Remove gender pronouns, says Deloitte US. How big companies are abandoning DEI initiatives

Major corporations including Google, Amazon, McDonald’s, Boeing and IBM have significantly scaled back their diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, with Deloitte instructing staff working on contracts for the US government to remove pronouns. File Image/Reuters In a sweeping rollback of corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, a growing number of major companies have pared back or completely eliminated their DEI programmes. Accenture announced it would cease diversity targets in hiring and promotions, attributing the decision to Trump administration policies urging private firms to roll back DEI goals. The Smithsonian Institution shut down its diversity office following Trump’s executive order labelling DEI programmes as “dangerous” and “demeaning.” Target abandoned racial hiring targets, ended its Racial Equity Action and Change programme, and withdrew from external diversity surveys. McDonald’s eliminated diversity targets, stopped participating in demographic surveys, and renamed its diversity team to the “Global Inclusion Team.” Meta ended several diversity hiring initiatives, citing changes in the “legal and policy landscape.” Walmart wound down its Center for Racial Equity and stopped participating in Human Rights Campaign surveys, also removing “DEI” terminology from official documents.