AXIOS January 11, 2024
Corporate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts are under even more scrutiny in 2024.
Why it matters: Corporate DEI strategies will continue, but boasting about them will not.
Driving the news: Billionaires like Elon Musk, Bill Ackman and Chip Wilson have created a lot of noise by publicly debating the merits and legality of DEI initiatives.
- This paired with the recent Supreme Court decision about affirmative action at universities have corporate communicators, human resource professionals and in-house counsel working to better define and explain their inclusion practices.
Be smart: The terms affirmative action and DEI have been conflated, says Valerie Capers Workman, chief legal officer for recruiting platform Handshake.
- “Those who practice DEI need to clearly explain...