Which US Companies Are Pulling Back on Diversity Initiatives?

Brown-Forman

The parent company of Jack Daniels also pulled out from participating in the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index, among other changes. Its leaders sent an email to employees in August saying the company launched its diversity and inclusion strategy in 2019, but since then "the world has evolved, our business has changed, and the legal and external landscape has shifted dramatically."

The company said it would remove its quantitative workforce and supplier diversity ambitions, ensure incentives and employee goals were tied to business performance, and review training programs for consistency with a revised strategy.

"Brown-Forman continues to foster an inclusive work environment where everyone is welcomed, respected, and able to bring their best self to work," spokeswoman Elizabeth Conway said in an email.