inclusion.”
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Shopify

• Action: Dismantled DEI department
• Date: 3/4/2025
• Story: Shopify has been stepping back from other diversity- and inclusion-focused initiatives. In January, the company laid off employees working on its Build Black and Build Native programs.
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State Street

• Action: Removed certain DEI policies
• Date: 3/3/2025
• Story: State Street has quietly eliminated its board diversity mandates and removed the web page explaining the goals.
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American Airlines

• Action: Reduced/removed DEI from 10K
• Date: 2/28/2025
• 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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Goldman Sachs

• Action: Removed certain DEI policies
• Date: 2/28/2025
• Story: Goldman Sachs has dropped an entire section dedicated to “diversity and inclusion” from its annual filing released on Thursday. “We have made certain adjustments to reflect developments in the law in the U.S.,” CEO David Solomon said in a statement.
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JetBlue

• Action: Reduced/removed DEI from 10K
• Date: 2/28/2025
• 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

• Action: Reduced/removed DEI from 10K
• Date: 2/28/2025
• 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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GSK

• Action: Removed certain DEI policies
• Date: 2/27/2025
• Story: British drugmaker GSK will no longer set diversity targets. GSK also removed its DEI page (it now redirects to a new “Inclusion” page).
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Paramount

• Action: Removed certain DEI policies
• Date: 2/27/2025
• Story: In a memo, Paramount stated it will no longer set numerical hiring goals for race, ethnicity, sex, or gender. This marks a shift away from its previous DEI commitments. The company has also ceased collecting demographic data from U.S. job applicants unless legally required, a significant policy reversal.
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Warner Bros. Discovery

• Action: Removed certain DEI policies
• Date: 2/27/2025
• Story: Warner Bros. Discovery has rebranded its DEI department, now called ‘Inclusion,’ and changed its hiring approach, moving away from diversity-specific targets.
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Bank of America

• Action: Removed certain DEI policies
• Date: 2/26/2025
• Story: Bank of America has scrapped hiring and interviewing diversity goals that were previously emphasized.
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BlackRock

• Action: Altered DEI language and focus
• Date: 2/26/2025
• Story: BlackRock has removed DEI references from its annual report but still has an active DEI web page and DEI team.
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Truist

• Action: Reduced/removed DEI from 10K
• Date: 2/26/2025
• 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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Wells Fargo

• Action: Removed certain DEI policies
• Date: 2/26/2025
• Story: “Wells Fargo has ended a policy that required a diverse slate of candidates in the first round of interviews for senior-level roles in the United States, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday citing a memo to staff.”
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Capital One

• Action: Reduced/removed DEI from 10K
• Date: 2/24/2025
• 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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Citigroup

• Action: Dismantled DEI department
• Date: 2/20/2025
• Story: Given the continuation of our robust Talent Management practices and the changes to the mandate of the existing “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Talent Management” team that are described in this note, the group will now be called, “Talent Management and Engagement.”
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Coca-Cola

• Action: Changed DEI stance due to legal challenges
• Date: 2/20/2025
• Story: The company “will adhere to the administration’s directive, according to a person familiar with the matter who wasn’t authorized to speak publicly” according to Bloomberg.
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PepsiCo

• Action: Dismantled DEI department
• Date: 2/20/2025
• Story: On February 20, Robby Starbuck shared on X a list of actions that PepsiCo plans to take in regard to its DEI policy. To summarize: PepsiCo will no longer have a DEI team, program, or policy.
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Disney

• Action: Removed certain DEI policies
• Date: 2/12/2025
• Story: “1. Cut DEI references in its annual report 2. Ended the “Diversity & Inclusion” performance factor used to evaluate executive compensation 3. Closed the “Reimagine Tomorrow” initiative, which previously amplified underrepresented voices.
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GE Aerospace

• Action: Altered DEI language and focus
• Date: 2/12/2025
• Story: “GE Aerospace has quietly removed its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) webpage as of February 12, 2025.”
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Booz Allen

• Action: Dismantled DEI department
• Date: 2/11/2025
• Story: “Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp., a US government defense contractor, is ending its diversity, equity and inclusion programs.”
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Deloitte

• Action: Dismantled DEI department
• Date: 2/10/2025
• Story: “We will sunset our workforce and business aspirational diversity goals, our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Transparency Report, and our DEI programming,” Doug Beaudoin, the company’s “chief people officer,” wrote Monday in an internal email to employees that was reviewed by the Standard.
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3M

• Action: Reduced/removed DEI from 10K
• Date: 2/7/2025
• 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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Accenture

• Action: Removed certain DEI policies
• Date: 2/7/2025
• Story: “CEO Julie Sweet said in a memo to employees that it is ending multiple DEI programs and goals: – Diversity goals that were established in 2017 – DEI targets as a way to assess staff performance – Career development programs “for people of specific demographic groups – Submissions to external diversity benchmarking surveys.”
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Amtrak

• Action: Dismantled DEI department
• Date: 2/7/2025
• Story: “Amtrak is rolling out a new in-office mandate and will stop dedicating resources to advance diversity, equity and inclusion programs and policies, a company spokesperson confirmed Thursday.”
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General Motors

