‘Shifting Legal Landscape’ Prompts McDonald’s To Claw Back Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policies 

The latest reforms place McDonald’s in the company of Walmart, Lowe’s, Ford, Harley-Davidson, John Deere, and several other corporations that have recently reevaluated their approach to DEI.

AP/Nam Y. Huh
A McDonald's sign at Wheeling, Illinois. AP/Nam Y. Huh

McDonald’s will reel back some of its diversity, equity, and inclusion policies in light of the Supreme Court’s 2021 ruling against affirmative action in college admissions decisions, the fast-food company announced Monday. 

Such reforms include doing away with set goals for diversity in hiring, retiring the practice of requiring suppliers to sign DEI pledges, pausing the issuance of external surveys, and renaming the diversity team to “global inclusion team.” 

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