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Tag: DEI

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Fights Over DEI Heat Up as Trump Takes Office

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Making good on one of the key promises of his campaign for a second term in the White House, Republican President Donald Trump has waged war on diversity, equity and inclusion programs. It started with an effort to purge DEI from the federa...

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Deere Looks to Nix DEI-Related Shareholder Proposals

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This past summer, Deere & Co., the manufacturer of John Deere lawnmowers, became a poster child for the backlash against corporate DEI programs, ditching its efforts in the face of a public pressure campaign. The company is now trying t...

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Conservative Backlash Raises Existential Issues for DEI Programs

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There’s an old country fable that goes: When you sit down to bacon and eggs at breakfast, the chicken is involved, but the pig is committed. Many dedicated customers of retail chain Tractor Supply Co. and Deere & Co., manufacturer of Jo...

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Study: Women Lose Ground in C-Suite for First Time in Two Decades

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In what researchers say could represent an “alarming turning point,” the number of women holding executive corporate leadership roles is now declining, according to a study published in March by S&P Global Market Intelligence. After nea...

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DEI: D.O.A. or Here to Stay?

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In January of 2021, we wrote on this blog: “If there was ever a time when public companies tried to remain apolitical, it appears to be gone.” We were less than a week removed from the Jan. 6 insurrection in which protestors, enflamed by ou...

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