Why Companies Are Backing Away From DEI Programs: QuickTake

The idea that it’s a good thing to focus on diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, is under fire in the US. That’s certainly the case in business, where activists such as Robby Starbuck and Edward Blum have attacked US companies for their support of DEI. In recent months, at least 10 big-name US companies — including Boeing Co., Ford Motor Co. and Lowe’s Cos — have announced they’re scrappingor stepping back from DEI-related initiatives.

And it’s also the case in politics, where the topic has turned deeply political in the midst of a bitter US presidential election. ...