EXCLUSIVE: Some state lawmakers and companies will be preparing to roll back major Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policies that are present in nearly every major U.S. industry, including the military, according to experts and a Republican attorney general. The DEI topic was back in the news last week due to an intense exchange between lawmakers during a markup of the 'Dismantle DEI' bill in the House. Progressive firebrand Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Tex.
It wasn't so much a dollars and cents motivation ,' Will Hild, executive director of Consumer's Research, told Fox News Digital in an interview. 'You had it coming from the federal government, where if you wouldn't go along with under the Biden administration, with the DEI regime, they were threatening to sue you, or to claim that you're violating civil rights of minorities.
The integration of Environmental, Social and Governance and DEI benchmarks has also influenced investment decisions and pension fund strategies. Pension funds have been increasingly incorporating ESG and DEI considerations into their investment processes over the last four years. Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird said this will be one area of focus her office will examine.