Summarised by Centrist
DEI is in full retreat—not just a correction, but a collapse. Once considered corporate gospel, diversity, equity, and inclusion policies are being rapidly abandoned as businesses face legal risks, economic realities, and consumer backlash.
Major companies, including Citigroup, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, and even BlackRock, are scrapping race-based hiring mandates and quietly stripping diversity pledges from corporate filings. PBS has shut down its DEI office entirely.
The US Supreme Court’s ruling against affirmative action exposed the legal risks of race-based policies. Trump’s executive order banning discrimination in federal contracting put corporate compliance teams on high alert.
Shareholders have grown wary of companies prioritising ideology over profitability, and employees resent hiring decisions based on identity rather than merit.
As noted on Breitbart News, “The backlash was inevitable,” as even progressive giants like Google and Amazon distance themselves from DEI rhetoric.
DEI thrived on corporate fear, much like past ideological movements that crumbled when social pressure lifted.
Breitbart observed, “Once a few key institutions abandoned it, the illusion of universal commitment crumbled overnight.”
The shift extends beyond DEI. On Tuesday, Jeff Bezos announced that The Washington Post will now champion “personal liberties and free markets,” telling dissenters to publish elsewhere.
