Analyzing Home Depot’s Reduced DEI Program
In 2023, Home Depot reduced its DEI team by 50%. In 2024, it removed two DEI-related web pages.
What is the state of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at Home Depot? Here’s everything you need to know.
The DEI Program At Home Depot
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2023: Home Depot Cut Its DEI Team By 50%
Home Depot was one of several companies to reduce the size of its DEI teams by 50 percent or more, according to a Washington Post article that cites Revelio’s data.
July 2024: Home Depot Removed 2 Supporting DEI Web Pages
According to Wayback Machine, Home Depot had three supporting DEI-related web pages that it linked to from its main page in June of 2024:
- Associate Engagement
- Community Partnerships
- Supplier Diversity
By August of 2024, the links to those sub-pages (you can see them below) were removed.
The first two pages – Associate Engagement and Community Partnerships – were taken down from the website entirely.
- The Community Partnerships page now redirects to the Home Depot Foundation page
- The Associate Engagement page now shows a 403 error (the public is blocked from viewing the page).
The third page is still active.
This move is consistent with other companies that want to be compliant with changing regulations, but don’t want to completely scrap their DEI teams and policies.
Summary
Home Depot took steps in 2023 to reduce its DEI team. It quietly removed some supporting DEI content from its website in 2024. However, as of February 2025, Home Depot still has multiple, active DEI web pages.
Home Depot has an active, yet shrinking, DEI program.
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In my research today, I learned that Home Depot’s career page (https://careers.homedepot.com/culture#diversity) is where a link to the 2024 ESG report (can be found along with more details about their DEI focus. There is no linkage from the main DEI page to the career page but it can be found via internet search. Additionally, the Supplier Diversity page is still active, along with the corelating supplier portal. ARGs (associate resource groups) are still listed and reported on.
Home Depot is still actively supporting DEI training for its employees. My son is a supervisor for Home Depot and just attended a course that was mandatory on March 28, 2025.