Target Faces Boycott After Becoming Latest U.S. Company to Ban DEI Initiatives

Target Faces Boycott After Becoming Latest U.S. Company to Ban DEI Initiatives

Civil rights groups have announced a boycott of Target stores across the U.S. beginning on February 1, after the retail giant said it would end diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, initiatives aimed at promoting and hiring more women and people from protected minority groups. Target is also ending its goal of sourcing products from businesses owned by people of color, women, LGBTQ+ people, veterans and people with disabilities. Target follow…

Target Faces Backlash from LGBTQ+ Groups After Scaling Back DEI Initiatives

Retail giant Target is facing criticism from the LGBTQ+ community after announcing plans to scale back its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.

Target to Roll Back its DEI Initiatives

Target announced that it’s rolling back diversity, equity and inclusion programs — including some that aim to make its workforce and merchandise better reflect its customers. In a memo sent to its employees, the Minneapolis-based retailer said it will end its three-year DEI goals, stop reports to external diversity-focused groups like the Human Rights Campaign’s […]