Walmart Is the Latest—and Biggest—Employer to Roll Back DEI Policies. Will More Firms Follow?

Last week, the world’s largest retailer announced that it will start to unwind its Center for Racial Equity, as other employers—including Boeing, Ford, and JPMorgan Chase—have also begun backing away from their DEI policies.

By Lynn Cavanaugh | December 04, 2024 at 09:29 AM

Last week, Walmart announced that it is rolling back its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies. It’s the strongest indication yet that a profound shift is taking hold at U.S. companies, which are re-evaluating their policies following the election of Donald Trump as the nation’s next president.

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