Walmart has become the latest US company to end some of its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives after being threatened with a conservative boycott ahead of the critical Black Friday shopping period.
Walmart said “every decision comes from a place of wanting to foster a sense of belonging, to open doors to opportunities for all our associates, customers and suppliers and to be a Walmart for everyone”.
The world’s largest retailer told “anti-woke” activist Robby Starbuck that it will stop considering race and gender when granting supplier contracts, cease training staff on racial equity and withdraw from the LGBT+ advocacy group Human Rights Campaign’s workplace ranking, Starbuck wrote on X late on Monday.