UK firms ditching diversity and inclusion ‘face higher risk of lawsuits’
#HR #EDI #DEI #Equity #Equality #Diversity #Inclusion
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/apr/07/uk-firms-diversity-and-inclusion-lawsuits-us-trump
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Advertising giant WPP cuts diversity references from annual report
US orders French companies to comply with Trump's diversity ban
Trump's firings of federal workers with DEI jobs were illegal, complaint claims
>> Twenty-five years ago I was part of an effort… to develop a standard environment for the exchange of business documents called #ebXML. It was an open-standards internet follow-on to #EDI. … an environment in which all the actual business transactions were between machines, without the need for human…
Then, @timbl and #W3C invented the #SemanticWeb and #OWL reasoners, which I can't help but see as a precursor to the current AI push, and a continuation of that way of thinking
Most Japan firms stay committed to diversity despite US moves, Reuters survey shows
Big firms under fire as Trump's diversity purge takes aim at legal sector
UBS drops diversity targets from annual report, emphasises meritocracy
City watchdogs axe proposals for new diversity and inclusion rules
US retailers publicly scrap some 'DEI' initiatives while quietly supporting others
"Some UK employees fear Trump's rhetoric could normalise intolerant attitudes in the workplace, even if DEI policies remain intact", the BBC reports.
'Fearless Girl' statue sponsor State Street drops boardroom diversity targets
As Apple investors stand by diversity initiatives, is this the start of the anti-anti-DEI movement?
#HR #EDI #DEI #Equity #Equality #Diversity #Inclusion
https://www.raconteur.net/talent-culture/the-anti-anti-dei-backlash
US judge temporarily blocks Trump’s anti-DEI purge
#HR #EDI #DEI #Equity #Equality #Diversity #Inclusion
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/21/judge-temporarily-blocks-trumps-anti-dei-purge
The #UniversityOfToronto #LawSchool requires first year law students to take an #EDI course from #Coursera, a US online course provider.
Coursera doesn't market the course as EDI but as a 'history' course. All 3 of its professors are Israeli & work for #YadVashem, a museum in #Israel.
Do parents sending their kids to study law at #UofT know the level of anti-Arab Islamophobia they'll be exposed to?
What is the DEI rollback and where will it spread next?
Goldman Sachs and Deloitte are latest to scrap diversity initiatives
