Warner Bros. Discovery Renames DEI Group to Refer Only to ‘Inclusion’
variety.comTodd Spangler NY Digital Editor Warner Bros. Discovery, amid a war on diversity, equity and inclusion programs by the Trump administration, is jettisoning the diversity and equity parts of its DEI initiatives.
Going forward, WBD’s “overarching work in this space will now be referred to as Inclusion,” according to a memo sent to staffers Thursday.
The message, obtained by Variety, was sent to all global employees from head of HR Jennifer Remling and Asif Sadiq, who is now chief inclusion officer.
Formerly, Sadiq’s title was “chief global diversity, equity and inclusion officer.” The company, the two execs said, is making the changes to ensure “we continue to comply with the evolving legal landscape in the United States and around the world.” The memo was distributed Thursday, when Warner Bros.
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