In Brief Amazon is now the latest company to curb some of its DEI programs, Bloomberg reports, after Meta announced that it, too, is ending its diversity efforts earlier on Friday. An internal memo that was sent to staffers said that the company was looking to wind down outdated programs and materials as part of a review of its current initiatives.  “Rather than have individual groups build programs, we are focusing on programs with proven outcomes — and we also aim to foster a more truly inclusive culture ...

Amazon is halting some of its diversity and inclusion initiatives, joining a growing list of major corporations that have announced similar moves in the face of increasing public and legal scrutiny.In an internal note last month to staffers obtained by CNBC, Candi Castleberry, Amazon's VP of inclusive experiences and technology, said the company was in the process of "winding down outdated programs and materials" as part of a broader review of hundreds of initiatives."Rather than have individual groups buil ...

In the memo, Janelle Gale, vice-president of human resources, wrote that the company would be ending several programs that targeted minority groups, including the Diverse Slate Approach, which she said "is currently being challenged" and representation goals, both of which have been used to promote diverse hiring practices. An internal memo from Meta acknowledged that "the legal and policy landscape surrounding diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in the United States is changing", while pointing to rece ...

Meta is reportedly killing its DEI programs — just days after CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the tech giant would no longer restrict speech on its popular social media platforms.The Facebook, Instagram and Threads parent said it will no longer take the controversial Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policies into consideration before hiring, training and picking suppliers, Axios reported Friday. According to a memo sent by Janelle Gale, vice president of human resources, the company said it was pivoting a ...

Meta employees spoke out on its internal forum against the tech giant's decision Friday to roll back its DEI program. AD The decision follows sweeping changes made to Meta's content moderation policies announced by Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday. The changes include eliminating third-party fact-checkers in favor of a community notes model similar to Elon Musk's X. As part of the changes to Meta's policy on hateful conduct, the company said it will allow users to say people in the LGBTQ community are ...

Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg attends the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on online child sexual exploitation at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, U.S., January 31, 2024. Meta on Friday told employees that its plans to end a number of internal programs designed to increase the company's hiring of diverse candidates, the latest dramatic change ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's second White House term. Janelle Gale, Meta's vice president of people, made the announcement on the company's Workplace interna ...

In Brief Axios reports that Meta is eliminating its biggest DEI efforts, effective immediately, including ones that focused on hiring a diverse workforce, training, and sourcing supplies from diverse-owned companies. Its DEI department will also be eliminated.  In a memo leaked to the outlet, Meta said it was making these changes because the “legal and policy landscape surrounding diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in the United States is changing.”  Meta is not alone: Microsoft and Zoom have rolled ...

Meta is dropping many of its DEI initiatives, BI confirmed.The company sent a memo announcing the changes on Friday.Meta's VP of human resources said the legal and policy landscape in the US was changing.Meta is rolling back its DEI programs, Business Insider has learned.AD The company's vice president of human resources, Janelle Gale, announced the move on its internal communication platform, Workplace, on Friday, which was seen by BI."We will no longer have a team focused on DEI," Gale wrote in the memo. ...

A Costco board member has taken aim at companies rolling back diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, calling for businesses to “maximize” DEI instead as the wholesaler faces pressure to join the growing list of brands ditching the controversial practice.Jeff Raikes, co-founder of the Raikes Foundation and former CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has served on Costco’s board of directors since 2008, according to Costco’s corporate website.Raikes and other board members have come under scru ...

公司立场与行动 - Costco董事会明确支持公司在多样性、公平性和包容性（DEI）方面的立场，反对保守派股东提案要求公司报告DEI努力 [1][2] - Costco建议股东投票反对该提案，与其他一些公司在过去一年半中因诉讼和股东提案而缩减DEI举措形成对比 [3] - Costco认为进一步研究和报告DEI问题不符合公司资源的高效利用，反映了公司对提案的政策偏见持反对态度 [7] 股东支持与市场趋势 - 尽管反DEI浪潮兴起，数据显示股东普遍支持多样性努力 2024年1月至6月的股东提案季中，针对多样性和公平性的提案数量同比增长超过三倍，但反ESG提案的支持率从5%降至2% [4][5] - 美国上市公司中，涉及DEI问题的股东提案不到1%，反DEI提案的支持率不到2%，而未被反ESG团体支持的社会议题提案支持率约为20% [6] 行业影响与未来展望 - Costco的行动可能改变反DEI提案的受欢迎程度，挑战其感知到的流行度 [6][10] - 行业观察人士认为，其他企业可能会效仿Costco的做法，股东、员工和顾客也希望看到更多企业采取类似立场 [8] - 随着特朗普政府重新上台，其对DEI措施的批评可能对联邦政府和学术界的多样性政策产生影响 [9]