A number of prominent companies have scaled back or set aside the diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that much of corporate America endorsed following the protests that accompanied the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd, a Black man, in 2020.

Companies that have withdrawn or toned down DEI initiatives include Target, Meta, and McDonald's. President Trump moved to end DEI initiatives at federal agencies shortly after his return to the White House. The number of companies ending their diversity, equity, and inclusion programs continues to grow.

One of the country’s largest retailers said it will end the diversity, equity and inclusion goals it sets in three-year cycles and curtail racial equity initiatives.

Target joins a growing number of US companies including Meta, Walmart and McDonald’s in retreating from work on racial and gender equity amid mounting pressure from Trump and other conservatives. The president has said programmes that seek to reduce discrimination against minority groups in the workforce are “illegal”,

DEI policies originated as a counterweight to discriminatory corporate practices. A number of prominent companies have scaled back or set aside the diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that much of corporate America endorsed following the protests that accompanied the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd,

Target is planning to conclude its three-year DEI goals and its Racial Equity Action and Change initiatives in 2025. It also promised to evaluate corporate partnerships “to ensure they are

Target will soon end some of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, the retail giant announced Friday.