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Pension Funds Push Forward on Climate Goals Despite Backlash
In the past few months, some of the largest banks and asset managers in the United States have quit net zero networks, the climate groups…
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Business
Profits, Not D.E.I., Are Why Companies Exist
A prominent group of chief executives said almost six years ago that making profits for shareholders was only part of their business — and…
Business
As Elon Musk Attacks DEI, Tesla Quietly Addresses Racism Complaints
In Washington, Elon Musk has been at the forefront of Trump administration efforts to gut programs designed to promote diversity. At the…
Politics
Trump’s Attacks on DEI Get Approval From Some in the Left Wing
A few days after President Trump issued an order urging the private sector to end “Illegal D.E.I. Discrimination and Preferences,” the…
Politics
Mark Zuckerberg Defends Embrace of Trump Administration in Meta Employee Q&A
In a wide-ranging question-and-answer session with Meta employees on Thursday, Mark Zuckerberg, the company’s chief executive, defended…
Politics
Silicon Valley Tech Workers Quietly Protest Their Bosses’ Embrace of Trump
Quietly but unmistakably, the tampons, liners and pads reappeared in many of the men’s bathrooms at Meta’s offices. Days earlier, Mark…
Business
Meta Chief Zuckerberg Joins the Business Roundtable
Mark Zuckerberg’s ambitions as a Washington power player have led him to another corner of the capital’s hobnobbing scene: the Business…
Politics
Target to End D.E.I. Policies as Trump Threatens Companies
Days after President Trump ordered federal agencies to investigate private sector entities for “illegal” diversity, equity and inclusion…
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Instagram and Facebook Blocked and Hid Abortion Pill Providers’ Posts
Instagram and Facebook have recently blurred, blocked or removed posts from two abortion pill providers. Instagram also suspended the…
Politics
Trump Escalates His War on D.E.I.
Crackdown President Trump made clear for months that he would take aim at diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives when he took office.…
Politics
Trump’s D.E.I. Order Causes ‘Chaos’ Among Corporate Leaders
More than 200 diversity officers, some from Fortune 500 companies and some from nonprofits, gathered last summer at N.Y.U. School of Law…
Business
As D.E.I. Programs Come Under Attack, Companies Like Costco and Microsoft Forge Ahead
As corporate diversity and inclusion programs come under attack, not all companies have scaled back. At Costco’s annual meeting on…
Politics
Leaders at Davos Economic Forum Vow to ‘Stay the Course’ on Climate Action
When President Trump signed an executive order to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement on Monday as part of his…
Business
Big Banks Quit Climate Change Groups Ahead of Trump’s Term
As the second presidency of Donald J. Trump begins, America’s largest banks and asset managers have abandoned one of the most overt…
Business
World Economic Forum: Davos Braces for Political Drama as the World Warms
And Mr. Trump, too, will be unavoidable in Davos, even if he is not there in person. (He is expected to give a speech in a virtual…
Politics
Musk and Zuckerberg Reflect New Blows Against D.E.I. Policies
The war on D.E.I. intensifies Even before Donald Trump won in November, the conservative backlash against diversity, equity and inclusion…
Politics
Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s Sprint to Remake Meta for the Trump Era
Mark Zuckerberg kept the circle of people who knew his thinking small. Last month, Mr. Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, tapped a…
Business
Meta Drops Rules Protecting LGBTQ Community as Part of Content Moderation Overhaul
For years, social media companies made it a top priority to combat hate speech. But in recent months, they have waffled over how to tackle…