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Walmart is the latest American company to reverse some of its diversity, equity, and inclusion or DEI initiatives. AdvertisementWalmart is not the first company to roll back DEI initiatives, nor is it the first to be scrutinized by Starbuck. Ford, John Deere, Tractor Supply Company, Molson Coors, Lowe's, and Harley-Davidson are among the US companies that have backed down on DEI. AdvertisementIn his Instagram post, Starbuck said Walmart reached out to him after it found out he was looking into the company. "No retail company wants a story about them from us ahead of Black Friday," he told The Wall Street Journal.
Persons: Robby Starbuck, Starbuck, Ford, John Deere, Davidson Organizations: Walmart, for Racial Equity, Business, Center for Racial Equity, Racial Equity Institute, Human Rights, Tractor Supply Company, Molson Coors, Lowe's, Harley, Wall Street Locations: America
Walmart on Monday confirmed that it's ending some of its diversity initiatives, removing some LGBTQ-related merchandise from its website and winding down a nonprofit that funded programs for minorities. Those companies include Tractor Supply , which said in June it was eliminating DEI roles and stopping sponsorship of Pride festivals. Among the changes, Walmart will no longer allow third-party sellers to sell some LGBTQ-themed items on Walmart's website, including items marketed to transgender youth like chest binders, company spokeswoman Molly Blakeman said. It's also moved away from using the term "diversity, equity and inclusion" or DEI in company documents, employee titles and employee resource groups. Walmart's DEI changes were first reported by Bloomberg News.
Persons: Molson Coors, Bud, Molly Blakeman, George Floyd's, It's, Blakeman, Robby Starbuck, Starbuck, Walmart's Organizations: Walmart, U.S, Tractor Supply, Pride, Ford, Molson, Anheuser, Busch, Bud Light, Human Rights, for Racial Equity, Supply, Bloomberg News Locations: U.S ., America
New York CNN —Walmart, the largest private employer in the United States, will curb some diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts. It’s the latest company to backtrack on diversity initiatives in the face of right-wing pressure. The company said Monday it is ending racial equity training programs for staff and evaluating programs designed to increase supplier diversity. “We are willing to change alongside our associates and customers who represent all of America,” Walmart said in a statement. Walmart joins Harley-Davidson, Tractor Supply Co., John Deere and other companies in revising or pulling back on their DEI programs, support for Pride marches and LGBTQ events, strategies to slow climate change and other social policies.
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Walmart removed a pair of boots from its website that had "KKK" written on the tongue. "We thank Walmart for dropping an online listing for oddly/poorly named 'KKK' boots," CAIR said. The retailer dropped the shoes from its website after it was flagged by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a grassroots civil rights and advocacy group. "We thank Walmart for dropping an online listing for oddly/poorly named 'KKK' boots after we brought this to their attention earlier today," CAIR said in a press release. In 2020, Walmart pledged to improve diversity within its workforce, and donated $100 million to create a center for racial equity.
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