This article was written on Feb 20, 2025 at 10:28 AM. The post was updated on Feb 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM to include the anonymous email. Rumors have started circling on forums today. In an internal meeting that likely occurred on February 18 or 19, 2025, Qualcomm announced that employees must start coming into the office five days per week. I reached out to…
Jane Fraser, CEO of Citigroup, sent a memo to employees on Thursday titled “Colleague Engagement Update.” The memo included three actions the bank will take to end its DEI team, policies, and programs. The bank also took down multiple DEI-related web pages, one of which stated, “a renewed commitment every day” to DEI. Here’s what you need to know. Citi’s DEI Program Overview Department Status: Canceled…
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. Here’s what you need to know. PepsiCo Is Ending DEI Completely Robby Starbuck shared the message above from PepsiCo stating the following about its DEI-related programs: PepsiCo will no…
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.”…
24 of the Fortune 500 companies currently require five days per week in the office. Below, you’ll see 26 notable companies (all 24 Fortune 500s plus two other notables) with five-day RTO policies. Any time a new company announcement comes out, we’ll update the post. Want to access this list in a free spreadsheet? 1) Amazon According to CNBC, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy sent…
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…
In this report, we highlight all of the companies moving to Texas from 2020 onward. This research by Buildremote compiles every public announcement by businesses stating that they’ve changed their headquarters to Texas. This report was published on September 18, 2023. It was updated on October 25, 2023, then on January 8, 2024, January 25, 2024, May 14, 2024, August 30, 2024, and most recently…
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…
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. In this report, we cover 62 organizations (including companies, universities, and government entities) that have reduced or eliminated their DEI programs. These organizations… Have 1,000+ employees The stories that have…