Target on Friday became the latest major U.S. retailer to roll back diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies.
The retailer said it will be concluding its three-year DEI goals and ending its “Racial Equity Action and Change” program this year as planned
The company is also “stopping all external diversity-focused surveys, including HRC’s Corporate Equality Index,” referring to the LGBT group Human Rights Campaign.
Target will also start reviewing corporate partnerships and ensuring employee resource groups are focused on mentorship and community development.
The Minneapolis-based retailer, which has thousands of stores across the United States, will also change its “supplier diversity team” to “supplier engagement” to better reflect its “global procurement process across a broad range of suppliers,” including increasing its focus on small businesses.
