Ford walks back ‘woke’ DEI policies, joining growing list of US companies
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
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| F | FORD MOTOR CO. | 11.11 | +0.07 | +0.68% |
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The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), which is one of the largest and most progressive nonprofits in the country, condemned Ford’s move in a statement posted on its website on Wednesday.
“Today, Ford Motor Company abandoned its commitment to hundreds of thousands of employees by cowering to internet troll Robby Starbuck, and signaling that inclusion and other core values are no longer a priority in the workplace,” HRC President Kelley Robinson said in the statement.
Robinson added, in part, “After decades of commitment to inclusion and top ratings on the HRC Foundation Corporate Equality Index, the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index, Disability:IN’s Disability Equality Index as well as their longstanding philanthropic record funding scholarships for Hispanic students, the Human Rights Campaign could not be more disappointed to see Ford Motor Company shirking its responsibility to its employees, consumers, and shareholders.”
The HRC issued similar condemnations of home improvement giant Lowe’s and Jack Daniel’s owner Brown-Forman in recent days, after each reportedly decided to end their participation in the surveys.
HRC blames Starbuck for companies abandoning its surveys, and the anti-woke activist is taking credit.
In celebrating Farley’s memo to Ford employees, Starbuck told his X followers, “So far you’ve helped me change corporate policy at Tractor Supply, John Deere, Harley Davidson, Polaris, Indian Motorcycle, Lowe’s and now Ford.”
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He added, “We are winning and one by one we WILL bring sanity back to corporate America.”
FOX Business’ Timothy Nerozzi contributed to this report.