• Action: Reduced/removed DEI from 10K
• Date: 2/7/2025
• 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

• Action: Reduced/removed DEI from 10K
• Date: 2/7/2025
• 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

• Action: Reduced/removed DEI from 10K
• Date: 2/7/2025
• 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

• Action: Reduced/removed DEI from 10K
• Date: 2/7/2025
• 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

• Action: Reduced/removed DEI from 10K
• Date: 2/7/2025
• 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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Google

• Action: Removed certain DEI policies
• Date: 2/6/2025
• Story: “Google is scrapping its goal to hire more employees from underrepresented groups and is reviewing some of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.”
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Vanguard

• Action: Removed certain DEI policies
• Date: 2/5/2025
• Story: “Top mutual fund manager Vanguard removed some of its guidance for U.S. companies to include women and minority directors.”
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Mondelez International

• Action: Reduced/removed DEI from 10K
• Date: 2/4/2025
• 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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RTX (Raytheon Technologies)

• Action: Dismantled DEI department
• Date: 2/3/2025
• Story: “Another major government contractor has removed references to DE&I from its websites, as some companies race to comply with the Trump administration’s recent executive orders.”
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CVS Health

• Action: Removed certain DEI policies
• Date: 2/1/2025
• Story: CVS removed its Supplier Diversity web page sometime in February 2025. It was live as of January 13, 2025 (according to Wayback Machine). The rest of CVS’s DEI program remains unchanged
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Etsy

• Action: Altered DEI language and focus
• Date: 2/1/2025
• Story: Etsy deleted its DEI page in early February 2025. It now shows a 404 error.
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FedEx

• Action: Removed certain DEI policies
• Date: 2/1/2025
• Story: Fedex deleted its DEI web page (and 4 other DEI-related pages) some time in Feb 2025.
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Aldi USA

• Action: Altered DEI language and focus
• Date: 1/31/2025
• Story: “””On Jan. 18, the website featured a section titled ‘Aldinclusive’… [and] a larger corporate page that shared the steps Aldi takes to promote inclusion for all, and its $5.5 million DE&I Philanthropic Fund. Both of these pages no longer exist.”””
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Walgreens

• Action: Altered DEI language and focus
• Date: 1/31/2025
• Story: “In late January 2025, Walgreens Boots Alliance deleted six DEI-related web pages, virtually scrubbing DEI from its corporate website. “
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BJ’s Wholesale Club

• Action: Altered DEI language and focus
• Date: 1/25/2025
• Story: BJ’s Wholesale Club’s “Inclusivity” page was deleted on January 25, 2025. The page currently shows a 404 error (the page could not be found).
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Target

• Action: Removed certain DEI policies
• Date: 1/24/2025
• Story: In a press release titled, “Target’s Belonging at the Bullseye Strategy, the company outlined five ways it would be reducing its DEI policy.
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Lockheed Martin

• Action: Dismantled DEI department
• Date: 1/23/2025
• Story: “We will not have goals or incentives based on demographic representation or Affirmative Action Plans. Additionally, our training offerings are compliant with Executive Order 13950 from President Trump’s first administration. “
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LinkedIn

• Action: Altered DEI language and focus
• Date: 1/12/2025
• Story: LinkedIn deleted its DEI web page sometime in January 2025. The page now redirects to a “Belonging” page.
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Meta (Facebook)

• Action: Dismantled DEI department
• Date: 1/10/2025
• Story: “Citing the “”shifting legal and policy landscape,”” Meta’s memo announced five big DEI pullbacks. 1. Cutting Meta’s DEI team 2. Ending equity and inclusion programs 3. Sunsetting supplier diversity efforts 4. Ending the “”Diverse Slate Approach”” to hiring 5. Ending representation goals”
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McDonald’s

• Action: Removed certain DEI policies
• Date: 1/6/2025
• Story: “The company will no longer set ‘aspirational representation goals’ and will instead continue to “embed inclusion practices” into its day-to-day business.”
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Publicis Groupe

• Action: Scaled back DEI department
• Date: 1/6/2025
• Story: “Nearly half of Geraldine White’s team was laid off as the chief diversity officer was removed from her position.”
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Nissan

• Action: Removed certain DEI policies
• Date: 12/18/2024
• Story: “Nissan executives worked with him to implement several reforms, Starbuck said, including the end of diversity-based hiring practices and mandatory DEI or LGBTQ training for employees.”
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Southwest Airlines

• Action: Removed certain DEI policies
• Date: 12/5/2024
• Story: Southwest Airlines is backing away from its diversity, equity, and inclusion hiring programs in response to legal action from a conservative organization.
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Walmart

• Action: Removed certain DEI policies
• Date: 11/27/2024
• Story: Walmart will start to unwind its Center for Racial Equity. CEO stated the DEI policy change is designed to “ensure every customer, every associate” feels welcome and like they belong.
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Caterpillar

