FCC Chairman Threatens to Block M&A for Companies With DEI March 24, 2025 By Jeff Green and Kelcee Griffis The US Federal Communications Commission is prepared to block mergers and acquisition proposals from companies that promote “invidious” DEI policies,...
EEOC Targets 20 Big Law Firms With Demand for DEI Data March 18, 2025 By Daniel Wiessner The head of the U.S. agency that enforces laws banning workplace discrimination on Monday warned 20 major law firms that...
Trump Has Companies in Europe and Asia Walking a DEI Tightrope March 18, 2025 By Siraj Datoo Donald Trump’s executive order dismantling diversity, equity and inclusion efforts is making waves at international companies in Europe, Asia and...
US Court Allows Trump to Enforce Ban on DEI Programs, For Now March 16, 2025 By Daniel Wiessner A U.S. appeals court on Friday said the Trump administration could temporarily implement a ban on diversity, equity and inclusion...
UK Financial Watchdogs Drop Diversity and ‘Name and Shame’ Reforms March 12, 2025 By Sinead Cruise Britain’s top financial regulators have scrapped proposed new rules to boost diversity and inclusion in the industry, and mothballed a...
HUD Rejects Helene Relief Grant for Asheville Due to DEI Program Mention March 12, 2025 President Trump’s U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has rejected a $225 million relief plan for the city of...
Retailers Publicly Scrap Some ‘DEI’ Initiatives While Quietly Supporting Others March 7, 2025 By Arriana McLymore and Nicholas P. Brown Several U.S. retailers that publicly scrapped diversity, equity and inclusion programs – including Target, Amazon and Tractor Supply – are...
Proxy Adviser Glass Lewis Sticks With Diversity Guidance, Will Flag Risks March 6, 2025 By Ross Kerber Proxy adviser Glass Lewis will continue to consider boardroom diversity when advising how to vote at U.S. company annual meetings,...
British Drugmaker GSK Abandons Diversity Targets Following Trump Pressure February 28, 2025 By Maggie Fick British drugmaker GSK will no longer set diversity targets, it said on Thursday, as it became the latest company to...
Bank of America Scraps Diversity Goals in Latest Wall Street DEI Retreat February 26, 2025 By Katherine Doherty Bank of America Corp. is rolling back workplace representation targets and replacing references to diversity, joining peers in citing legal...