Usage of the acronym “DEI” in Fortune 100 company reports had the steepest decline ... the corporate push away from DEI, dropped between 2024 and 2025, and many of these references mention ...

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 ...

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA 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 ...

The report underscores broader trends, such as the decline of DEI mentions in corporate earnings calls—dropping from over 300 in Q2 2021 to fewer than 30 in Q4 2024. These shifts reflect a ...

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 ...

The reasons for the decline in the share of Black workers across the top US companies are complex. One likely cause is the growing backlash against corporate DEI efforts, experts said. The ...

After announcing a rollback of DEI initiatives in January, a boycott of the retailer has led to a decline in sales and foot traffic, impacting the company's bottom line. It looks like the Target ...

the resulting backlash contributed to a sales decline. But DEI goes beyond corporate policy. At its core, it’s about expanding access to opportunities for groups historically excluded from full ...

Apple, Delta Air Lines, Microsoft, Sephora, and Costco have all, to varying degrees, kept or even expanded DEI in their corporate structures, resisting pressure from the Trump administration and ...