DEI

Coca-Cola, which has promoted its long-standing commitment to DEI (even back to the 1930s), now plans to end its DEI programs. Simply put: The company qualifies as a government contractor because it sells its products to military bases and other federal facilities. But a recent executive order prohibits the federal government from awarding contracts to companies that maintain DEI programs involving “illegal discrimination or preferences.”…

This research was released on February 19, 2025. The post will be updated as new stories come out. Here’s our latest free report on the changing discipline of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Below, you’ll find a list of 20 companies engaged in shareholder proposals related to DEI policies.  Please keep in mind: this is not an exhaustive list of DEI shareholder proposals, but rather…

Macy’s 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 Macy’s? Here’s everything you need to know. The Current DEI Policy At Macy’s Department Status: Active Department Trend: Unchanged Recent DEI…

BJ’s Wholesale Club quietly deleted its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) webpage on January 25, 2025. BJ’s “Inclusivity” page, formerly part of its “Careers” site, now shows a 404 error (“the page cannot be found”). Here’s what you need to know about the state of BJ’s Wholesale Club’s DEI policy.   BJ’s DEI Page Is Removed The company’s DEI page that used to sit at…

This research was released on February 17, 2025. The post will be updated as new stories come out. We’ve reported on companies defending DEI policies and companies ending DEI policies. Now, we’ve done the research on notable companies in legal battles over their DEI policies. Here are 50 companies in DEI-related legal battles from 2021-2025. Full list | Downloadable spreadsheet | Fortune 100 DEI Policy…

As some companies quietly scale back their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts, Procter & Gamble (P&G) is taking a different approach: doubling down. In a recent statement to The Enquirer, CEO Jon Moeller made it clear that DEI remains core to P&G’s business strategy. “Equality and inclusion is good for our business … this cannot and will not change,” Moeller said. “It’s critical to…

GE Aerospace has quietly removed its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) webpage as of February 12, 2025. Cincinatti.com first reported the story.   GE Aerospace DEI Page Is Removed The company’s DEI page that used to sit at this URL – careers.geaerospace.com/global/en/inclusion-and-diversity – is now gone. The page has been taken down and now redirects to a generic culture page. According to Wayback Machine, the…

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:…