The article, titled “Five years after George Floyd protests, top companies change their tune on DEI” by MSN, discusses how major companies are scaling back their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Following President Donald Trump’s second term and his administration’s actions against DEI, companies like McDonald’s, Bank of America, and Google have altered their commitments. McDonald’s is ending aspirational representation goals and changing its diversity team’s name. Bank of America, which previously pledged over $1 billion to racial equality after George Floyd’s death, has since removed references to aspirational hiring goals. Google, also a significant donor to racial equity causes, is no longer pursuing increased minority representation in the workplace.
Google pledged $225 million in donations after Floyd’s death, according to the Washington Post. Those commitments included $12 million towards “organizations working to address racial inequities” and $1 million to the Center for Policing Equity and the Equal Justice Initiative.”
Read the full article on MSN’s website.