As of March 2025, 31 of the Fortune 500 companies plan to roll back #DEI efforts. 92% have remained silent about their DEI intentions amid political backlash. Scholars continue to analyze the impact of DEI efforts of recent years: buff.ly/LOWtnD8
We analyzed racial justice statements from the 500 largest US companies and found that DEI officials really did have an influence
Only 1 in 5 Fortune 500 companies made strong racial justice commitments in response to the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests. Those companies were more likely to have DEI staff.The Conversation