DEI, Target and Walmart

A list of companies that have backed down on DEI, including Target, McDonald's, Walmart, and Meta
The number of companies ending their diversity, equity, and inclusion programs continues to grow.
Target is the latest company to roll back some DEI programs
Target is joining a wave of US companies pulling back on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, as right-wing pressure leads companies to alter their commitment to hiring diverse candidates and expanding access.
Meta ends diversity programs, joining McDonald's, Walmart and other major companies to back off DEI
Meta confirms Axios report that the company is is axing its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, including for hiring and training.
Target Joins Walmart, McDonald's in Shutting Down DEI Programs After Trump Election
Target is scaling back its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, joining other major companies including Meta, Walmart, and McDonald's.
Target rolls back DEI initiatives, the latest big company to retreat
Target on Friday said it’s rolling back diversity, equity and inclusion programs — including some that aim to make its workforce and merchandise better reflect its customers.
Target is rolling back several DEI initiatives. Read the memo.
Target said Friday that it is ending multiple diversity-related programs to help the company remain "in step with the evolving external landscape."
Target is latest US company to scale back some of its DEI initiatives
Target is planning to conclude its three-year DEI goals and its Racial Equity Action and Change initiatives in 2025. It also promised to evaluate corporate partnerships “to ensure they are
Target axes DEI initiatives in major policy reversal after Trump’s order on diversity programs
Target follows McDonald’s and Walmart in ending DEI initiatives in response to conservative backlash, legal threats and Trump ...
McDonald's sued over Latino scholarships after backing off some DEI practices
Group that successfully fought affirmative action in colleges accuses fast-food chain of discrimination against high ...
Businesses That Changed DEI Policies Prior to Trump's Executive Order
Several U.S. companies like Meta and Walmart cut back DEI initiatives before President Trump's executive order removed ...
McDonald’s new commitment to inclusion somehow rolls back DEI
The gestures made during the summer of 2020 after George Floyd’s murder appear to have been compelled more by peer pressure ...
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With inauguration, DEI removals around the country picking up steam
Shortly after his swearing in, President Donald Trump reinstated his ban on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the ...
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McDonald’s sued over scholarships for Hispanic and Latino students
Activists who oppose affirmative action are suing McDonald’s in federal court, alleging that the fast-food giant’s scholarship program for Hispanic and Latino high-schoolers is racially ...
McDonald’s sued for Latino scholarships after ditching some DEI practices
McDonald’s is being sued over a scholarship program it offers specifically for Latino students, a move that comes after the ...
Costco Shareholders Overwhelmingly Support Company’s DEI Policies As Other Major Retailers Retreat
As the Trump administration takes aim at DEI and major retailers are dialing it back, Costco is swimming against the tide at ...