Many American companies have reduced diversity, fairness, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the past year in concern about the pressure and legal risks from activists, but many are push -back. It is solidified.
Important brands such as Wal -Mart, McDonald, Amazon, Ford, and Rouss have wound DEI Initiatives in response to customer reboundations, conservative -related groups and activists, and cultural changes, including the possibility of legalization. I started returning.
President Donald Trump has promised during a campaign to reduce the Federal DEI program. In the first week of his inauguration, Trump signed a DEI office and an presidential order to end the initiative of the Federal Workers as a whole.
Trump blamed DEI Innician at a federal aircraft (FAA) at a press conference related to the fatal aerial collision with the US Army Black Hawk Helicopter in the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia. 。
All 64 passengers on the plane and three crew members on a helicopter were killed.
Such an early survey does not suggest that the information released at this time has played one of the roles of the DEI Initiative in the FAA. Nevertheless, the president did not stop signed the memorandum to end the DEI practices in the aviation department.
Despite the political pressure under the rollback and playing cards introduced by many companies, some companies are promptly retained and maintained DEI's policies.
Here are five large companies that double DEI.
apple
Prior to Apple's future annual meeting, our Board of Directors urged shareholders to refuse proposals to end the DEI program, and argued that this was unnecessary.
Costco
Costco's Board of Directors has been unanimous to proposals for risks related to maintaining DEI's efforts. The shareholders overwhelmed this measure.
Goldman Sax
The Wall Street Journal responds to the target of anti -DEI proposals from activists shareholders, saying, “Goldman's spokeswoman has a profit from a variety of banks, and programs and policies. He said he was committed to the management.
David Solomon, the CEO of Goldman Sachs, was an interview with the World Economic Forum (WEF), saying, “I talk to the client and keep focusing on what we always do. “
“They are thinking about carbonization and thinking about shifting the climate,” he said. “They are thinking about how they find their business and their talents, and the diversity of talents found around the world.”
jpmorgan chase
Jamie Dimon, a CEO of JPMORGAN CHASE, has defended a bank DEI program in another CNBC interview from the WEF.
When asked about the anti -DEI push, Dimon said, “Bring them,” and “We continue to reach out to the Black Community, Hispanic Community, LGBT community, and veteran community …” I added.
Microsoft
Microsoft doubles the commitment to DEI in October and writes: Lindsay-Rae Mcintyre, the leader of Lindsay-RAE Mcintyre,: And the workforce that gives power to the world. “
In last month's blog post, “Microsoft diversity and inclusion work are more important than ever.”
