The 5-year-old experiment of tying executive compensation to achieving diversity goals appears to be ending. The abrupt shift ...

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% ...

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

Has any American company run away from a public commitment faster than Target? In an Aug. 19, 2020, conference call, Target ...

"I just didn't think it would take this long," one veteran head of diversity, who's been job-hunting since last summer, tells ...

Target and other corporations are facing financial consequences after scaling back their DEI initiatives, resulting in lost ...

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

References to DEI in corporate America have declined sharply, reflecting a broader retreat from such programs amid political and legal pressures. An analysis by The Washington Post found that mentions ...

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 ...

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.