Walmart Scales Back DEI Policies Amid Activist Pressure
TL;DR
Walmart is revising its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies, including removing certain products and reviewing grants, amid pressure from anti-woke activist Robby Starbuck. The company clarified these changes were planned prior to Starbuck's campaign. Walmart will discontinue its Racial Equity Center and shift focus to "belonging" in communications, while continuing to support Pride events. It also joins other companies in withdrawing from the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index.
- Walmart rolls back DEI policies, says it’s ‘willing to change’ after activist’s anti-woke campaign New York Post
- Walmart, the nation's largest private employer, rolls back DEI under pressure USA TODAY
- Walmart Becomes the Latest Company to Walk Back DEI Initiatives Business Insider
- Walmart, World’s Biggest Retailer, Will Curb Diversity Efforts Bloomberg
- Walmart to roll back its DEI policies FOX 32 Chicago
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