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NAACP spending guide urges Black Americans to avoid companies that dumped DEI
The NAACP is urging Black Americans to refrain from shopping at retailers that have stepped back from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. The nation’s oldest civil rights organization ...The Hill - 3d -
China hopes new fleet of ‘silver trains’ will encourage its elderly to travel, and spend, more
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Goldman Sachs Ditches Big Diversity Rule As Wall Street Backs Off DEI
Goldman Sachs will drop a demand that corporate boards of directors include women and members of minority groups as financial firms backpedal from D.E.I. promises.The New York Times - Feb. 11 -
Warren Buffett bought shares in booze, pizza and pool companies in Q4, while ditching Ulta Beauty
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‘I didn’t want to spend time with my children. I was just going through the motions’: the pain of parental burnout
Most people with small children are worn out – but for some, the pressure of striving to be perfect parents can drive them to the edge. . ‘I cried like someone had died,” Rachel Stern says of the ...The Guardian - 5d -
These 5 Principles Will Help Preserve Your Company’s DEI Efforts
As anti-DEI efforts by the Trump administration dominate the news, here’s a list of practices that will help make your company’s efforts defensible—and more effective.Inc. - Feb. 6 -
After Trump’s DEI Order, Companies Navigate a Legal Minefield
Companies navigate a legal minefield as President Trump wages war on diversity programs, but they still have to guard against complaints of bias.The New York Times - Feb. 10 -
Daughters of Target cofounder express alarm at company's DEI rollback
The daughters of one of the cofounders of Target are expressing their alarm and shock at the discounter's recent moves to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion program.CBS News - 5d -
As the war on DEI intensifies, some companies hold the line while others work behind the scenes
Trump's hostility toward DEI has elevated the stakes for corporations already grappling with how to navigate the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion.CNBC - Feb. 7
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