References to diversity have dropped in company reports this year as corporations have faced heightened pressure from ...

Target’s decision to pull back on its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) commitments comes with a price tag, not just to its public image. In the first quarter of 2025, the retailer reported a 3.8% ...

"Once expanding as part of corporate governance and ESG strategies ... of regulatory pressures has led to a measurable decline in explicit DEI mentions, yet substantive commitments persist ...

Corporate America’s pivot ... targets and compensation tied to meeting DEI objectives. Even if a company hasn’t announced overt changes in DEI, there’s evidence of so-called diversity hushing as ...

Target now expects a “low single-digit [percentage] decline” in sales for the fiscal year; it previously forecast 1 percent ...

Over the past year, a growing number of corporate employers ... cut back on the use of DEI terminology in their external communications. That can mean curtailing mentions of “equity” or ...

Facing widespread controversy after the company rolled back DEI policies, Target CEO Brian Cornell broke his silence in a memo which did little to quell staff anxieties.

However, the retailer’s recent decision to scale back its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives has sparked widespread backlash, leading to boycotts and a sharp decline in stock ...

As President Donald Trump’s administration seeks to eradicate diversity, equality, and inclusion (DEI) practices in both ... to have arisen from its own corporate bureaucratic structures.

His appointees have singled out retailers, broadcasters and law firms for potential action for promoting DEI programs. Here’s a snapshot of what impact that’s had on corporate America in charts.