Filet o’ Cowardice: McDonald’s Rolls Back DEI Practices

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mirrors actions taken by other companies to distance themselves from the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index, which grades corporations on their commitment to LGBTQ inclusion, including the presence or lack of nondiscrimination policies, LGBTQ-friendly family or spousal benefits, and LGBTQ-inclusive health care coverage.McDonald’s said it would rename its diversity team the “Global Inclusion Team” and shift the focus of that team’s work.“We are proud of the work that we do at McDonald’s,” the company said in an email sent to franchise owners, employees, and suppliers. “We will continue to drive business results through all three legs of the McDonald’s stool, specifically with our people practices, by fueling economic impact and innovation through our robust supply chain and by building a franchisee pipeline that thrives in the communities we serve and fuels our growth.“It takes all of us to continue to create an environment where we can all be successful,” the statement concluded. “Thank you for your dedication to making McDonald’s a place where everyone feels welcome and included.”McDonald’s said it was motivated to alter its approach to DEI in response to a recent Supreme Court ruling against affirmative action, as well as actions by other corporations to roll back or eliminate their DEI initiatives in the face of threatened boycotts.Corporations that have rolled back or eliminated DEI policies in the past year include Walmart, Stanley Black & Decker, Molson Coors, Ford Motor Company, Lowe’s Hardware, and Harley-Davidson.