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 Walmart Inc., Boeing Co., Ford Motor Co. and Lowe’s Cos — have announced they’re scrappingor stepping back from DEI-related initiatives.

The pushback against DEI is gaining further momentum following the reelection of Donald Trump. In his first term as US ...