Goldman Plans to Remove DEI Criteria for Board, WSJ Says (1)

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is planning to remove diversity criteria from factors considered in identifying potential board candidates, the Wall Street Journal reported.

The bank is considering the change following a request last September from the National Legal and Policy Center, a nonprofit that has opposed DEI rules, the newspaper said, citing sources that it did not name.

A spokesperson for Goldman declined to comment.

Other Wall Street banks have enacted similar rollbacks on policies related to diversity, equity and inclusion, as President Donald Trump has campaigned companies to ditch such programs his administration considers to be discriminatory.

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