• Action: Altered DEI language and focus
• Date: 11/23/2024
• Story: Caterpillar decided to stop participating in Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index Ranking System
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Boeing

• Action: Dismantled DEI department
• Date: 11/5/2024
• Story: Boeing Co. has dismantled its global DEI department, staff will be combined with another human resources team focused on talent and employee experience
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YUM! Brands

• Action: Altered DEI language and focus
• Date: 10/15/2024
• Story: The company deleted its web page titled “Equity, Inclusion & Belonging.” The URL now shows an error.
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Toyota

• Action: Removed certain DEI policies
• Date: 10/9/2024
• Story: Toyota backtrack on its support of LGBTQ+ causes, Pride Month, and overall DEI initiatives in an attempt to soothe its conservative customers
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Molson Coors Beverage

• Action: Dismantled DEI department
• Date: 9/20/2024
• Story: Molson Coors said it will be getting rid of supplier diversity quotas, and stated its DEI employee training is complete and that it will no longer have specific “representation goals” in its hiring process.
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Morgan Stanley

• Action: Altered DEI language and focus
• Date: 9/17/2024
• Story: A Morgan Stanley spokesperson stated while no formal representation objectives are outlined in this year’s ESG Report, we continue to be focused on improving representation among underrepresented groups at all levels.
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Ford

• Action: Removed certain DEI policies
• Date: 8/28/2024
• Story: Ford said it will redefine its DEI Program amid pressure from conservative groups including ending participation in an LGBTQ advocacy group’s ranking system
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Brown–Forman Corporation (Jack Daniels)

• Action: Altered DEI language and focus
• Date: 8/27/2024
• Story: The company said since it launched its DEI strategy in 2019, the world has evolved, its business has changed and the legal landscape has shifted. Brown-Forman has taken down the DEI page on its website.
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Lowe’s

• Action: Removed certain DEI policies
• Date: 8/27/2024
• Story: The retailer began “reviewing” its programs following the court’s July 2023 ruling and the company recently decided to combine its resource groups.
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Harley-Davidson

• Action: Dismantled DEI department
• Date: 8/19/2024
• Story: Harley-Davidson announced that they have not operated a DEI function since April 2024, and ended hiring quotas and supplier diversity spend goals
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Microsoft

• Action: Dismantled DEI department
• Date: 7/19/2024
• Story: The company cited “changing business needs” as the reason for dismantling its DEI team, despite earlier commitments to diversity following the 2020 racial reckoning.
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CNN

• Action: Dismantled DEI department
• Date: 7/12/2024
• Story: CNN quietly disbanded its “Race and Equality” team of reporters as part of a major restructuring that included firing 100 staffers
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Tractor Supply Co.

• Action: Dismantled DEI department
• Date: 6/28/2024
• Story: Tractor Supply said it would be eliminating all of its diversity, equity and inclusion roles while retiring current DEI goals. It did not elaborate on what was entailed in eliminating DEI roles.
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Chipotle Mexican Grill

• Action: Altered DEI language and focus
• Date: 6/18/2024
• Story: Chipotle removed or de-emphasized DEI when setting executive pay
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Lyft

• Action: Scaled back DEI department
• Date: 5/29/2024
• Story: Lyft slashed their DEI teams by 50% or more
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Eli Lilly

• Action: Altered DEI language and focus
• Date: 5/5/2024
• Story: Eli Lilly scuttled DEI from its proxy statement this year and dropped mentions of “racial justice”. It also eliminated a section on progress toward meeting its racial justice commitments, which had been included in 2023.
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DoorDash

• Action: Scaled back DEI department
• Date: 2/18/2024
• Story: DoorDash was among major corporations making steep cuts in 2023, slashing the size of their DEI teams by 50 percent or more
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Home Depot

• Action: Scaled back DEI department
• Date: 2/18/2024
• Story: Home Depot was among major corporations making steep cuts in 2023, slashing the size of their DEI teams by 50 percent or more
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Wayfair

• Action: Scaled back DEI department
• Date: 2/18/2024
• Story: Wayfair was among major corporations making steep cuts in 2023, slashing the size of their DEI teams by 50 percent or more
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Zoom

• Action: Scaled back DEI department
• Date: 2/6/2024
• Story: Company will instead work with external consultants adding that some work will still be done by internal staff.
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Tesla

• Action: Altered DEI language and focus
• Date: 1/29/2024
• 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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Comcast

• Action: Removed certain DEI policies
• Date: 1/16/2024
• Story: Comcast abandoned the Comcast RISE program [and] entered into a confidential settlement agreement with [the Wisconsin Institute’s] clients.
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X (Twitter)

• Action: Scaled back DEI department
• Date: 11/28/2023
• Story: Twitter, has drastically reduced its DEI team from 30 employees to 2.
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Mars Incorporated

• Action: Changed DEI stance due to legal challenges
• Date: 4/27/2023
• Story: AFL filed a federal civil rights complaint against Mars, Inc. The complaint asks the U.S. EEOC to investigate Mars’s systemic and discriminatory hiring, promotion, and job-training employment practices.
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